Participants sought: The use of prebiotics to lower blood pressure

Participants wanted for prebiotic fibre dietary study

Do you have high blood pressure but are not taking medication? We are looking for you to participate in a study investigating the effect of prebiotic fibre on blood pressure!

Diet has been long known to influence the levels of blood pressure. The body is incapable of digesting some types of fibre, so they are fermented in the gut, where they feed the body's community of ‘good’ microbes. This results in the release of substances that may be beneficial in lowering blood pressure. This study will test if a modified high fibre supplement could be used to lower blood pressure.

Participants will eat delicious foods that contain either the supplement or placebo, for 3 weeks each, with a 3-week break in between the diets (total study period 9 weeks). The study involves 4 visits to The Alfred Centre that are 60-90 mins where there are varying blood pressure and arterial stiffness measurements taken, as well as blood collection. Participants will collect faecal samples at home, as well as measure daily blood pressure. 

Participants need to be 18-70 years of age, have a BMI of 18.5-30 and have high blood pressure but not be on medication.

Find out more:

Contact: 

 Ms Dakota Rhys-Jones

Email: 

 Dakota.rhys-jones@monash.edu

Phone: 

 (03) 9905 8098

Web: 

 https://www.marqueslab.com/gut

Ethics Committee Project Number: 

 19203