The Effect of Beer, Red Wine and Fruit Juice on Blood Vessel Function in Persons With Cardiovascular Disease

Aalborg University Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Coronary Heart Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Moderate daily consumption of Red wine; Behavioral: Moderate consumption of fruit juice rich in polyphenolics; Behavioral: Moderate daily consumption of beer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00382551

VN-20060043

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the effect of red wine, beer and fruit juice on endothelial function in patients with coronary Heart disease.

Enrollment: 49 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men or postmenopausal women with stable coronary heart disease
• Coronary heart disease should be verified by coronary angiography with at least 50% stenosis in at least one coronary vessel.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with myocardial infarction within the last tree months
• Persons with a present or earlier alcohol abuse
• Persons with a present or earlier drug abuse
• Person with malign disease
• Persons, that we consider unsuitable to carry through the examines.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)