NCT01478789

Efficacy of Plant Sterol-Fortified Dairy Product on Plasma Lipid and Plant Sterol Concentrations in Humans

Naturalis Clinical Trial for a Novel Phytosterol Formulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this clinical study was to determine the efficacy on plasma cholesterol-lowering of a water dispersible formulation of plant sterol (WD-PS) preparation versus plant sterol esters (PS-ester), consumed within dairy products.

Detailed description

Forty-seven hyperlipidemic subjects (25 males and 22 females, age 19-75 years at baseline) completed the double-blind, randomized, crossover study.

Conditions

• Hypercholesterolemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	WD-PS intervention phase	2g/d of free plant sterol in 100g yogurt
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	PS-Ester intervention phase	2g/d of free plant sterol in 100g yogurt
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	placebo	100g/d yogurt with no added plant sterol

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-02-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2011-11-23
• Last updated: 2011-12-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada