NCT04434534

Effect of Açaí Juçara Consumption on Endothelial Function and Arterial Stiffness

Effect of Açaí Juçara Consumption on Endothelial Function and Arterial Stiffness in Overwheight or Obese Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the consumption of Açaí Juçara pulp in endothelial function and arterial stiffness in overwheight and obese individuals. Half of participants will receive a hipocaloric diet and two Açaí Juçara pulps for daily consumption, while the other half will receive just a hipocaloric diet.

Detailed description

Obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disease and a growing public health problem worldwide. This clinical condition is an established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Açaí Juçara is a brazilian fruit, rich in antioxidants, like anthocyanin. This compound have antioxidative and vasodilatory properties. Prospective studies have shown that the antioxidant present in berries can improve vascular health, like endothelial function, measured by Flow Mediated Dilatation (FMD) and arterial stiffness, measured by Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV).

Conditions

• Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Hipocaloric Diet with Açaí Juçara	Daily consumption of Açaí Juçara pulp (200g) and nutritional adequacy of meals in individualized diet plans calculated for each participant.
OTHER	Hipocaloric Diet	Nutritional adequacy of meals in individualized diet plans calculated for each participant.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-06-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-10
• Completion: 2020-12-28
• First posted: 2020-06-17
• Last updated: 2020-06-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil