NCT01260272

Study of Raisins Versus Alternative Snacks on Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Generally Healthy Subjects

A Randomized, Unblinded, Single Research Site, Comparator Study of Raisins Versus Alternative Snacks on Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Generally Healthy Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 49 (actual)
• Sponsor: Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This trial compared the effects of raisin intake on cardiovascular risk factors compared to common, commercially available, alternative snacks. These cardiovascular risk factors include glucose, blood pressure, lipid levels, body weight, and waist circumference.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Alternative Snack Comparator	Any prepackaged commercial snack is permitted as an alternative comparator snack, as long as it is 100 kcal/serving, does not contain raisins, does not contain solely fruits, and/or does not contain solely vegetables. Preferred comparator snack examples include: Keebler® Cheez-It® Crackers, Fudge Shoppe ® Grasshopper® Cookies, Fudge Shoppe ® Mini Fudge Stripes ™ Cookies, Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Baked Chocolate Chip Snacks, Honey Maid Cinnamon Roll Thin Crisps, Lorna Doone Baked Shortbread Cookie Crisps, Oreo Baked Chocolate Wafer Snacks, Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish® Baked Snack Crackers
OTHER	Raisins	Raisins are dry grape fruits that may be eaten raw, or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. Raisins are mostly composed of carbohydrates (mostly fructose). They are also high in fiber and antioxidants, relatively high in potassium, and low in sodium.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-12-01
• Primary completion: 2011-08-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2010-12-15
• Last updated: 2014-04-29
• Results posted: 2012-11-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States