Vitamin C Supplementation Provides Protection from the Adverse Effects of Perfluorinated Compounds on Insulin Resistance in the Elderly

Effect of vitamin C uptake on inflammation, oxidation and insulin resistance in elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000749

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-05-24

Start date

2011-06-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Dietary Supplement : Total participants were randomly divided into two groups. Vitamin C and placebo were supplemented sequentially, each for 4 weeks (total of 10 weeks, 4+2+4), to one group (Vitamin

Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) was supplemented once a day during the 4 week period. For the placebo intake, 10.7 mg of sodium citrate, 7.4 mg of magnesium stearate, and 1047.0 mg of lactose, packed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly aged 60 years or over

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nothing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Glucose;insulin;homeostatic model assessment (HOMA)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
malondialdehyde (MDA) ;8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJin Hee Kim

Seoul National University

Outcome results