Suspended

Effects of Chia Seed Consumption on Body Composition, Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, Satiety, Diet Displacement, Joint Pain, Mood and Serotonin Levels in Young, Healthy, Overweight/Obese Females

What is being tested

Chia Seeds- Salvia Hispanica

Dietary Supplement

Who is being recruted

Behavior+8

+ Behavior, Animal

+ Body Weight

From 18 to 45 Years

+17 Eligibility Criteria

See all eligibility criteria

How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional

Study Start: May 2017

See protocol details

Summary

Principal SponsorCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Last updated: January 27, 2026

Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Study start date: May 20, 2017

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Specific Objectives: 1. Determine if chia seed diet addition of 10% of Kcals (CHIA) positively changes body composition in young, healthy, overweight/obese people (Tanita scale). A) Determine if CHIA will decrease blood pressure (monitor). 2. Determine if CHIA will decrease blood glucose (draw) 3. Determine if CHIA increases satiety and improves diet (recordings). 4. Determine if CHIA will decrease joint pain (questionnaire). 5. Determine if CHIA will increase positive mood changes (questionnaires) and increase blood serotonin levels (draw).

Official TitleEffects of Chia Seed Consumption on Body Composition, Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, Satiety, Diet Displacement, Joint Pain, Mood and Serotonin Levels in Young, Healthy, Overweight/Obese Females

NCT03233906

Principal SponsorCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Last updated: January 27, 2026

Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Conditions

Criteria

Female

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 45 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

BehaviorBehavior, AnimalBody WeightFeeding BehaviorNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesObesitySigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsOvernutritionOverweight

Criteria

8 inclusion criteria required to participate

are a female.

are between the ages of 18 and 45.

are not averse to consuming chia seeds on a regular basis (at least six weeks).

have not taken any medication for any chronic disease (heart, diabetes, cancer) for twelve weeks.

Show More Criteria

9 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

are a child, teenager, woman, or male younger than 18 or older than 45.

eat large quantities of chia seeds on a regular basis.

are taking any steroid or hormone medication (other than birth control pills). - are taking laxatives or fiber containing supplements on a regular basis.

are pregnant or become pregnant.

Show More Criteria

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.

Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator

10% of a participants total kcal estimated needs given in chia seeds everyday for 8 weeks.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Suspended

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pomona, United StatesOpen California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in Google Maps

SuspendedOne Study Center