NCT00661986

Effect of Different Dosages of Dark Chocolate on Arterial Blood Pressure in Cardiovascular High-risk Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Leipzig · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Low habitual intake of low-dose dark chocolate (6 g/day) has been shown to have a beneficial effect on arterial blood pressure in one previous study. The trial will assess if ingestion of a higher but still moderate dose (25 g/day) over 3 months will have a more pronounced effect. The population will consist of cardiovascular high-risk patients only (who will potentially benefit most from blood-pressure lowering).

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	dark chocolate 6 g/day	dark chocolate 6 g/day
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	dark chocolate 25 g/day	dark chocolate 25 g/day

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2008-04-21
• Last updated: 2010-02-02