Absorption and Antioxidant Effects of Polyphenolics From Acai

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity

In brief

A human clinical consumption trial will be performed in volunteers with increased risk factors for cardiovascular disease (Metabolic Syndrome), which includes obesity and diabetes and related conditions over a period of 12 weeks with blood draws at baseline (0 weeks), 4, 8, and 12 weeks and a 24 hr urine collection on each blood draw day.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02227628

Run by

Texas A&M University

People needed

50

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-18

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Elevated waist circumference: ≥102cm in men and ≥ 88 cm in women
• Elevated triglycerides:≥ 150 mg/dL
• Reduced HDL-C:<40 mg/dL in men and <50 mg/dL in women
• Elevated blood pressure:≥ 130 mmHg systolic blood pressure or ≥ 85 mmHg diastolic blood pressure
• Elevated fasting glucose:≥ 100 mg/dL

You may not qualify if…

• History of any relevant acute cardiac event (myocardial infarction, episode of heart failure)
• Recent (within 3 months) or recurrent hospitalizations
• Drug treatment for type II diabetes
• aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal
• Abuse of alcohol or substance, smoking, history of seizures, or other relevant ongoing or recurrent illness, liver or renal dysfunction, pregnancy (positive urine pregnancy test) or lactation, known allergy against any of the juices, known infection with hepatitis B, C, or HIV, intake of vasoactive drugs
• Individuals participating in regular aerobic exercise training program (>30 minutes, ≥ 3 times/wk)

Where it is running

• Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory (ESNL) in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University — College Station, Texas, United States

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