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

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy Volunteers
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Supplement
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

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
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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
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
supplementSupplement-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocityBaseline and 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University Medical Center

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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