2009 Cheese & Sterols Study. A 15 week randomised study investigating the effects of phytosterol-rich cheese products on cardiovascular markers on people with hypercholesterolaemia.
- Conditions
- hypercholesterolemiaDiet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000240246
- Lead Sponsor
- Kraft Foods
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 35.
Total cholesterol greater than 5.0mmol/L and less than 7.5mmol/L.
Triglycerides less than 4.5 mmol/L.
Participants currently taking phytosterol fortified products are permissible provided they have a 3 week washout prior to study commencement.
Person considered by the investigator to be unwilling, unlikely or unable to comprehend or comply with the study protocol and restrictions.
Participants taking any supplements (eg fish oil) and medications (eg statins/fibrates which could interfere with study parameters.
Presence of diabetes (as assessed from medical questionnaire fasting glucose great than 7mmol/L by fingerprick at screening)
Known lactose intolerance or dairy allergy.
Participation in a study within 30 days of commencement of the study.
Weight changes of more than 3kg over last 3 months.
History of Cardiovascular disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method owering of Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol by blood analysis[weeks 0,3,7,11 and 15]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Carotenoid levels by blood analysis[weeks 0,3,7,11 and 15]