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Effect of Black Tea on Vascular Function

NCT01945970 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-03-22

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Summary

Epidemiological studies indicate that regular consumption of three cups of black tea per day reduces the risk of stroke or myocardial infarction. In a number of previous nutrition intervention studies tea has been shown to improve vascular function as assessed by Flow Mediated Dilation (FMD).

Conditions

  • Vascular Function

Interventions

OTHER

Black tea extract

Black tea extract

OTHER

Positive control

Positive control

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sprim Advanced Life Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Unilever R&D

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Lorenzo Ghiadoni, MD · University of Pisa, Internal medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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