Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Nutritive Microcirculatory Patterns

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Skin Microcirculatory Patterns in Obese Female Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00937599
• Other study ID #: Biovasc - 01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 10, 2009
• Last updated: July 13, 2009
• Start date: January 2008
• Est. completion date: January 2009

Study information

• Verified date: July 2009
• Source: Rio de Janeiro State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile, state redox and endothelial function in obese adolescents.

Description:

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile (lipid profile, glucose, insulin), state redox (about glutathione peroxidase, isoprostane and LDL-ox) and endothelial function (by videocapillaroscopy) in obese adolescents (12-18 years).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: January 2009
• Est. primary completion date: January 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

pubertal girls obese (BMI > 30 kg/m) -

Exclusion Criteria:

Consumption of nuts Loss weight before the research chronic disease (hypertension)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• Brazil Nut
During 16 weeks the adolescents consumed 3-5 nuts/day

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro	Rio de janeiro,	RJ

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rio de Janeiro State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil,