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Effect of Almonds on Immune Strength and Response to Flu Vaccination in Overweight Older Men and Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Study

NCT05031663 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2025-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research study will test the effects of almonds on immune functions and immune response to influenza vaccine in overweight middle-aged men and postmenopausal women

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Almond group

Participants in the Almond group will receive 15% of their daily energy intake in the form of almonds as a snack

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Control Group

The control group will continue their usual diet but will completely avoid almonds and restrict other nuts to less than 2 servings per week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Loma Linda University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joan Sabate, DrPh · Loma Linda University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-12
Primary Completion
2023-05-10
Completion
2023-05-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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