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Clinical Trial: Effectiveness of a Vitamin Mineral Supplement

This study is currently recruiting patients.
Verified by The Cooper Institute September 2005

Sponsors and Collaborators: The Cooper Institute
Cooper Clinic
Information provided by: The Cooper Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00153764

Purpose

The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new one-a-day Cooper complete vitamin supplement with or without a combined amega-3 fatty acid supplement on selected clinical risk factor measures. Participants taking the Cooper Complete one-a-day vitamin plus omega-3 fatty acid will have greater improvement in homocycteine, LDL cholesterol, and C-reactive protein than those taking the other supplements.
Condition Intervention Phase
Homocysteine
LDL cholesterol
 Drug: Cooper Complete One-A-Day Vitamin Supplement
Phase I

MedlinePlus consumer health information 

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Diagnostic, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title: Effectiveness of a One-a-Day Cooper Complete Vitamin / Mineral Supplement with or Without Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ingestion

Further Study Details: 
Primary Outcomes: homocycsteine; LDL cholesterol oxidation rate
Secondary Outcomes: fasting plasma glucose; C-reactive protein
Expected Total Enrollment:  75

Study start: September 2004;  Expected completion: March 2006
Last follow-up: March 2006;  Data entry closure: March 2006

Paticipants will be randomized to 1 of 3 groups: vitamin with omega-3, vitamin w/o omega-3, or omega-3 alone. They will take the vitamin 12 weeks, after which time they will return for all laboratory tests. Persons who are currently taking a supplement must undergo a 2-week washout period before beginning the study. Participants taking the Cooper Complete one-a-day vitamin plus omega-3 fatty acid will have greater improvement in homocycteine, LDL cholesterol, and C-reactive protein than those taking the other supplements.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  30 Years   -   70 Years,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 30-70 years of age, maintain current diet and exercise regimen, not currently taking vitamins or agree to stop for 6 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • BMI <18.5 or >34.9, recent blood donation, elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, or fasting blood glucose that requires medication, plans to move soon, or pregnant or plans to become pregnant

Location and Contact Information

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00153764

Jo Talley      972 341 3281    jtalley@cooperinst.org

Texas
      The Cooper Institute, Dallas,  Texas,  75230,  United States; Recruiting
Jo Talley  972-341-3281    jtalley@cooperinst.org 
Conrad Earnest, PhD,  Principal Investigator

Study chairs or principal investigators

Conrad Earnest, PhD,  Principal Investigator,  The Cooper Institute   

More Information

Study ID Numbers:  CI0039
Last Updated:  September 9, 2005
Record first received:  September 7, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00153764
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-13


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