Effects of Red Wine on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Humans

University Hospital, Linkoeping

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy Subjects

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: red wine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00954434

M246-08

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fifty healthy human subjects are randomized to not to consume any alcohol at all or to drink 1 glass of red wine/day for women or 2 glasses for men for three months. Outcomes are changes in mood, blood lipids, insulin levels, markers of inflammation and effects on liver and body composition.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy subjects
• 25 years of age and older

Exclusion criteria

• alcoholic first degree relatives

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

red wine

Experimental group

Description:

intervention: dietary supplement intake of red wine on a daily basis, 1 glass/day for women, 2 for men

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: red wine

total abstention from alcohol

No Intervention group