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Efficacy of Spearmint Tea in Relieving Osteoarthritis of the Knee

NCT01380015 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2013-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of daily consumption of a high rosmarinic acid spearmint tea, developed by the University of Guelph, on measures of pain, physical function and disease activity in osteoarthritis of the knee.

The investigators hypothesize that a spearmint tea high in rosmarinic acid is efficacious in mitigating the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee through its actions in reducing cartilage degradation, oxidative stress and inflammation.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Interventions

OTHER

Commercially spearmint tea

Commercially available, non-selectively bred spearmint tea.

OTHER

High Rosmarinic Acid Spearmint Tea

The investigational product will be a high rosmarinic acid spearmint tea (700B) developed by the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph. Clone 700B has been selectively bred to contain a rosmarinic acid content 15-20 times greater than that of typical mint.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Guelph

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amanda J Wright, Ph.D. · Human Nutraceutical Research Unit

  • Alison M Duncan, Ph.D., R.D. · Human Nutraceutical Research Unit

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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