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UnknownNCT00750789

The Effect of Dates on Plasma Lipids, Oxidative Stress and the Atherogenicity of Serum in Healthy Adults

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (estimated)
Sponsor
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

It has been proven in in-vitro studies that dates decrease the oxidative stress in serum. There have been no in-vivo studies to this date. The current study aims to test whether dates consumption by healthy adults decreases serum oxidative stress and improves serum PON1 activity and serum lipid profile.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTdates5 maedjool dates or 7 emery dates per day for 2 weeks each with a washout period of 2 weeks between

Timeline

Start date
2008-09-01
Primary completion
2008-11-01
First posted
2008-09-11
Last updated
2008-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00750789. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.