NCT04720833

Effect of Dried Plum on Bone and Markers of Bone Status in Men

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: San Diego State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 50 Years – 79 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The principal objective of this study is to examine whether the addition of 100 g dried plum to the diets of men, regardless of their bone status, positively influences their indices of bone turnover in comparison with their corresponding baseline values and the control regimen.

Detailed description

To test the bone protective properties of dried plum, 66 men (50 to 79 years of age) will receive either 100 g dried plum/day or a control regimen for 12 months. Both groups will receive 500 mg calcium and 400 IU vitamin D daily. Evaluation will be based on analyses of bone mineral density at baseline, 6 and 12-months and serum and urine markers of bone formation and resorption at baseline and 3, 6, and 12-months.

Conditions

• Osteoporosis
• Osteopenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	dried plum	Dried plum
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Calcium and vitamin D	Calcium and vitamin D supplement

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-16
• Primary completion: 2019-09-10
• Completion: 2019-12-15
• First posted: 2021-01-22
• Last updated: 2021-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States