Can Fish Oil and Phytochemical Supplements Mimic Anti-Aging Effects of Calorie Restriction?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Volunteers

• Registration Number: NCT01752868
• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a combination of 10 nutritional supplements provide health benefits that are consistent with protection against age-related disease. All supplements have been shown in previous studies to have health benefits when administered alone. The hypothesis is that 6 months of taking 10 nutritional supplements each day will provide beneficial changes in healthy related measures.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-08
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-12-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-12-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-14
• Study First Posted: 2012-12-19
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• age 40-60 yr
• body mass index of 21 - 30 kg/m2
• sedentary to moderately active
• eating a typical US diet

Exclusion Criteria

• history of any chronic disease other than mild osteoarthritis
• use of medications other than occasional use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antihistamines, antacids or laxatives
• use of nutritional supplements
• smoking
• alcohol intake greater than two drinks per day for women and three drinks per day for men

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity	Baseline and 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 St. Louis, Missouri, United States