Burdock and Blood Pressure in African-American Women

Proactive Health Labs

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: Burdock

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02511860

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Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study of women aged 18-65, to determine the physiological effects of consuming burdock root in supplement form. Burdock has long been used by herbalists for its diuretic and blood sugar lowering properties.

Full description

This study will allow us to determine the effect of burdock consumption on basic laboratory tests such as the complete metabolic panel (CMP) as well as the effect on blood pressure over time. Participants will self-monitor their blood pressures and undergo lab testing. They will also complete symptom inventories to determine subjective factors that change with burdock consumption, such as menstrual water retention. Subjects will undergo electronic body composition testing before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be able to swallow tablets
• African-American race
• Able to travel to our clinic in Santa Monica

Exclusion criteria

• Severely low blood pressure
• Hypoglycemia
• Baseline creatinine over 1.2

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients will consume a placebo pill containing methylcellulose.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Active

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will consume 850 mg of burdock twice per day.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Burdock