Absorption Kinetics of Polyphenols in Angel's Plant (Angelica Keiskei)

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Oxidative Stress

In brief

The absorption kinetics of polyphenols in angel's plant (Angelica keiskei), which is a dark green leafy vegetable rich in antioxidant nutrients, will be determined in older adults in this pilot study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00721643

Run by

Tufts University

People needed

10

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-25

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy subjects (>60 yr, n=5)
• subjects with metabolic syndrome (>60 yr, n=5)
• Subjects who has
• high fasting plasma glucose (>5.6 mmol/L),
• central obesity (waist-hip ratio, >0.9 for men, >0.85 for women)
• either high blood pressure (>130/85 mmHg) or high triacylglycerol (>1.7 mmol/L) will be selected to have metabolic syndrome.
• normal hematological parameters, normal serum albumin, normal liver function, and normal kidney function
• no history of smoking or alcoholism.

You may not qualify if…

• consume >7 alcoholic drinks/wk
• taking cholesterol medication or hormone replacement

Where it is running

• Jean Mayer USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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