Markers of Atherosclerosis in Overweight, Postmenopausal Women Following Daily Watermelon Consumption
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Official title
Expression of Systemic Markers of Atherosclerosis in Free-living, Overweight, Postmenopausal Women Following Daily Watermelon Consumption for Six Weeks: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of six weeks of watermelon puree supplementation, compared to control (no treatment), on blood antioxidant capacity, inflammation markers in the blood, biomarkers of metabolism in the blood, and cardiovascular disease markers in the blood, and biomarkers in the blood related to watermelon ingestion in overweight post-menopausal women. The secondary purpose is to compare body composition and body mass between the watermelon supplement group and the control group.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04015544
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 52 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 50 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- Female
- 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
- Mar 31, 2014
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2014
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2014
- Last update posted
- Jul 10, 2019
2014
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | Boone | North Carolina | 28608 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 10, 2019 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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