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NCT number NCT00869193
Other study ID # 08050V
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received March 24, 2009
Last updated August 27, 2009
Start date March 2009
Est. completion date July 2009

Study information

Verified date August 2009
Source Unilever R&D
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an 8-week intervention with grape seed extract is effective in reducing daytime ambulatory blood pressure in male and postmenopausal female with elevated daytime blood pressure values.


Description:

Background: High blood pressure is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality from stroke, heart disease, and end-stage renal disease. Several studies have shown that dietary polyphenols derived from fruits and vegetables (including those from grape products) can lower blood pressure in both normotensive and hypertensive subjects.

Study objectives: Primary objective: To study, in subjects with elevated blood pressure levels, the effects of grape seed extract high in polyphenols, on daytime ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively). Secondary objective: To explore mechanistic pathways responsible for the blood pressure lowering efficacy in case a blood pressure lowering effect is shown.

Study population: Each treatment group will consist of 35 men and postmenopausal women (35-75 years of age) with daytime SBP between 120 and 159 mmHg. The total number of subjects will be 70.

Study design: This study will have a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel design with 2 treatments, a 1-week run-in period, and an 8-week intervention period. The 2 treatments will consist of placebo capsules and capsules with grape seed extract.

Study outcomes: Daytime ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) will be measured every 20 minutes for 2 x 12 hours at baseline and 2 x 12 hours at the end of intervention. Furthermore, before and after the intervention period, 24-hour urine will be collected and 2 blood samples will be taken in order to investigate mechanistic pathways and platelet function.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 70
Est. completion date July 2009
Est. primary completion date July 2009
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 35 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and postmenopausal female subjects in the age = 35 and = 75 at start of the study

- BMI = 18.5 and = 30.0 kg/m2

- Apparently healthy: no reported diseases that may affect study results and pre-selected blood parameters within normal range

- Informed consent signed

- Willing to refrain from supplements, food products, diets and drugs that may interfere with the outcomes of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Mean of 6-hour ambulatory SBP < 120 mmHg, > 159 mmHg and/or DBP > 99 mmHg

- 10-year risk mortality risk on CVD > 10% according to NHG standard M84. For subjects > 65 years of age and SBP = 140 mmHg the study physician will assess eligibility

- Irregular pulse or pulse < 50 or > 100 bpm

- Intense exercise >10 h/w

- Reported weight loss/gain > 10% of body weight in the 6 month preceding pre-study examination

- The habit of smoking during the past year

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Grape seed extract
Subjects will daily consume one capsule with grape seed extract for 8 weeks.
Microcrystalline cellulose (placebo)
Subjects will daily consume one capsule with microcrystalline cellulose for 8 weeks.

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Unilever R&D Vlaardingen Vlaardingen

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Unilever R&D University of Edinburgh

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Difference between treatment and placebo in changes from baseline of ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure 8 weeks of intervention No
Secondary Difference between treatment and placebo in changes from baseline of mechanistic markers in plasma and/or urine (vasoactive factors and markers of polyphenol metabolism) and platelet function (only measured in case of a relevant BP-lowering effect) 8 weeks of intervention No
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