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Diet and Plant Sterols in the Control of Cholesterolemia (DESCO)

NCT05265455 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-01-31

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Summary

DESCO is a randomized clinical trial, controlled against placebo, performed to evaluate the effect of a phytosterol-based product (2.5 g/day), after 3 weeks of intake, on the lipid profile, also in relation to the quality of the diet, in subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia and low / moderate global cardiovascular risk.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Plant sterols 2.5 g/day

Daily consumption of one stick (2.5 g of plant sterols) during lunch or dinner for 3 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Daily consumption of one stick (the same matrix without plant sterols) during lunch or dinner for 3 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bologna

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-08
Completion
2022-06-08

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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