Effect of the regular intake of a beverage enriched with powdered oyster mushrooms on lipid status and cholesterol metabolism in adults with moderately elevated LDL cholesterol levels
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- E78Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidaemias
- Registration Number
- DRKS00033943
- Lead Sponsor
- niversität Bonn
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Moderately elevated LDL cholesterol level: 116 - 190 mg/dL, non-smoker for at least 3 months, written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Allergies or intolerances against mushrooms or any other food ingredients used in the study, diseases of the liver, gall bladder and/or diabetes and other diseases that may influence the target parameters, pacemaker, intake of lipid-lowering drugs and other medications that may have an influence on the target parameters, (planned) pregnancy, lactation, planned changes in lifestyle, regular intake of supplements that contain ß-glucans or soluble fibers, vegan diet, regular intake of phytosterol-enriched margarine, drug abuse, limited legal capability, participating in another clinical trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analysis of LDL cholesterol levels (fasting state) before and after intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analysis of other markers of lipid status, sterol metabolism and of the adaptive immune system (fasting state) before and after intervention