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CompletedNCT02500472

Investigation of Kava Effects on NNK Metabolism

Investigation of Kava Effects on the Metabolism of the Tobacco-specific Carcinogen 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in Humans

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24 (actual)
Sponsor
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

This is a non-therapeutic, single-arm pilot clinical trial in adult healthy smokers to assess whether kava can alter NNK metabolism in humans.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTKava3 doses equaling 250 mg kavalactones per day. Participants will take 1 capsule three times daily at 8:00 (± 2 hours), 14:00 (± 2 hours) and 20:00 (± 2 hours) for 7 consecutive days.

Timeline

Start date
2015-12-03
Primary completion
2018-03-01
Completion
2018-03-01
First posted
2015-07-16
Last updated
2018-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02500472. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.