Tart Cherry Supplementation and Women's Bone Health Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Osteoporosis, Age-Related
In brief
In spite of aggressive approaches to prevent and treat osteoporosis, it remains one of the most costly and debilitating diseases associated with aging. The pursuit of alternative approaches for preventing bone loss has included the investigation of a number of promising plant-based foods that can be incorporated into the diet. This project is an extension of our pre-clinical studies with tart cherry, designed to determine whether the findings from our animal study can be extended to humans. Thus, the purpose of this project is to investigate the dose-dependent effect of tart cherry juice consumption on biomarkers of bone metabolism in women, aged 65-80 years. The hypothesis to be tested is that three months of tart cherry supplementation will improve bone biomarkers in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, these improvements in bone metabolism will correspond to a decrease in markers of inflammation and oxidative stress.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04167150
- Run by
- Oklahoma State University
- People needed
- 33
- Starts
- 2017-06-06
- Expected to finish
- 2018-05-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-11-18
Who can join
Age: 65 and older, up to 80. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Women, 65-80 years of age
- Capacity to give informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Hormone replacement therapy in the 3 months prior to starting the study
- Bisphosphonates in the 3 months prior to starting the study
- Raloxifene in the 3 months prior to starting the study
- Intermittent parathyroid hormone in the 3 months prior to starting the study
- Growth hormone or steroids in the 3 months prior to starting the study
- Osteoporosis
- Renal disease
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes
- Respiratory disease
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Liver disease
- Other chronic conditions that could affect bone metabolism
Where it is running
- Oklahoma State University - Nutritional Sciences — Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
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