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The Effects of Dark Chocolate on Blood Pressure in Individuals With Mildly Elevated Blood Pressure

NCT02130141 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The evidence linking chocolate with lowered blood pressure has been observed. However, the interventions have been short, at most 4 weeks. The aim of this study is to find out if the habitual consumption of dark chocolate for 8 weeks has an effect on blood pressure. Also, more insight to the mechanisms linking chocolate to individual healt-responses is needed.

Conditions

  • Blood Pressure

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dark chocolate

Mildly hypertensive subject will replace their usual snacks with with 50 g dark chocolate daily for a period of 8 weeks.

OTHER

Dietary counselling

Usual snacks are limited.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fazer Group

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Helsinki

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mikael Fogelholm, Dr. · University of Helsinki

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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