NCT01293604

The Influence of Daily Intake of Whole Grain Barley or Oats on Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 69 (estimated)
• Sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objectives of this study are the following: 1) to determine the effect of daily consumption of whole grain barley for six week on risk factors of cardiovascular disease compared to a diet low in whole grains, and 2) to compare the effects of daily consumption of whole grain barley to those of whole grain oats for six weeks to determine if the response to these two grains is different.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Daily ingestion of whole grain barley and oats	Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of three treatments: 1) a control diet containing 0.7 daily servings of whole grain, 2) a diet containing at least 4 daily servings of whole grain barley or 3) a diet containing at least 4 servings of whole grain oats. After 6 weeks, risk factors of cardiovascular disease will be assessed after a 12 hr fast. During the seventh week, risk factors of cardiovascular disease will be assessed in the postprandial state.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-08-01
• Completion: 2011-08-01
• First posted: 2011-02-10
• Last updated: 2011-10-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States