Status:

COMPLETED

Unravelling the Impact of Diet on Cardiovascular Health in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

Lead Sponsor:

Laval University

Conditions:

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Nutrition, Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators will first conduct a fully controlled dietary randomized crossover trial (RCT) including 50 adults with HeFH to investigate the impact of a whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet low in ...

Detailed Description

The research combines a dietary RCT (objectives 1, 2) and a cohort investigation (objective 3), both including adults with genetically-defined HeFH. The dietary intervention will be undertaken as a c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Genetically-defined HeFH
  • Premenopausal women with a regular menstrual cycle for \>3 months
  • Postmenopausal women (without hormone replacement)
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Any cardiovascular disease-risk exacerbating conditions (age \>60 years, homozygous FH, personal history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes/anti-diabetic drug use, severe obesity, unstable body weight for \>3 months, uncontrolled hypertension, genetic hypertriglyceridemia),
  • Allergies/aversions to components of the experimental diets
  • Any condition that would interfere with optimal participation in the intervention.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 10 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 30 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05181553

    Start Date

    January 10 2022

    End Date

    June 30 2024

    Last Update

    September 10 2025

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    Institute on nutrition and functional foods, Laval University

    Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1V0A6