Clinical Trial

Indole-3-PROpionic Acid Clinical Trials - a Pilot Study Part 2

Study acronym: iPROACT-pilot2
Recruiting
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Record status
This record was last updated August 8, 2025 (before its estimated October 30, 2025 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
The goal of this trial is to investigate the biological effects of oral supplementation with indole-3-propionic acid (IPA) taken twice daily in healthy adults. The main scientific questions are: * Does supplementation with IPA increase the abundance of regulatory T cells in the blood? Regulatory T cells are believed to play an important role in preventing autoimmune diseases. * Does supplementation with IPA increase the concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the blood? BDNF is believed to play an important role in maintaining brain health. * Does supplementation with IPA affect blood analyses commonly performed to assess the risk of metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases? Participants will: * Take capsules to achieve a total daily dose of 1000 mg of IPA or placebo: 500 mg every morning and 500 mg every evening for 14 days. * Visit the clinic at the beginning (day 1) and at the end (day 15) of the supplementation period to deliver blood, urine and fecal samples, have simple measurements performed, fulfil questionnaires and report any side effects.
Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2025-07-29.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2025-08-07
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07105514
Lead Sponsor Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Collaborators: University of Copenhagen, University of Southampton
Conditions Healthy
Enrollment 32 participants
Start Date 2025-08-04
Primary Completion 2025-10-30 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-06-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-08-08