Safety & Efficacy of Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation for Improving Physiological Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT02921659

Last Updated: 2016-12-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of supplementation with the Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) precursor compound, Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), for improving physiological function (vascular, motor, and cognitive) in healthy middle-aged and older adults.

Detailed Description

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Overall, the proposed research project has the long-term potential to influence clinical practice by establishing novel therapies for treating multiple domains of age-associated physiological dysfunction and thereby reducing the risk of clinical disease and disability.

Conditions

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Aging

Keywords

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nicotinamide riboside aging arterial stiffness endothelial dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

placebo, 500 mg, 2x/day for 6 weeks

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

silicified microcrystalline cellulose, vegetarian capsule

Niagen™

Niagen™ (nicotinamide riboside chloride, ChromaDex, Inc.) 500mg, 2x/day for 6 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Niagen™

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

nicotinamide riboside chloride, 250mg capsules

Interventions

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Niagen™

nicotinamide riboside chloride, 250mg capsules

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

silicified microcrystalline cellulose, vegetarian capsule

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Nicotinamide Riboside

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ability to provide informed consent
* Baseline brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) \< 6%Δ (rationale: non-invasive screening to ensure exclusion of subjects with exceptionally high baseline endothelial function.
* Ability to perform motor and cognitive tests (e.g., can rise from a chair, walk for 2 min, climb 10 stairs)
* Women will be confirmed as postmenopausal (either natural or surgical) based on cessation of menses for \>1 year.

Exclusion Criteria

* ages \<55 years or ≥80 years
* body mass index (BMI) \>40 kg/m2 (rationale: vascular function and blood pressure measurements can be inaccurate in severely obese subjects and these subjects may differ in many ways from normal weight, overweight or less obese subjects)
* not weight stable in the prior 3 months (\>2 kg weight change) or unwilling to remain weight stable throughout study (rationale: recent weight change or weight loss can influence vascular function)
* having unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, coronary angioplasty, or aorto-coronary bypass surgery as defined by the occurrence of an event, symptom, surgery, or change in medication and/or dosage within 3 months prior to enrollment
* having thyroid disease that is not controlled by medications or \<3 month's use of a particular medication and/or dosage (rationale: uncontrolled thyroid diseases are associated with alterations in vascular function)
* having past or present alcohol dependence or abuse, as defined by the American Psychiatry Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
* abnormal blood chemistries for renal and liver function (\>1 standard deviation outside the normal range)
* Moderate or severe peripheral artery disease (ankle-brachial index \<0.7).
* Insufficient health to participate in a VO2max test based on a physical examination and/or graded exercise test (this will be determined in accordance with stated contraindications for exercise testing provided by the American Heart Association).
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

79 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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ChromaDex, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Colorado, Boulder

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christopher R Martens, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Colorado, Boulder

Locations

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Clinical Translational Research Center

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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14-0475

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id