Efficacy and acceptability of aged garlic extract as an adjunct treatment for uncontrolled hypertension: a randomised controlled pilot trial

In individuals with treated but uncontrolled hypertension, how effective and acceptable is aged garlic extract as complementary treatment in reducing blood pressure?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000151235

Enrollment

Registered

2009-03-16

Start date

2009-03-02

Completion date

2010-02-26

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study will seek to find out whether aged garlic extract is an effective and acceptable adjunct treatment in reducing blood pressure in treated but uncontrolled hypertensive general practice patients.

Interventions

Active group: 4 capsules orally containing 960 mg aged garlic extract (Kyolic) daily for 12 weeks

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg, on antihypertensive medication

Exclusion criteria

taking regular garlic supplements

Outcome results