Effect of chlorella consumption on cholesterol levels in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults

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Completed

• Conditions: Not Applicable

• Registration Number: KCT0000259
• Lead Sponsor: Ewha Womans University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 March 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

1) Voluntarily agree to participate and signed in informed consent form
2) Adults aged over 20 years
3) Plasma total cholesterol levels = 200mg/dl and < 250mgl/dl

Exclusion Criteria

1) Continuous consumption of drug or dietary supplement that affect lipid metabolism within 4 weeks before the first visit (statin, fibrate, beta-blocker, etc)
2) Following diseases:
? Myocardial infarction, stroke, uncontrolled hypertension (= 140/90mmHg)
? Diabetes (fasting plasma glucose = 126mg/dl)
? Liver failure(AST, ALT rose more than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal)
? Renal impairment (Creatinine = 1.4mg/dl)
? Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
? Malignant tumors
3) Familial hypercholesterolemia
4) Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks of first visit
5) Alcoholic
6) Pregnant or lactating women
7) Hypersensitivity to chlorella
8) Any condition that the principal investigator belives may put the subjects at undue risk

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional Study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Plasma total cholesterol levels

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Triglycerides,LDL-cholesterol,HDL-cholesterol,VLDL-cholesterol,Total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol/LDL-cholesterol,ApoA1,ApoB,ApoE,LCAT,CETP,carotenoids,fastingbloodglucose, etc