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The Blueberry Study

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Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Healthy

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Wild blueberry containing foods
Dietary Supplement: Placebo containing foods

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a research study about the effects of blueberries on the health of children who do not eat much fruits and vegetables. By doing this study, we hope to find out what nutrients from blueberries appear in the blood and urine of the child

Full description

This is a double blinded randomized control trial aiming to characterize the profile of polyphenol-derived metabolites in plasma and urine for children ages 11-12 years supplemented short term with wild blueberry powder. The study will assess if a short-term supplementation (5 days) with wild blueberry powder impacts immune responses as well as markers for cardiovascular and bone health. Up to 44 children will be recruited. The participants will attend three visits at Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center.

Enrollment

44 patients

Sex

All

Ages

11 to 12 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Eats <1.5 cup of fruit and <2.0 cup of vegetables per day
  • Boys or girls
  • All ethnicities
  • All BMIs

Exclusion criteria

  • Known allergy to blueberries
  • Epilepsy
  • Asthma
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Hormonal disease
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Chronic infections
  • Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Opposition defiant disorder
  • Autistic spectrum disorder
  • Pre-existing medical conditions or medications as determined by the investigators to affect the outcomes of interest
  • If the participants/parents perceive barriers with adhering to low-polyphenol meals
  • Parent or child refusal to stop nutritional supplements
  • Parent or child refusal to have blood drawn

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

44 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Wild Blueberry Supplement
Active Comparator group
Description:
30 grams of wild blueberry powder per day in foods items provided to them
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Wild blueberry containing foods
Placebo supplement
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Food items will be provided to them without the wild blueberry power.
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Placebo containing foods

Trial contacts and locations

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