Lipid Lowering Effect of Plant Stanol Ester in a Spoonable Non-dairy Product

NCT ID: NCT05064644

Last Updated: 2021-12-03

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

55 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-01

Study Completion Date

2021-11-30

Brief Summary

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The aim is to determine the effect of investigational products on serum LDL cholesterol.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypercholesterolemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Plant stanol ester comparator

Product that contains plant stanol ester

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Product that contains plant stanol ester

Intervention Type OTHER

Product with active ingredient

Placebo comparator

Placebo product

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo product

Intervention Type OTHER

Product without active ingredient

Interventions

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Product that contains plant stanol ester

Product with active ingredient

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo product

Product without active ingredient

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed written informed consent
* Mildly or moderately elevated plasma cholesterol levels (plasma total cholesterol 5.5-8.0 mmol/l)
* Plasma triglyceride levels ≤ 4.0 mmol/l
* Age 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Intolerance to oats or other ingredients of the test products
* Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 32 kg/m2)
* Consumption of lipid/cholesterol lowering medication (e.g. ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, resins, fibrates) 1 month prior to the screening visit and throughout the study. Statin treatment is allowed at stable dose.
* Consumption of plant stanol or plant sterol containing food products or supplements such as Benecol, Becel pro.active, Keiju Alentaja or other foods or supplements such as beta-glucan enriched foods, red rice, berberine or any combination of these used for cholesterol lowering purpose 1 month prior the study entry (baseline blood sample)
* History of malignant diseases like cancer within five years prior to recruitment
* History of unstable coronary artery disease (myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) within the previous 6 months
* Diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes requiring medical treatment
* Celiac disease
* Medically prescribed diet/treatment for slimming or a special diet like very low calorie diet or use of prescribed an obesity drug (e.g. Orlistat, Victoza)
* Alcohol abuse (\> 4 portion/per day) or recreational drug abuse
* Pregnancy or planned pregnancy or lactating
* Clinically significant abnormalities in screening labs
* Participation in another clinical trial in the preceding 3 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Raisio Group

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Helena Gylling, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Locations

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Nightingale Health plc

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

Other Identifiers

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NGH1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id