Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT01968564
Oral Curcumin Supplementation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Improves Vascular Function
Clinical Translation of Curcumin Therapy to Treat Arterial Aging
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 118 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 45 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The proposed study will assess the ability of curcumin, the active ingredient in the Indian spice tumeric, to improve the function of arteries with age. Overall, the proposed research project has the long-term potential to influence clinical practice guidelines by establishing a novel, easy to deliver, cost-effective therapy for treating age-associated arterial dysfunction and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with age.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Placebo pill | sugar and other inert substances |
| DRUG | High-dose curcumin pill | 2000mg curcumin pill/day |
| DRUG | Low-dose curcumin pill | 500mg curcumin pill/day |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-06-01
- Completion
- 2017-06-01
- First posted
- 2013-10-24
- Last updated
- 2017-03-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01968564. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.