NCT02630602

Functional Goat Cheese Effect in Lipid Profile Change

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of a functional goat cheese on obese and overweight people with altered lipid profile. The functional goat cheese containing polyunsaturated fatty acid, in amounts exceeding other cheese, was developed to benefit cardiovascular health of people who need to normalize lipid profile; which in the long term can contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Detailed description

A randomized, parallel, double-blind, controlled is being performing to evaluate the effect of a functional goat cheese on lipid profile in overweight or obese volunteers who need a special diet. Were included 60 volunteers (men and women) aged between 18 and 65 years (IMC ≥27\<40 Kg/m2) with a cardiovascular risk (\<10%). The volunteers are being followed at La Paz University Hospital of Madrid. For 12 weeks, the volunteers should consume 60 g of cheese daily (functional cheese or control cheese) and to receive advice to follow a balanced and individualized hypocaloric diet as well as physical activity.

Conditions

• Obesity and Overweight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Functional goat cheese	60 g per day during 12 weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Control cheese	60 g per day during 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2014-07-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2015-12-15
• Last updated: 2015-12-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain