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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of Almonds on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01101230

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Official title

Effects of a Diet Rich in Almonds on LDL Cholesterol, LDL Particle Size, Abdominal Adiposity and Vascular Health

Brief summary

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The purpose of this research is to build the evidence base for approval of FDA health claims related to almonds and cardiovascular disease. A randomized, 2-period, crossover controlled feeding study was designed to compare the effects of two blood cholesterol lowering diets that meet the American Heart Association recommendations. The nutrient profiles of the control diet (no almonds/day) and almond diet (1.5 oz. of almonds/day) are matched for protein, saturated fat, and cholesterol. The study population consists of two cohorts of 25 men and women with moderately elevated LDL-C. The investigators hypothesize that a cholesterol-lowering diet designed with almonds confers greater cardioprotective effects than a cholesterol-lowering diet without almonds on the basis of the LDL-C lowering response, effect on LDL particle size, abdominal adiposity and vascular health.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01101230
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Penn State University
Other
Enrollment
61 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
30 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2009
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2012
Completion
Apr 30, 2012
Last update posted
Aug 20, 2023

2009 – 2012

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Penn State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802

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