Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

EFFECTS OF A YERBA MATE EXTRACT IN REDUCING METABOLIC SYNDROME IN OVERWEIGHT INDIVIDUALS

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Collaborating Sponsors:

Itaipu Technological Park (ITP)

Fundação Araucária

Conditions:

Metabolic Syndrome

Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), a traditional drink consumed in different parts of the word, but especially in southern Brazil, is an importante source of polyphenols and has a high antioxidant pote...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • men and women;
  • aged between 40 and 65 years;
  • with no previous cardiovascular history;
  • individuals who are non-smokers or who have stopped smoking in the last 3 years;
  • individuals who agree to maintain a habitual diet and physical activity;
  • individuals who agree to maintain habitual consumption of polyphenol-rich beverages (yerba mate, teas, coffee, wine, cocoa, soy milk and fruit juice) during the course of the study;
  • individuals who are not taking hypoglycemic, antihypertensive or anticholesterolemic drugs and;
  • individuals who are overweight or obese (BMI≥25 to 34 Kg/m2 );
  • individuals who have given up nutritional monitoring at least 3 months or who are undergoing nutritional treatment, but who are not showing weight changes of \>5% in the last 3 months.

Exclusion

  • diagnosis uncontrolled metabolic or endocrine pathologies;
  • who have undergone obesity surgery;
  • post-menopausal women;
  • pregnant and breastfeeding women;
  • use of antipsychotics;
  • with a vegetarian or vegan diet;
  • who use probiotics and food supplements with antioxidant characteristics;
  • those who have had a weight change of more than 10% in the last 3 months; 9) in treatment for excess body weight (hypocaloric diet or current nutritional treatment);
  • 10\) smokers or chronic alcoholics; 11) Severe hypertension, history of cardiovascular disease with clinical complications such as: acute myocardial infarction and other coronary heart disease; 12) individuals with known malignant neoplasms, gastrointestinal diseases, kidney disease and/or liver disease.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 10 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07000825

Start Date

June 10 2025

End Date

December 1 2029

Last Update

June 3 2025

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Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Realeza, Paraná, Brazil, 85770-000