Status:
COMPLETED
Green Tea Anticancer Mechanisms in Smokers
Lead Sponsor:
Philip Diaz
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
23-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether green tea may lower the risk of certain cancers.
Detailed Description
Green tea contains phytochemicals, especially flavonoids. Phytochemicals are not absolutely required for normal functions, but may confer health benefits such as antioxidant actions. One can live with...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy 23-40 year old males and non-pregnant females, who are moderately heavy smokers (1-1.75 packs/day, \> 2 years)
Exclusion
- Habitual tea intake
- Habitual flavonoid supplementation
- Soy product intake over twice a week (soy is high in flavonoids).
- Pulmonary diseases
- Chronic or acute infection
- Admission of heavy alcohol intake (\> 14 beers or drinks a week)
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 (moderately overweight subjects will be taken)
- Abnormal EKG
- History of heart or other major health problems (ie arthritis, diabetes).
- Subjects with slightly high blood pressure will be eligible for the project, but more severe hypertension (\>150/100)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01162642
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
April 21 2015
Active Locations (1)
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210