None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The study aim is to evaluate the efficacy of selected Chinese therapeutic food (an extract combining Hawthorn fruit and Chinese Kiwi fruit) for dyslipidemia treatment. It is the hypothesized that the therapeutic food may have a positive effect on the treatment of dyslipidemia, and that it may improve participants’ general well-being.
Interventions
Intake of the therapeutic food powder(specifically an extract of Hawthorn fruit and Chinese kiwi fruit), 20g daily, for one month
The extracting concentration: raw Hawthorn fruit and raw Chinese kiwi fruit: extract powder=5:1 (It means that one unit of the powder is extracted and concentrated from five units of the raw fruits)
Sponsors
Victoria University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
having lived in Australia for the past 10 years ; diagnosed with dyslipidemia (moderate level), in which fasting serum LDL-C level within 100-160mg/dL or TG within 150-250mg/dL; with blood pressure lower than 159/99mmHg
Exclusion criteria
other major medical conditions (ie. established CVD, severe diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, hepatic or renal disorders) or pregnancy; having been taking other supplements or medicine which may influence blood lipid levels in the past 3 months; allergic to the extract of the therapeutic food or wheat germ; asthma; fluid retention or severe diarrhoea; with Asian cultural background
Outcome results
None listed