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Effects of Dietary Antioxidants on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

NCT00756405 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2023-02-22

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Summary

The aim of the Antioxidant Study was to compare the efficacy of foods naturally rich in antioxidants with that of antioxidants in a pill form on markers of inflammation and plasma cholesterol in healthy adults at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Antioxidant diet

Participants were asked to increase antioxidant-rich food intake to approximately double their daily habitual intake and take a placebo pill.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Antioxidant supplement

Participants were asked to consume their usual diet and take a supplement containing carotenoids, mixed tocopherols, vitamin C and selenium, designed to approximately double their daily habitual intake.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Participants were asked to consume their usual diet and take a placebo pill.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Christopher Gardner

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher D Gardner · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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