Launceston chickpea study

A randomised crossover trial of the effect of dietary chickpea on plasma lipids and measures of glucose tolerance in the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk factors

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000605695

Enrollment

Registered

2005-10-06

Start date

2003-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Randomised cross-over trial comparing the effects of consumption of 140g of chickpeas (Edgell canned chickpeas) plus an ad libitum quantity of bread and biscuits containing 30% chickpea flour versus a similar diet with wheat flour replacing chickpea flour and wheat fibre replacing the raw chickpeas. Duration 5 weeks on each diet with an 8 week wash-out period between diets.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Middle-aged, healthy,recruited by newspaper advertisement who were willing to eat a chickpea supplemented diet for a 5 week period.

Exclusion criteria

Those on lipid-lowering or anti-diabetic medication; intolerant to chickpea or wheat.

Outcome results