Comparing Effects of 3 Sources of Garlic on Cholesterol Levels

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether fresh garlic can positively affect cholesterol in adults with moderately high cholesterol levels. This study will also determine whether the same effects can be found for two main types of garlic supplements: a dried powdered garlic (designed to yield the same effect as fresh garlic) and an aged garlic extract preparation.

Clinical Trial Description

Garlic supplements are the most consumed herbal products in the United States. The most common health claim made for garlic supplements is cholesterol lowering activity. This claim has not been supported by recent clinical trials and meta-analyses. However, data suggest that it is not necessarily the garlic that has been ineffective, but rather the particular garlic preparations being used. To date, the predominant type of garlic preparation used in these clinical trials has been dried garlic powders. A few clinical trials have reported beneficial lipid effects using an aged garlic extract, and only a small number of inconclusive uncontrolled trials have used fresh garlic. A rigorous trial directly comparing different types of garlic preparations for their effects on serum lipids is needed.

Adults with moderately elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) will be randomized to one of four groups for 6 months: fresh garlic, dried powdered garlic tablets, aged garlic extract tablets, or placebo control. The fresh garlic will be provided to patients with "study sandwiches"; all other groups will receive the same study sandwiches without the garlic. All patients will take daily study tablets, but the tablet assignment will be double-blind. Patients will pick up study sandwiches twice a week and study tablets once every 2 weeks for 28 weeks. Blood samples will be taken once a month, with additional blood draws at the start and end of the study. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Hypercholesterolemia

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00056511
Study type	Interventional
Source	National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 2/Phase 3
Start date	May 2002
Completion date	April 2005

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