The effect of regular high cacao-content chocolate ingestion on arterial stiffness and metabolic responses in exercise.

The effect of regular high cacao-content chocolate ingestion on arterial stiffness and metabolic responses in exercise. - The effect of high cacao-content chocolate.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000026486

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-27

Start date

2017-01-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy young adult population

Interventions

No treatment, 4 week High cacao-content chocolate ingestion (20 g/day), 4 week

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18 years and older men and women, not restricted by a doctor from exercising, not have medication and smoking.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arterial stiffness (after 4 week)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Respiratory gas responses in exercise (after 4 week)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasato Nishiwaki

Osaka Institute of Technology Faculty of Engineering

masato.nishiwaki@oit.ac.jp06-6954-4391

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026