The influence of tea catechins on immune functions for elderly people: an exploratory study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy elderly people
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000027037
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Shizuoka
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)Having green tea allergy 2)Having severe immune deficiency or autoimmune disease 3)Taking drugs influencing immune functions(e.g. steroids, immunosuppressive agents and so on) 4)Taking dietary supplements influencing immune functions since long before the study 5)Subjects diagnosed by a physician inappropriate to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change of biological laboratory data concerning immune functions 2 weeks after ingesting tea catechins
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change of the number of blood cells 2 weeks after ingesting tea catechins