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Effects of Quercetin on Cardiometabolic Outcomes

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Quercetin
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06230861
Lead Sponsor
University of Central Lancashire
Brief Summary

Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated diseases combined are the leading health burden and cause of mortality worldwide; therefore, the necessity for an intervention is paramount. Dietary interventions to improve cardiometabolic health are highly sought after as they possess less risk than pharmacological drugs. It has been postulated that Quercetin may be beneficial in improving cardiometabolic outcomes. However, to date, no research has explored this using a placebo randomized intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy
  • Between 18 & 65 years
  • Non-smoker
  • BMI < 30
  • Able to give informed consent
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Diabetes or any other metabolic/ uncontrolled hypertensive conditions
  • Food allergies to quercetin
  • Habitual consumption of quercetin
  • Not regularly taking medication or antioxidant supplements
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Quercetin tablets 500mg 1 x peQuercetinQuercetin tablets 500mg 1 x per day
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Systolic blood pressure20 days

Systolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood glucose20 days

Capillary blood glucose - mmol/L

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index20 days

Sleep quality - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index, is a questionnaire that consists of 19 self-rated questions, grouped into 7 components. Each component is scored separately, weighted equally on a 0 - 3 scale and the scores of the 7 components are then added to give a global score, which has a range of 0 - 21 with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.

Waist to hip ratio20 days

Ratio of waist to hip circumference - measured using anthropocentric tape

Blood triglycerides20 days

Capillary blood triglycerides - mmol/L

Triglyceride glucose index20 days

Calculated as the natural logarithm of (blood triglycerides x blood glucose) /2)

Coop-Wonka chart20 days

Psychological wellbeing - The Coop-Wonka chart is a six item questionnaire with a 1-5 scoring

State Trait Anxiety Inventory20 days

Psychological wellbeing - the state trait anxiety inventory is a 40 item questionnaire with each question having a 1-4 score system, thus the maximum score is 80 which indicates the highest level of anxiety.

Percent bodyfat20 days

Participants percentage composition of fat - measured using bio-electrical impedance

Diastolic blood pressure20 days

Diastolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

Blood cholesterol (Total, HDL & LDL)20 days

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Epworth Sleepiness Scale20 days

Sleep quality - The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. Respondents are asked to rate, on a 4-point scale (0-3) with a maximum score of 24.

Beck Depression Inventory20 days

Psychological wellbeing - the Beck Depression Inventory is a 21 questionnaire with questions that range in scoring from 0-3, thus the maximum score is 63 which is the highest depression score possible.

Insomnia Severity Index20 days

Sleep quality - The Insomnia Severity Index is a brief instrument designed to assess the severity of both nighttime and daytime components of insomnia. The Insomnia Severity Index is a 7-item self-report questionnaire yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 28.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Central Lancashire

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Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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