Effects of Water-soluble Olive Extract Supplementation

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Olive Extract; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01113827

2009-09-01-OLIV

Details and patient eligibility

About

Six weeks of supplementation of an olive extract will:

• Improve antioxidant status
• Reduce inflammation
• Reduce muscle damage
• Improve exercise performance
• Improve exercise recovery as compared to a placebo.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recreational exerciser
• BMI <= 30
• Non-smoker

Exclusion criteria

• Blood pressure over 140/90
• Type I or Type II diabetes
• Renal, hepatic or cardiac disease
• Current infectious disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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61 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

150mg olive extract

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Olive Extract

50mg olive extract

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Olive Extract

Placebo control

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo