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Cranberry Enhances Human Immune Function and Reduces Illness

NCT01398150 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2011-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether consuming a beverage made with cranberry polyphenols and proanthocyanidins is effective in modifying immune function by enhancing immune cell proliferation, cytokine production, and antioxidant capacity. If immune cell proliferation is improved, the subjects are expected to have fewer cold and flu symptoms.

Conditions

  • Healthy Humans

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beverage made to look like the cranberry beverage

one 15 ounce bottle of beverage consumed daily

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beverage made from cranberry compounds

one 15 ounce bottle consumed daily for 70 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ocean Spray, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan S Percival, PhD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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