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Effect of Green Tea in Obese Pre-hypertensive Women

NCT01861171 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2013-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of green tea on body weight, waist circumference, metabolic profile, inflammation, blood pressure and endothelial function in obese pre-hypertensive women.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Green Tea

Twenty women with obesity and pre-hypertension, aged 28-59 years, with stable body weight were randomized to receive a daily supplement of 3 capsules that contained either 500mg of green tea extract (GTE) or a matching placebo for 4 weeks, with a washout period of 2 weeks between the treatments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rio de Janeiro State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lívia P Nogueira · Pedro Ernesto Universitary Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Years
Max Age
59 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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