Nutritional Supplements on Blood Pressure 2008

Logan College of Chiropractic

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Calcium pills; Dietary Supplement: Whey protein; Dietary Supplement: NanoGreens

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00609570

RD0920070111

Details and patient eligibility

About

Three different supplements will be used in the study (fruits and vegetable powders, whey protein and calcium) for patients with hypertension. The null hypothesis was that the supplements had no effects on participants' blood pressure.

Full description

Hypertensive participants will be randomly assigned into three groups. The first group of participants will take the fruits and vegetable powders mixed with water. The second group takes whey protein and the third group takes calcium pills. Blood pressure and heart rate variability will be measured every two weeks for three months.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 20-70
• Hypertensive male and female subjects.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe cardiovascular and renal conditions.
• Pregnancies and taking medications.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Fruit and vegetables

Experimental group

Description:

Fruits and vegetables

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: NanoGreens

Whey protein

Active Comparator group

Description:

Whey protein

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Whey protein

Ca

Active Comparator group

Description:

Calcium pills

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Calcium pills