Atherosclerosis
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is being done to determine if the use of double strength cranberry juice in daily diet will improve endothelial function.
Detailed description
Study participants will be randomized assigned to drink either placebo (a drink that looks and tastes like cranberry juice, but does not contain cranberry juice) or a double strength Ocean Spray light cranberry juice cocktail for four months.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Ocean Spray, Inc.
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects over the age of 18 years old with known or suspected cardiovascular disease including documented CAD by cardiac catheterization, and multiple cardiovascular risk factors will be included, regardless of severity of endothelial dysfunction or previous history of cardiovascular events. * Subjects with no known history of cardiac disease will also be eligible to participate. * Subjects must demonstrate endothelial dysfunction via the RH-PAT test (an RH-PAT score of less than 2.0) to continue participating in this study.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients will be excluded if they have confounding factors including, but not limited to, history of renal or liver failure, or relevant food allergies (cranberries, etc.).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that the chronic administration of supplementation with double-strength cranberry juice will improve peripheral endothelial dysfunction. | baseline and 4 months post |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The current study was also designed to test the acute effect of double-strength cranberry juice on endothelial function. | 45 mins post consumption |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed