Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Plant Sterols on the Lipid Profile of Patients With Hypercholesterolaemia
Lead Sponsor:
Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Albacete
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundación para la Investigación Sanitaria en Castilla-La Mancha (FISCAM)
Castilla-La Mancha Health Research Foundation.
Conditions:
Hypercholesterolemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background information Studies have been conducted on supplementing the daily diet with plant sterol ester-enriched milk derivatives in order to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and, consequently, cardio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects diagnosed with limit hypercholesterolaemia (total cholesterol 200-249 mg/dl) or defined hypercholesterolaemia (total cholesterol equal to or above 250 mg/dl) who have LDL-cholesterol levels equal to or above 130 mg/dl
- Subjects aged 18 years or over attending the participating health centres
- Subjects who give their consent to participate after being informed of the study objectives
Exclusion
- Known hypersensitivity to sterol esters or to the other components of the food that contains them (liquid yoghurt)
- Contraindication for treatment with sterol esters or any of the components of the food
- Physical disability that hinders collaboration
- Significant chronic organic or psychiatric disease
- Not obtaining informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
182 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01406106
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
July 29 2011
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