Cardiovascular health and coenzyme Q10.
- Conditions
- Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disordersCoenzyme Q10 levels in people who are currently taking statin therapy to treat high cholesterol
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12607000341426
- Lead Sponsor
- ipid and Diabetes Research Group
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Patients with inherited high cholesterol levels and patients with high cholesterol levels that are not inherited currently taking statin medication at a dose of at least 40mg/day for at least 3 months. Healthy volunteers: Population average cholesterol levelsExclusion criteria: Taking coenzyme Q10 supplements, history or cardiovascular disease, diabetes, any other serious existing health problems
Taking coenzyme Q10 supplements, cardiovascular disease requiring treatment or surgery within the last 3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coenzyme Q10 levels[Measured once only at visit 1 (1 week post screening visit)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stiffness of arteries and blood markers of cardiovascular risk. [Measured once only at visit 1 ( 1 week post screening visit).]