Gender, Obesity, C-Reactive Protein, and Oxidative Stress
Vitamin C
+ Vitamin E
+ Placebo
Cardiovascular Diseases
Prevention Study
Summary
Study start date: April 1, 2004
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Participants will be given 1000 mg vitamin C or 800 IU vitamin E daily for 60 days.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.396 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Prevention Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Nonsmoker and not passively exposed * Males and females 18 year and older * Able to take vitamin supplements * Able to take acetominophen instead of aspirin or NSAIDs during the study Exclusion criteria: * Pregnancy or lactation * History of ever smoking or passive smoke exposure in the last year * Active liver disease; history of HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney stones, hemochromatosis, or autoimmune diseases; heart disease, stroke, or cancer in the last 5 years * User of prescribed anti-inflammatory or lipid-lowering medications, oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, or blood-thinning drugs * User of iron supplements or vitamin E at 600 IU per day or more * Consumption of more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.3 intervention groups are designated in this study
33.333% chance of being blinded to the placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
ExperimentalGroup III
PlaceboStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location