NCT00860197

Immune Benefits of Coffee

Effect of Coffee Consumption on Immune and Inflammatory Status in Elderly

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 116 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Chile · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will assess whether coffee consumption: * increases immune responses * decreases inflammatory status

Detailed description

Epidemiological studies suggest that coffee consumption is associated with protective effects against several types of chronic diseases. Recent data have shown that certain coffee components may possess anti-inflammatory and immune-enhancing properties. Low-grade inflammation and poor capacity of immune response is highly prevalent in elderly subjects. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether coffee consumption improves immune and inflammatory status in healthy elderly subjects. To sort out the role of antioxidants, we will test 2 different soluble coffee, i.e. fully torrefied coffee and partially torrefied coffee.

Conditions

• Immune Senescence
• Low-grade Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Fully torrefied coffee	Fully torrefied coffee
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Partially torrefied coffee	Partially torrefied coffee

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2010-02-01
• First posted: 2009-03-12
• Last updated: 2015-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Chile