Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of High-oleic Canola and Flaxseed Oils for Hypercholesterolemia and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Lead Sponsor:

University of Manitoba

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canola Council of Canada

Flax Canada 2015 Inc.

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of high-oleic canola oil and a high-oleic canola/flaxseed oil blend as compared to a typical Western diet on plasma lipids, fatty acid profiles, and...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Fasting serum LDL-Cholesterol \>3.0 mmol/L
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 22-36 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • smoking
  • use of lipid lowering therapy
  • documented cardiovascular/atherosclerotic disease
  • inflammatory disease
  • diabetes
  • uncontrolled hypertension
  • kidney disease
  • other systemic diseases
  • cancer
  • chronic alcohol consumption (\> 2 servings/day)
  • excessive exercise expenditure (\> 4000 kcal/week)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00927199

Start Date

September 1 2007

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

February 1 2013

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Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 6C5