Status:
COMPLETED
Quinoa Biscuit & CVD Risk Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ulster
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Regional Centre for Studies in Food and Health (CREAS), Valparaíso, Chile
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Dyslipidemias
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common chronic diseases in older populations, which has been increasing in line with rising overweight and obesity levels in recent years. Dietary intak...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Free-living, apparently healthy adults
- Aged 50-75 years at recruitment
- Low fish consumers (\<2 servings/wk)
- Non-smokers
- Not regularly consuming plant stanols
Exclusion
- Non-free-living adults
- Aged \<50 or \>75 years at recruitment
- Fish consumers (2 servings/wk or more)
- Current smokers
- Pregnant/lactating females
- Coeliac disease, wheat intolerance or any other food allergy or intolerance that would prevent consumption of the biscuits
- Currently taking any fish oil-containing supplement
- Diagnosed with a chronic medical condition (such as diabetes; CVD autoimmune/ inflammatory disorders; cancer)
- Prescribed cholesterol or blood pressure lowering medications
- Daily consumption of plant stanols
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 13 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 19 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03291548
Start Date
February 13 2017
End Date
June 19 2017
Last Update
September 25 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Human Intervention Studies Unit, Ulster University
Coleraine, Londonderry, United Kingdom, BT52 1SA