NCT06120400

Cardiovascular Effects of a Healthy Dietary Pattern Containing Eggs

Cardiovascular Effects of a Healthy Dietary Pattern Containing Eggs: a Controlled-feeding Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Penn State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will examine the effect of a healthy diet containing 2 eggs per day compared to a healthy diet containing 3 eggs per week on biomarkers of heart health after 4 weeks.

Detailed description

This is a 2-period, randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study examining the effect of 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans adherent dietary patterns containing 2 eggs/day/2000 kcal (HD+E) compared to 3 eggs/week/2000 kcal (HD) on biomarkers of cardiovascular health and function after 4 weeks.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Whole Egg	Whole Large, Grade A Egg

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-25
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-07-01
• First posted: 2023-11-07
• Last updated: 2025-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study