Walnut Consumption, Endothelial Function, and Biomarkers
NCT ID: NCT01884363
Last Updated: 2016-03-18
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
26 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-06-30
2015-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
NONE
Study Groups
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Walnuts
This group will receive one ounce of walnuts per day
Once ounce per day of walnuts
Usual diet (no walnuts)
Control group (does not receive walnuts in the diet)
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Once ounce per day of walnuts
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Prevalent coronary artery disease
* Prevalent type 2 diabetes
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnant or lactating women
* Allergy to walnuts or other nuts
* Inability to provide informed consent or blood samples
* History or prevalent diagnosis of cancer, asthma, kidney insufficiency, stroke, seizures, allergic disorders, or congestive heart failure
* Diagnosis of coronary heart disease or diabetes \< 1 year prior to enrollment
* Intention to move out of greater Boston area within one year
* Current use of walnuts for more than 2 ounces per day
* Bleeding disorder
* Treatment with blood thinning drugs (i.e. warfarin, clopidogrel)
* Major surgical operation 3 months before or after screening
* Organ transplantation
* Current participation in another trial or plan to do so during the study
* Use of vasodilators such as nitroglycerin
* Inability to give informed consent
* Inability to travel to the study center at Brigham and Women's Hospital
30 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Luc Djousse
Director of Research, Associate Professor of Medicine
Principal Investigators
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Luc Djousse, MD, ScD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Djousse L, Lu B, Gaziano JM. Effects of Walnut Consumption on Endothelial Function in People with Type 2 Diabetes: a Randomized Pilot Trial. Curr Nutr Rep 2016;5:1-8
Other Identifiers
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2013P000803
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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