Influence of Selenium on Prostate Cancer Related Biomarkers
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center researchers are trying to compare the effects of two different forms of selenium (selenium yeast and selenomethionine) on blood selenium levels and biomarkers of oxidative stress as primary endpoints. One in six men are at risk of getting prostate cancer in their lifetime. Participants will be asked to take over-the-counter selenium yeast supplements and selenomethionine or a placebo for nine out of twelve months.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01112449
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 130 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Placebo Other
- selenomethionine Dietary Supplement
- low dose selenized-yeast Dietary Supplement
- high dose selenized-yeast Dietary Supplement
Other · Dietary Supplement
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 20 Years to 79 Years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 30, 2008
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2012
- Completion
- Apr 30, 2014
- Last update posted
- Jul 9, 2015
2008 – 2014
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | Pennsylvania | 17033 | — |
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