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The Effects of Consumption of Pomegranate Juice on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

NCT00728299 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 384

Last updated 2008-08-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Increases in carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) are correlated with increased risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study is to assess if pomegranate juice will retard the carotid (IMT) progression rate in men and women who have one or more existing cardiovascular risk factors (current cigarette smoking, hypertension, low HDL-cholesterol, and/or high LDL-cholesterol) upon entrance into the study.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

PomWonderful Juice

8 oz per day each day for 78 weeks

DRUG

Placebo juice

8 oz per day for 78 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Roll International Corporation

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Radiant Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael H Davidson, MD · FACC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
74 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2005-09-30
Completion
2005-09-30

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