Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of a Dietary Supplement on Lipid Pattern and Liver Parameters in Hypercholesterolemia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Bologna

Conditions:

Hypercholesterolemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The joint ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias recommend, for patients at low/moderate CV risk with raised LDL-C, a set of measures collectively defined as "lifestyle interventions"...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects agree to participate in the study and having dated and signed the informed consent form.
  • Subjects who have the capability to communicate, to make themselves understood, and to comply with the study's requirements.
  • Male or female aged ≥ 18 years and ≤ 70 years old.
  • LDL-Cholesterol plasma levels \>115 mg/dL and \< 190 mg/dL.
  • TG\<400 mg/dL.
  • Subjects who, according to the SCORE charts, have a low or moderate cardiovascular risk (defined as a total cardiovascular risk \< 5%) and for whom, according to ESC/EAS guidelines 2012, the intervention strategy does not require a pharmacological lipid-lowering intervention.

Exclusion

  • Subjects already affected by cardiovascular diseases (secondary prevention) or with estimated 10 years cardiovascular disease risk\> 5%;
  • Obesity (BMI\>30 kg/m2) or diabetes mellitus;
  • Assumption of lipid lowering drugs or food supplements, or drugs potentially affecting the lipid metabolism;
  • Antihypertensive treatment not stabilized since at least 3 months;
  • Anticoagulants therapy
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure\> 190 mmHg or diastolic arterial pressure\> 100 mmHg);
  • Known current thyroid, gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary diseases;
  • Any medical or surgical condition that would limit the patient adhesion to the study protocol;
  • Abuse of alcohol or drugs (current or previous);
  • History of malignant neoplasia in the 5 years prior to enrolment in the study;
  • History or clinical evidence of inflammatory disease such as severe arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus or chronic inflammatory diseases or current therapy with immunosuppressive agents or long-term glucocorticoids;
  • History or clinical evidence of any significant concomitant disease that could compromise the safety of the subject or the possibility of completing the study;
  • Known previous intolerance to the tested nutraceutical
  • Women in fertile age not using consolidated contraceptive methods
  • Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 21 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 4 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04485793

Start Date

September 21 2020

End Date

October 4 2021

Last Update

January 31 2024

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University of Bologna

Bologna, BO, Italy, 40138