NCT01224743

Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates on Endothelial Function in Persons With Metabolic Syndrome

Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates on Endothelial Function in Persons With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Griffin Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Dehydrated fruit and vegetable concentrates provide an accessible form of phytonutrient supplementation that may offer cardioprotective effects. This study assessed the effects of encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice powder concentrates on endothelial function and cardiac risk markers in subjects in a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled crossover clinical trial with three treatment arms.

Conditions

• Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Blend 1	Blend 1 consists of a combination of Juice Plus+® Orchard (Fruit), Garden (Vegetable), and Vineyard (Berry) blends
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Blend 2	Blend 2 consists of a combination of Juice Plus+® Orchard (Fruit) and Garden (Vegetable) blends
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo capsules are provided by the study sponsor and are identical in appearance to active treatments to ensure blinding.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-12-01
• Primary completion: 2008-03-01
• Completion: 2008-03-01
• First posted: 2010-10-20
• Last updated: 2020-03-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States