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Effect of a Low Fat Milk Product on Lipids Profile in Dyslipidemia Subjects

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Primary Dyslipidemia
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: sterols and hawthorn powder
Registration Number
NCT02221973
Lead Sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Brief Summary

The aim of LipiDown (Hawthorn + Phytosterol) clinical trial is to test the blood lipids reduction effect of plant sterols and hawthorn in milk powder in a pilot human trial: demonstrate potential to reduce total blood cholesterol more than 10% and/or total triglycerides more than 15%, as required by State food and drug administration (SFDA) regulation.

Detailed Description

The proposed clinical trial is a pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel, multicenter study with three treatment groups.

The total number of 75 subjects should be enrolled to provide for a 20% dropout rate.

Subjects will be randomized into one of the following 3 groups:

* milk without sterols and hawthorn powder

* milk with 1.2g/d sterols and 8g/d hawthorn powder

* milk with 1.8g/d sterols and 8g/d hawthorn powder

The trial population will consist of female or male volunteers aged 18 - 65 years of age with primary mild to moderate hyperlipidemia documented by a serum cholesterol of 5.18-6.21mmol/L AND serum Triglycerides (TG): 1.7-5.65mmol/L , for at least 1 time tested by central laboratory in the past 2 weeks prior to recruitment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chinese male or female 18 to 65 years old (inclusive). Fasting Serum TC: 5.18-6.21mmol/L (equals to 200-241 mg/dl) AND Serum TG: 1.7-5.65mmol/L (equals to 150- 500 mg/dl) for at least 1 time tested by central laboratory in the past 2 weeks prior to recruitment.
  • Primary dyslipidemia.
  • The subject demonstrates an understanding of the given information and ability to record the requested data.
  • Having obtained his/her informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • BMI above 32 kg/m2 ( morbid obesity).
  • Pregnant or lactating women or intent to get pregnant.
  • Menopause women on hormonal replacement therapy.
  • Familial hyperlipidemia.
  • Identified food allergy to dairy product or lactose intolerance.
  • Severe diseases in heart, liver, kidney or hematopoietic system before admission.
  • History of angina, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass, heart failure or other cardiovascular instability during the last 6 months.
  • History of diabetes, GI, renal, pulmonary, hepatic and biliary, hypothyroidism, mental disease no self-control capacity or no articulate.
  • Subject who are currently taking drugs that interfere with lipid profiles, including but not limited to statin, nicotinic acid, bile acid sequestrant, fibric acids, policosanol tablets.
  • Subject who has received any anti-hyperlipidemia medication in the past 4 weeks.
  • Subject who regularly takes supplements with the function of lipid reduction in the past 3 months or will take during the study (e.g. plant sterols, omega-3 fish oil, beta-glucan, nut-rich diet, soy protein, soluble oat fiber, red yeast rice or other cholesterol reducing functional ingredients).
  • In-patient hyperlipidemia subjects.
  • Alcohol > 3 glasses wine, or 2 beers, or 1 shot hard alcohol/day.
  • Subject who cannot be expected to comply with the study procedures.
  • Subject who is currently participating or having participated in another clinical trial during the last 4 weeks prior to the beginning of this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
milk with 1.2g/d sterols and 8g/d hawthorn powdersterols and hawthorn powder-
milk without sterols and hawthorn powdersterols and hawthorn powder-
milk with 1.8g/d sterols and 8g/d hawthorn powdersterols and hawthorn powder-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
serum concentration of Total Cholesterol (TC),after 7 weeks of treatment.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
other lipid and lipoprotein parameters in serum samples that could reveal cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk etc.at 4 and 7 weeks of treatment

other lipid and lipoprotein parameters in serum samples

phytosterol metabolism parametersafter 7 weeks of treatment

phytosterol metabolism parameters in fecal samples

safety parametersafter 7 weeks of treatment

safety parameters

biomarkers of lipid oxidation and inflammationafter 7 weeks of treatment

biomarkers of lipid oxidation and inflammation associated with atherogenesis in serum samples

predictive marker for cardiovascular diseaseafter 7 weeks of treatment

assess predictive marker for cardiovascular disease by non-invasive vascular screening device

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Anzhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences

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Beijing, China

Chao Yang 2nd Hospital

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Beijing, China

Chui Yang Liu Hospital

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Beijing, China

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