INAF Nutritional Clinical Study Plateform (Human)

Name of entity

INAF Nutritional Clinical Study Plateform

Entity type

Platform

Keywords

Clinical Investigation Unit
Good clinical practices
Nutritional clinical studies
Multicentre projects
Foods formulation
Nutrition
Cardiovascular diseases
Diabetes
Obesity
Weight management
Eating habits
Brain health
Microbiota
Personalized nutrition

Area of expertise

The Nutritional Clinical Studies Platform is a unique research infrastructure in Canada for conducting large-scale clinical studies in nutrition and health. The uniqueness of the platform lies, among other things, in the ability to carry out all stages of a human nutritional clinical study within a single physical location. The platform is equipped with modern facilities (sampling room, metabolic kitchen, dining room, evaluation rooms, consultation rooms) and highly qualified professional staff, enabling the simultaneous execution of multiple projects.

Services offered

• Clinical study design (multicenter, single or double-blind, randomized, parallel, and others)
• Formulation of foods, active ingredients, and placebos used in clinical trials
• Study protocol writing
• Regulatory affairs (ethical approval or dossier submission to Health Canada)
• Participant recruitment
• Clinical and biological monitoring
• Site coordination for multicenter studies
• Biochemical and metabolomic analysis services
• Dietary assessment using validated tools (24-hour web recall)
• Statistical support
• Research results valorization: writing final reports and scientific articles

Responsable

Louise Corneau
Louise.Corneau@fsaa.ulaval.ca
(418) 656-2131
https://www.inaf.ulaval.ca/

Address

Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels
Pavillon des Services, Université Laval
2440, boulevard Hochelaga
Québec (Québec) Canada
G1V 0A6