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Exercise and Flax-Based Nutritional Supplementation for Lowering Cholesterol

NCT00204412 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2007-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of our study is to use a flaxseed-based nutritional supplement in combination with exercise training (walking) for improving cholesterol levels. We hypothesize that exercise training will improve cholesterol profile and that adding supplementation with a flaxseed nutritional supplement will further improve cholesterol profile.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Flax lignan

543 mg SDG per day

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise (walking)

walking 45 minutes per day 5 days per week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philip D Chilibeck, PhD · University of Saskatchewan

  • H J Biem, MD · University of Saskatchewan

  • Lisa Paus-Jenssen, MD · University of Saskatchewan

  • Susan Whiting, PhD · University of Saskatchewan

  • Punam Pahwa, PhD · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Completion
2006-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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