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The Effect of Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Tea on Blood Pressure

NCT00175110 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2009-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to find out whether the plant compounds present in Hibiscus sabdariffa, a plant commonly used in herbal tea blends and other beverages, will have a beneficial effect on blood pressure in people with mildly elevated blood pressure.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

herbal therapy/botanical therapy (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Celestial Seasonings

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Tufts Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tufts University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffrey B Blumberg, Ph.D. · Tufts Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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