the Effect of a Red Rice Nutrition Supplement on Cholesterol Levels

Universiteit Antwerpen

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: HDL Level; Cholesterol Level; TG Level; LDL Level

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: red rice supplement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01558050

RR001

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study the investigators investigate the effect of a red rice product on plasma lipids in a sample of physicians and/or their family members.

After a baseline measurement of cholesterol, HDL, LDL and TG, participants are randomised to receive a commercially available red rice product or placebo. After a period of 8 weeks, lipid levels are measured again.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• total fasting cholesterol > 200mg/dl

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

red rice

Experimental group

Description:

commercially available red rice nutritionial supplement

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: red rice supplement

placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

placebo capsules

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: red rice supplement