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Green Tea, High in Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) and Postprandial Fat Oxidation

NCT00867555 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2009-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The body of evidence regarding the health benefits of green tea has grown considerably during the last decade and includes antioxidant properties, anti- cancer, anti-obesity and anti-diabetes effects. There has been evidence that green tea extract favorably affect body weight and body fat and has positive effects on blood glucose control

Aim of this study is to investigate the short term effect (3-day)of TEAVIGO (high in the catechin EGCG) on postprandial fat oxidation during different phases of the postprandial period in overweight subjects. Secondly, in a subset of volunteers changes in lipolysis and glucose metabolism will be studied in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Effect of the green tea extract TEAVIGO, high in EGCG, on postprandial fat oxidation

green tea extract TEAVIGO, high in EGCG

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ellen E Blaak, PhD, Prof · Maastricht University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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