Status:

COMPLETED

Gender, Obesity, C-Reactive Protein, and Oxidative Stress

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of California, Berkeley

Kaiser Permanente

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized placebo-controlled trial will test whether supplementing with vitamins C and E can lower markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in healthy adults. We will examine whether one ant...

Detailed Description

Participants will be given 1000 mg vitamin C or 800 IU vitamin E daily for 60 days.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Nonsmoker and not passively exposed
  • Males and females 18 year and older
  • Able to take vitamin supplements
  • Able to take acetominophen instead of aspirin or NSAIDs during the study
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • History of ever smoking or passive smoke exposure in the last year
  • Active liver disease; history of HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney stones, hemochromatosis, or autoimmune diseases; heart disease, stroke, or cancer in the last 5 years
  • User of prescribed anti-inflammatory or lipid-lowering medications, oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, or blood-thinning drugs
  • User of iron supplements or vitamin E at 600 IU per day or more
  • Consumption of more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 24 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    396 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00079963

    Start Date

    April 1 2004

    End Date

    March 24 2008

    Last Update

    September 27 2017

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    University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health

    Berkeley, California, United States, 94720-7360