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Effect of Whole Blueberry Powder Consumption on Depression in a Central Louisiana Population

NCT04398784 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2020-05-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot study aims to measure the effects of an intervention of 22.5 grams of freeze-dried whole blueberry powder in water drunk daily. Measures are on outcomes of depression, biological markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, and microbial populations in the intestines.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Freeze Dried Blueberry Powder - 71717

Single serve packets containing 22.5 grams of powdered freeze-dried whole blueberries; A mix of 2 species, Vaccinium virgatum (ashei)/Vaccinium corymbosum, provided by U.S Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC). Powders are sealed in single serve packets to protect from light and moisture. Packets are refrigerated except for when distributed to participants; participants are asked to store packets in refrigerator until consumption.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

USHBC Blueberry Placebo Formula #114

Blueberry flavor- and color-matched placebo powder.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council

    collaborator OTHER

  • Louisiana Health Care Practitioners, LLC

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Collective Healthcare Solutions, LLC

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • uBiome, Inc.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Francis, Ph.D. · Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-15
Primary Completion
2019-11-26
Completion
2019-11-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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