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Effect of the Consumption of a Fermented Milk Enriched With Plant Sterols

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypercholesterolemia
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: 1- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) enriched with plant sterols-esters (1,6g /day equivalent as free sterols).
Dietary Supplement: 2- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) without plant sterols-esters
Registration Number
NCT01340287
Lead Sponsor
Danone Research
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the cholesterol lowering effect of a drinkable low fat fermented milk enriched with plant sterol after 3 and 6 weeks of daily consumption in midly hypercholesterolemic people not treated by statins.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
168
Inclusion Criteria
  • male/female subject,
  • aged from 21 to 75 years,
  • BMI between 19 and 30 kg/m2,
  • LDL-cholesterol plasma level between 130 and 190 mg/dL without statin monotherapy,
  • stabilized hypercholesterolemia,
  • accepting to follow the dietary recommendations advisable for hypercholesterolemic patient (NCEP-ATP III guidelines),
  • used to consume dairy products,
  • effective contraceptive methods used for female subjects,
  • having given written consent to take part in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • subject with plasma triglycerides (TG) levels ≥ 350 mg/dL,
  • having experienced any cardiovascular event in the last 6 months,
  • taking any hypocholesterolemic treatment,
  • diabetic subject (type I and type II),
  • smoking strictly more than 10 cigarettes / day,
  • heavy alcohol intake (> 40 g / day for men ; > 30 g / day for women),
  • presenting known allergy or hypersensitivity to milk proteins,
  • known soy allergy,
  • refusing to stop the consumption of plant sterols-enriched products (other than the studied product),
  • receiving systemic treatment or topical treatment likely to interfere with evaluation of the study parameters,
  • receiving a transplant and under immunosuppressor treatment,
  • currently involved in a clinical trial or in an exclusion period following participation in another clinical trial,
  • in a situation which in the investigator's opinion could interfere with optimal participation in the present study or could constitute a special risk for the subject,
  • with any kind of disease likely to interfere with the evaluation of efficiency or safety of the product,
  • for female subject: pregnancy, breast feeding or intention to be pregnant during the study or subject likely to change her contraceptive method during the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1 = Tested product1- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) enriched with plant sterols-esters (1,6g /day equivalent as free sterols).-
2 = Control product2- plain low-fat dairy fermented product (drinkable) without plant sterols-esters-
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Renstar Medical Research

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Ocala, Florida, United States

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