NCT04487808

Diet Quality, Pecans, and Cardiometabolic Health

Cardiometabolic Effects of Including Pecans as a Snack in Dietary Patterns That Vary in Diet Quality: a Randomized, Controlled Feeding, Crossover Study

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Penn State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A three-period, randomized, crossover controlled feeding trial will be conducted to examine the effect of including 2 oz./day of pecans, as a snack, in a diet representative of average American intake, compared to a diet representative of average American intake devoid of nuts, and a healthy dietary pattern including 2 oz./day of pecans on markers of peripheral vascular health, lipids and lipoproteins, blood pressure, and glycemic control.

Detailed description

Participants will be randomized to each diet for 4-weeks with a minimum 2-week break between the diet periods. All caloric foods and beverages will be provided. Outcome assessments will be done at baseline and the end of each diet period.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Pecan	Unsalted raw pecans incorporated in snack and meal recipes as part of a dietary pattern
OTHER	Average American Diet devoid of nuts	Diet mimicking usual American intake

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-01
• Primary completion: 2022-07-01
• Completion: 2022-07-01
• First posted: 2020-07-27
• Last updated: 2023-08-18