Status:
COMPLETED
Herbal Teas on Bone Health in an Osteopenic Population
Lead Sponsor:
Paula Witt-Enderby
Collaborating Sponsors:
Duquesne University
Conditions:
Osteopenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The project goal is to identify if herbal teas consumed three times per day over a period of three months can improve these markers of bone health as well as improve quality of life (QOL) compared to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- male or female with osteopenia (T-score between -1.0 and -2.5)
- at least 18 years of age
- must be willing to drink tea three times a day for 3 months
- must also be willing to come to the study location on 4 occasions (baseline, end of month 1, end of month 2, and end of month 3),
- must also be willing to come to the study location to provide urinary, salivary and fecal samples on 2 occasions (baseline and at the end of month 3),
- must also be willing to come to the study location to have their blood pressure taken on 4 occasions (baseline, end of month 1, end of month 2, and end of month 3)
- must be willing to come to the study location to complete questionnaires on 2 occasions (baseline and at the end of month 3)
- must be willing to maintain daily diary for 4 months.
Exclusion
- Women or men with osteoporosis
- Women or men with osteopenia due to hyperparathyroidism, multiple myeloma, metastatic bone disease, chronic steroid use
- Women or men who are on any bone therapies (i.e. bisphosphonates, selective estrogen receptor modulators, hormone therapy, teriparatide, and denosumab)
- Women or men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Women or men who smoke
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 27 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03480126
Start Date
June 1 2018
End Date
August 27 2019
Last Update
January 11 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15282