Effect of chlorella consumption with egg loading on cholesterol levels in normocholesterolemic adults

Effect of four weeks consumption of chlorella with egg loading on cholesterol levels in normocholesterolemic adults: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000258

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-03

Start date

2011-07-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Dietary Supplement : Chlorella group: Consumption of chlorella tablets, 3 times/day, 4 tablets/time(chlorella 5g/day) Control group: Consumption of plcebo, 3 times/day, 4 tablets/time

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Voluntarily agree to participate and signed in informed consent form 2) Adults aged 20 to 64 years. 3) Plasma total cholesterol levels below 200mg/dl

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Continuous consumption of drug or dietary supplement that affect lipid metabolism within 4 weeks before the first visit 2) Following diseases: ? Myocardial infarction, stroke, uncontrolled hypertension (= 160/100mmHg) ? Diabetes (fasting plasma glucose = 126mg/dl) ? Liver failure(AST, ALT rose more than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal) ? Renal impairment (Creatinine rose more than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal) ? Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism ? Tumors 3) Familial hypercholesterolemia 4) Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks of first visit 5) Alcoholic 6) Pregnant or lactating women 7) Known allergies to eggs 8) Hypersensitivity to chlorella 9) Any condition that the principal investigator belives may put the subjects at undue risk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plasma total cholesterol levels	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Plasma triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, VLDL-cholesterol, Total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol/LDL-cholesterol, lutein, zeaxanthin, alpha-carotene,beta-carotene,lycopene	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJiyeon Kim

Ewha Womans University

Outcome results