A Clinical Study for Evaluating the Safety of Excessive Consumption of a Plant Sterol-enriched Yoghurt Drink

NCT ID: NCT01629888

Last Updated: 2016-10-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety of consumption of three times the standard dose of a yoghurt drink enriched with 1600 mg of plant sterols.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy Mild Hypercholesterolemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1 = Tested product

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

1- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) enriched with plant sterols-esters (1,6g /day equivalent as free sterols).

Intervention Type OTHER

1 = Intervention 1 (3 test products/day)

2 = Control product

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

2- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) without plant sterols-esters

Intervention Type OTHER

2 = Intervention 2 (3 control products/day)

Interventions

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1- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) enriched with plant sterols-esters (1,6g /day equivalent as free sterols).

1 = Intervention 1 (3 test products/day)

Intervention Type OTHER

2- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) without plant sterols-esters

2 = Intervention 2 (3 control products/day)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* male/female subjects,
* aged 20-65 years old,
* triglycerides (TG) levels under 400 mg/dL,
* total cholesterol plasma level under 240 mg/dL (with half the subjects at entry under 200 mg/dL),
* LDL-cholesterol plasma level under 160 mg/dL (with half the subjects at entry under 120 mg/dL),
* non diabetic and non hypertensive,
* accepting to follow the dietary recommendations advisable for hypercholesterolemic patient (Japan Atherosclerosis Society guidelines),
* effective contraceptive methods used for female subjects,
* having given written consent to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* subjects with sitosterolemia,
* subjects with 200 ml of blood taken within the past month or 400 ml or more within the past 3 months,
* taking any hypocholesterolemic treatment,
* presenting known allergy or hypersensitivity to plant sterols,
* dairy products and lactose, subject with heavy alcohol intake (\> 60g/day),
* receiving systemic treatment or topical treatment likely to interfere with evaluation of the study parameters,
* subjects receiving a transplant or under immunosuppressor treatment,
* receiving treatment for any serious pathology.
* for female subject:

* pregnancy,
* breast feeding or
* intention to be pregnant during the study
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Danone Japan

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Senri Chuo Ekimae Clinic

Osaka, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

Other Identifiers

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NU336

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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