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Pomegranate Supplementation and Well-Being Among Medical Students and Residents

NCT03063372 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-04-01

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Summary

Medical students and residents have high rates of mental distress and burnout related to the intellectual and time demands of their training. Research shows that physiological stress on the body can be a result of fatigue and high stress work, and is associated with experiences related to mental distress. Pomegranate is a fruit that is known to contain a variety of antioxidant substances that can reduce physiological stress. This study will look at the potential for pomegranate supplementation to reduce physiological stress and improve well-being in medical students and residents.

Conditions

  • Antioxidant
  • Burnout, Professional
  • Psychological Distress

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Pomella pomegranate extract

Participants will take a 500 mg capsule of pomegranate extract twice daily for 28 days.

OTHER

Placebo

Participants will take a gelatin placebo twice daily for 28 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rhode Island

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joshua Mann, MD, MPH · University of Mississippi Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-28
Primary Completion
2027-02-01
Completion
2027-02-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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