Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Hoodia on Blood Pressure and Heart Function

Lead Sponsor:

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to learn about an herbal product called Hoodia gordonii. We want to know if Hoodia gordonii affects blood pressure, heart rate (pulse), heart pressures, and the heart's ele...

Detailed Description

If you decide to join this research study you will come in for two visits one week apart. Each visit will last 8 hours (you will not be required to stay in the exam room for the entire day). During th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects at least 18 years of age and in general good health expressing interest in participating in the study will be evaluated for inclusion.

Exclusion

  • baseline heart rate less than 50 beats/minute or greater than 100 beats/minute
  • heart rhythm other than normal sinus
  • history of atrial or ventricular arrhythmia
  • family history of premature sudden cardiac death
  • left ventricular hypertrophy
  • atherosclerosis
  • hypertension
  • palpitations
  • T-wave abnormality
  • baseline corrected QT(QTc) interval greater than 440 milliseconds (ms)
  • thyroid disease
  • type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus
  • recurrent headaches
  • depression
  • any psychiatric condition or neurological disorder
  • history of alcohol or drug abuse
  • renal or hepatic dysfunction
  • concurrent use of potentially interacting drugs (anticoagulants, MAO inhibitors, CYP 3A impacted drugs (substrate, inducer, or inhibitor) over the counter medications containing pseudoephedrine, caffeine containing products, or any dietary supplements)
  • subject unwillingness to sign informed consent
  • Pregnant or lactating females will also be also excluded from participation with urine dipstick tests used to confirm lack of pregnancy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00693264

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2008

Last Update

March 30 2009

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216

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