Status:
COMPLETED
Mediterranean Diet and Endothelial Function
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bari
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
To assess the effect of Mediterranean diet and some of its specific components (olive oil, non fried fish and nuts) on endothelial function in overweight and obese patients
Detailed Description
Abdominal obesity is well known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), since it is commonly associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired fasting glucose, type 2 diabetes, metabo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- BMI: \> 25.0 kg/m2 Age between 18-70 years
Exclusion
- BMI \< 25.0 kg/m2 Age \<18 or \>70 years low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF \< 50%) symptomatic cardiac disease in advanced stage or poorly controlled by medication cerebral disorders major liver and kidney diseases cancer excessive alcohol intake use of drugs addressed to lose weight.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01797211
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
May 1 2012
Last Update
February 22 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari
Bari, Bari, Italy, 70124