The Effect of Liquorice on Plasma Potassium
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT00927017
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Oulu
- Brief Summary
The hypothesis is that liquorice lowers plasma potassium. This study aims to elucidate the dose-response of this effect with two doses of liquorice (66 grams or 102 grams) per day for two weeks.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 9
Inclusion Criteria
- healthy volunteers
- age 18-40
Exclusion Criteria
- any continuous medication
- hypertension or hypotension
- allergy to liquorice
- pregnancy or lactation
- difficult venipuncture
- drug or alcohol abuse
- participation in pharmaceutical trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in plasma potassium 1 week, 2 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Oulu University Hospital
🇫🇮Oulu, Finland
Oulu University Hospital🇫🇮Oulu, Finland