Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03464760
Evaluation of the Effect of Spirulina-Silicon Supplementation on the Morphological, Biomechanical and Functional Characteristics of the Arterial Wall in the Elderly
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The investigators hypothesize that spirulina-silicon supplementation will lead to an improvement in vasomotor endothelial function, followed by decreased arterial wave velocity on the aorta and central arterial pressure compared to placebo subjects.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | 3.5g of spirulina per day in 1% silicone | 5 tablets of 700mg per day |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | placebo | 5 tablets per day of potato-based placebo |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-01-22
- Primary completion
- 2022-11-30
- Completion
- 2022-11-30
- First posted
- 2018-03-14
- Last updated
- 2025-12-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: France
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03464760. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.