Burdock and Blood Pressure in African-American Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 主要终点
- Blood pressure
研究概览
简要总结
This is a study of women aged 18-65, to determine the physiological effects of consuming burdock root in supplement form. Burdock has long been used by herbalists for its diuretic and blood sugar lowering properties.
详细描述
This study will allow us to determine the effect of burdock consumption on basic laboratory tests such as the complete metabolic panel (CMP) as well as the effect on blood pressure over time. Participants will self-monitor their blood pressures and undergo lab testing. They will also complete symptom inventories to determine subjective factors that change with burdock consumption, such as menstrual water retention. Subjects will undergo electronic body composition testing before and after the intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
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入选标准
- •Must be able to swallow tablets
- •African-American race
- •Able to travel to our clinic in Santa Monica
排除标准
- •Severely low blood pressure
- •Hypoglycemia
- •Baseline creatinine over 1.2
结局指标
主要结局
Blood pressure
时间窗: 6 weeks
次要结局
- Body fat percentage(6 Weeks)
- Extracellular/Total Body Water Ratio(6 Weeks)
- Fasting Blood Glucose(6 weeks)
- Hemoglobin A1c(6 weeks)
- Blood urea nitrogen(6 weeks)
- Creatinine(6 weeks)
- Liver function tests(6 weeks)