Trial Outcomes & Findings for The Effect of 3-Week Consumption of Soya Beverage Enriched With Plant Sterols on Serum LDL-C (NCT NCT02881658)

NCT ID: NCT02881658

Last Updated: 2018-05-03

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

201 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

From baseline to week 3

Results posted on

2018-05-03

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Overall Study
STARTED
100
101
Overall Study
COMPLETED
98
96
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2
5

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=100 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=101 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Total
n=201 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
46 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.5 • n=100 Participants
44 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.7 • n=101 Participants
45 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.6 • n=201 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
49 Participants
n=100 Participants
52 Participants
n=101 Participants
101 Participants
n=201 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
51 Participants
n=100 Participants
49 Participants
n=101 Participants
100 Participants
n=201 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Population: All 201 subjects were included in the population, but certain blood test result on LDL-C were not available, thus difference in the overall number of participants analyzed and the actual number of participants included to present the mean value.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=100 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=101 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Mean of Serum Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
Baseline
2.91 mmol/L
Standard Deviation 0.961
2.83 mmol/L
Standard Deviation 0.814
Mean of Serum Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
Week 3
2.71 mmol/L
Standard Deviation 0.830
2.75 mmol/L
Standard Deviation 0.794

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=91 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=88 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Change of Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
-7.69 percentage of change
Interval -15.36 to 2.19
-1.56 percentage of change
Interval -10.22 to 7.43

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=97 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Change of High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
0.0 percentage of change
Interval -5.56 to 7.69
0.0 percentage of change
Interval -6.67 to 11.11

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=97 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Change of Total Cholesterol Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
-2.82 percentage of change
Interval -8.38 to 3.16
-1.86 percentage of change
Interval -7.06 to 4.15

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=97 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Change of Triglycerides (TAG) Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
0.00 percentage of change
Interval -18.64 to 21.15
-1.88 percentage of change
Interval -17.21 to 19.26

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=97 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Change of Serum Creatinine Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
0 percentage of change
Interval -4.0 to 6.0
0 percentage of change
Interval -4.0 to 4.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=97 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Fasting Blood Glucose Via Blood Test at Baseline and Week 3
0.0 percentage of change
Interval -4.3 to 4.1
0.0 percentage of change
Interval -4.2 to 2.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=98 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Via Measuring Anthropometry at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage change of Body weight
-0.1 percentage of change
Interval -0.8 to 0.9
0.2 percentage of change
Interval -0.6 to 1.0
Changes of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Via Measuring Anthropometry at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage change of Waist circumference
0 percentage of change
Interval -2.0 to 3.0
0 percentage of change
Interval -3.0 to 3.0
Changes of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Via Measuring Anthropometry at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage change of Hip circumference
0 percentage of change
Interval -1.0 to 1.0
0 percentage of change
Interval -1.0 to 1.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=98 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Via Measuring Blood Pressure at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage change of Sys. blood pressure
-1 percentage of change
Interval -6.0 to 2.0
-2 percentage of change
Interval -5.0 to 2.0
Changes of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Via Measuring Blood Pressure at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage change of Dia. blood pressure
-3 percentage of change
Interval -7.0 to 1.0
-3 percentage of change
Interval -6.0 to 1.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=98 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=95 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Via Measuring Body Temperature at Baseline and Week 3
-0.3 percentage of body temperature change
Interval -0.5 to 0.0
-0.3 percentage of body temperature change
Interval -0.5 to 0.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=92 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=95 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring Hand Grip Strength at Baseline and Week 3
2 percentage of change
Interval -8.0 to 11.0
0 percentage of change
Interval -12.0 to 10.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=97 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=93 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring Bio-Impedance at Baseline and Week 3
Median % change of Bioimpedance - Fat percentage
-1.0 percentage of change
Interval -4.1 to 1.8
-0.8 percentage of change
Interval -3.6 to 2.1
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring Bio-Impedance at Baseline and Week 3
Median % change of Bioimpedance - Fat mass
-1.1 percentage of change
Interval -4.8 to 2.1
-0.7 percentage of change
Interval -3.3 to 2.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=98 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring Peak Expiratory Flow Rate at Baseline and Week 3
0 percentage of change
Interval -5.0 to 7.0
-0 percentage of change
Interval -5.0 to 6.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=98 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=95 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring 6 Metres Gait Speed at Baseline and Week 3
-1.74 percentage of change
Interval -7.8 to 6.81
-1.46 percentage of change
Interval -8.41 to 9.44

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: From baseline to week 3

centre of pressure excursion index = CPEI

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=96 Participants
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage Provided by Vitasoy
n=92 Participants
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring Centre of Pressure Excursion Index for Left and Right Foot at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage of CPEI change (left foot)
0 Percentage of Change
Interval -22.0 to 26.0
0 Percentage of Change
Interval -21.0 to 24.0
Changes of Musculoskeletal-related Traits Via Measuring Centre of Pressure Excursion Index for Left and Right Foot at Baseline and Week 3
Median percentage of CPEI change (right foot)
4 Percentage of Change
Interval -17.0 to 22.0
-5 Percentage of Change
Interval -20.0 to 23.0

Adverse Events

Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Soya Beverage

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Plant Sterols-enriched Soya Beverage
n=100 participants at risk
Daily consumption of 2g of plant sterols as provided by one pack of 250 ml of plant sterols-enriched soya beverage for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Plant sterols-enriched soya beverage: the study product is a 2g plant sterols-enriched in 250ml soya beverage
Soya Beverage
n=101 participants at risk
Daily consumption of one pack of 250 ml of soya beverage (without plant sterols) for consecutive 3 weeks, each pack consumed once with main meal (i.e breakfast, lunch or dinner). Soya beverage: the placebo product is a 250 ml soya beverage
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhea
3.0%
3/100 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
0.00%
0/101 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
Gastrointestinal disorders
Stomach Bloating
0.00%
0/100 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
0.99%
1/101 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
Gastrointestinal disorders
Slight hardening of stool during the three weeks period
1.0%
1/100 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
0.00%
0/101 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
Infections and infestations
Flu
1.0%
1/100 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.
0.00%
0/101 • Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire related to adverse event that happened during the 3 weeks period of consuming soya beverage.

Additional Information

Dr Cheung Ching Lung

The University of Hong Kong

Phone: (852)28315085

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place