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Acute Effect of Nitrate From Natural Dietary Sources on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressures in Healthy Individuals

NCT01604993 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2014-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acute effect of a meal high in dietary nitrates on aortic augmentation index, brachial and aortic blood pressures, and subendocardial viability ration (SEVR).

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Spinach soup

556 g of high Nitrate spinach soup that is orally consumed as a single dose for 7 days

OTHER

Asparagus soup

556 grams of low nitrate asparagus soup that is orally consumed for a period of 7 days as a single does

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vladimir Vuksan, PhD · Risk Factor Modification Centre - St. Michael's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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