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CompletedNCT00937599

Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Nutritive Microcirculatory Patterns

The Effect of Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Skin Microcirculatory Patterns in Obese Female Adolescents

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18 (actual)
Sponsor
Rio de Janeiro State University · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
12 Years – 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile, state redox and endothelial function in obese adolescents.

Detailed description

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile (lipid profile, glucose, insulin), state redox (about glutathione peroxidase, isoprostane and LDL-ox) and endothelial function (by videocapillaroscopy) in obese adolescents (12-18 years).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTBrazil NutDuring 16 weeks the adolescents consumed 3-5 nuts/day

Timeline

Start date
2008-01-01
Primary completion
2009-01-01
Completion
2009-01-01
First posted
2009-07-13
Last updated
2009-07-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00937599. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.