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Clinical Trials/NCT01629888
NCT01629888CompletedNot Applicable

A Clinical Study for Evaluating the Safety of Excessive Consumption of a Plant Sterol-enriched Yoghurt Drink

Danone Japan1 site in 1 country48 target enrollmentStarted: February 1, 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
48
Locations
1

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety of consumption of three times the standard dose of a yoghurt drink enriched with 1600 mg of plant sterols.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
20 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •male/female subjects,
  • •aged 20-65 years old,
  • •triglycerides (TG) levels under 400 mg/dL,
  • •total cholesterol plasma level under 240 mg/dL (with half the subjects at entry under 200 mg/dL),
  • •LDL-cholesterol plasma level under 160 mg/dL (with half the subjects at entry under 120 mg/dL),
  • •non diabetic and non hypertensive,
  • •accepting to follow the dietary recommendations advisable for hypercholesterolemic patient (Japan Atherosclerosis Society guidelines),
  • •effective contraceptive methods used for female subjects,
  • •having given written consent to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • •subjects with sitosterolemia,
  • •subjects with 200 ml of blood taken within the past month or 400 ml or more within the past 3 months,
  • •taking any hypocholesterolemic treatment,
  • •presenting known allergy or hypersensitivity to plant sterols,
  • •dairy products and lactose, subject with heavy alcohol intake (> 60g/day),
  • •receiving systemic treatment or topical treatment likely to interfere with evaluation of the study parameters,
  • •subjects receiving a transplant or under immunosuppressor treatment,
  • •receiving treatment for any serious pathology.
  • •for female subject:
  • •pregnancy,
  • •breast feeding or
  • •intention to be pregnant during the study

Arms & Interventions

1 = Tested product

Experimental

Intervention: 1- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) enriched with plant sterols-esters (1,6g /day equivalent as free sterols). (Other)

2 = Control product

Placebo Comparator

Intervention: 2- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) without plant sterols-esters (Other)

Investigators

Sponsor
Danone Japan
Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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