Study: Effects of Strawberries on Blood Pressure

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pre-hypertension

In brief

The specific aim of the study is to determine whether a freeze dried powder provided by the California Strawberries Commission, can reduce blood pressure in patients with pre-hypertension. The powder is prepared by the California Strawberry Commission (CSC).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01190319

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

50

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-13

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pre-hypertensive men and women (JNC 7 [The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure] criteria) between the ages of 25 and 65 years who have no clinical evidence/history of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal or hepatic disease.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects who:
• are taking over the counter anti-oxidant supplements,
• are taking prescription medications that may interfere with study procedures or endpoints,
• have unusual dietary habits (eg., pica),
• are actively losing weight or trying to lose weight,
• are addicted to drugs or alcohol,
• present with significant psychiatric or neurological disturbances,
• have known allergies to strawberry, will be excluded from participating in this study.
• Patients known to have glaucoma
• Pregnant and/or lactating females

Where it is running

• University of California Davis (Ragle Hall) — Davis, California, United States

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