High Tea Consumption on Smoking Related Oxidative Stress

NCT ID: NCT02719860

Last Updated: 2016-03-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

154 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-12-31

Brief Summary

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The overall objective of this study is to determine the effect of high tea consumption on biological markers of oxidative stress that mediate lung cancer risk.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lung Cancer Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Study Groups

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Green tea

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Green tea

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

4 cups/day of green tea for 6 months; each cup is prepared by brewing 2 tea bags in 12 oz of water

Black tea

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Black tea

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

4 cups/day of black tea for 6 months; each cup is prepared by brewing 2 tea bags in 12 oz of water

Placebo tea

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo tea

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

4 cups/day of placebo tea for 6 months; each cup is prepared by brewing 2 tea bags in 12 oz of water

Interventions

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Green tea

4 cups/day of green tea for 6 months; each cup is prepared by brewing 2 tea bags in 12 oz of water

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Black tea

4 cups/day of black tea for 6 months; each cup is prepared by brewing 2 tea bags in 12 oz of water

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo tea

4 cups/day of placebo tea for 6 months; each cup is prepared by brewing 2 tea bags in 12 oz of water

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* FEV1 \< 85% and at least 25 pack-years of current or former smoking history.
* No diagnosis of internal cancer within the last 5 years or no chemotherapy or radiation for an internal cancer within the last 5 years.
* Meets the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) performance status criteria of 0-1.
* Not be pregnant or intending to get pregnant during the study period (women participants).
* Willing to drink 4 cups of tea (each cup will be brewed with 2 tea bags and 12 ounces of water) for 1-month run-in period and for the 6-month intervention period.
* Willing to refrain from consuming other tea or tea products starting one month before the placebo run-in period and for the entire study period (a total of 8 months)
* Willing to refrain from consuming more than one caffeinated product (coffee, soda..) starting one month before the placebo run-in period and for the entire study period (a total of 8 months).
* Subjects cannot take mega-doses of vitamins during the trial. This is defined as more than 400 IU of vitamin E, 200 ug of selenium, or 1 gm of vitamin C per day, or more than the tolerable upper limits of any other supplement as defined in the Dietary Reference Intake panels developed by the Food and Nutrition Board under the Institute of Medicine. Such vitamin therapy must be discontinued at least 2 weeks prior to study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects immunosuppressed by virtue of medication or disease.
* Serious concurrent illness that could interfere with study regimen.
* Subjects with a history of invasive cancer within the past 5 years.
* Subjects who are drinking more than 5 cups of non-herbal tea per week.
* Subjects who cannot or are unwilling to consume caffeinated beverages.
* Subjects unable to perform forced expiratory maneuver during spirometry testing.
* More than one acute emphysema exacerbation within the last 6 month -period .
* Subjects on oxygen.
* Women with positive urinary pregnancy test.
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United States Department of Defense

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Arizona

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

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03-0014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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