NCT04697355

Effect of Naringenin and Beta Carotene on Energy Expenditure

Case Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effect on Energy Expenditure of Naringenin and Beta Carotene

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to test the effects of the combination of naringenin (from an extract of sweet oranges) and beta carotene on energy expenditure and glucose metabolism in a single human subject.

Detailed description

The subject will be treated for 8 weeks with the combination of naringenin + beta carotene. We will conduct the following assessments before the treatment and at the end of eight weeks. 1. Resting metabolic rate 2. Oral glucose tolerance test with glucose and insulin 3. Ambulatory blood pressure 4. Recording of adverse events 5. Body weight

Conditions

• Energy Expenditure
• Safety Issues
• Glucose Metabolism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	naringenin and beta carotene	Subject will ingest 300 mg naringenin three times/day and 6 mg beta carotene two times/day for eight weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-19
• Primary completion: 2021-06-16
• Completion: 2021-08-02
• First posted: 2021-01-06
• Last updated: 2021-08-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States