Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Antioxidants on Cardiovascular Risk Measures (Spice Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Penn State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
McCormick Science Institute
Conditions:
Cardiovascular
Psychological Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess whether feeding highly antioxidant spices of providing these same antioxidants as capsules is able to affect cardiovascular risk measures. Because this is a new ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 30-65
- BMI 25-40
- Non tobacco user
- Resting BP \< 160/100
- Fasting Glucose \< 126 mg/dL
Exclusion
- Tobacco use
- Use of female hormones
- Breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the study
- Use of lipid-lowering or blood pressure medications
- Chronic Inflammatory Disease or osteoarthritis requiring regular use of medication
- Chronic use of any form of anti-inflammatory or anti-psychotic drugs
- Use of daily aspirin or supplements (except stable dose of calcium)
- History of heart attack or stroke, renal or hepatic disease, implanted medical devices, gastrointestinal disease
- Allergy or intolerance to any study foods
- Injury to fingers or arms that would interfere with vascular and blood pressure measurements
- Inability to comply with study protocol
- Allergy to adhesives or latex
- Aerobic exercise exceeding 2 hours per week
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00954902
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
January 25 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State GCRC
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 16802