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Evaluation of the Effect of a Shiitake Extract on Lipid Profile in Subjects With Moderate Hyperlipidemia

A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effect of a Shiitake Mushroom Extract Supplement on Lipid Profile, Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Microbiota in Subjects With and Moderate Hyperlipidemia

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03550287
Acronym
Reducol
Enrollment
57
Registered
2018-06-08
Start date
2017-05-08
Completion date
2017-12-31
Last updated
2022-01-13

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Conditions

Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipidemias, Dietary Supplements, Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Brief summary

Effect of a dietary supplement with Shiitake extracts (Lentinula edodes) on lipid profile and other cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with moderate hyperlipidemia without pharmacological treatment.

Detailed description

Prospective, parallel, randomized and double-blind clinical-nutritional study of 8 weeks of duration and 2 study groups (1) Food supplement with extracts of the fungus Shiitake; 2) Placebo supplement with maltodextrin) to evaluate the effect of a food supplement derived from the Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) on the lipid profile, other cardiovascular risk factors and the intestinal microbiota in subjects with hyperlipidemia moderate without pharmacological treatment.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTExperimental product

10 g/day

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo product

10 g/day

Sponsors

Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Men and women from 18 to 65 years old. * BMI ≥18.5 and \<30 kg/m2. * Adequate cultural level and understanding for the clinical trial. * Signed informed consent. * Cardiovascular risk \<10% to 10 years measured by REGICOR. * Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/d and at least 2 factors included in the following list: * ≥ 45 years or women ≥ 55 years. * Family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in first degree male relative less than 55 years of age and less than 65 years in women. * HDL cholesterol: men \<40 or women \<50. * Triglycerides ≥ 150mg/dL and \<200 mg/dL * LDL cholesterol ≥ 130mg/dL and \< 160mg/dL * Smoker * Willingness to follow a healthy diet, hyperlipidemic control diet and a diet without stanols, sterols and yeast. * Social or familiar environment that prevents from accomplishing the dietary treatment

Exclusion criteria

* Individuals diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus type 1. * Individuals diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 on pharmacological treatment (unless it is possible the suspension 30 days before the trials). * Individuals with dyslipidemia on pharmacological treatment; * Individuals with hypertension on pharmacological treatment; * Individuals \> 60 years smokers with total cholesterol \> 200mg/dL or LDL \>130mg/dl. * Individuals with hypertension on pharmacological treatment uncontrolled. * Individuals with hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism on pharmacological treatment uncontrolled. * Individuals allergic to Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) * Individuals with chronic diseases (hepatic, kidney, …) * Individuals receiving at least the preceding 2 months a pharmacological treatment that modifies the lipid profile (for example, statins, fibrates, diuretics, corticosteroids, ADOs); * Individuals who have participated in the last 6 months in a program or clinical trial to lose weight. * Smokers wanting to stop to smoke during the period that clinical trial lasts. * Individuals with mental illness. * Consume drugs to lose weight during 30 days before starting the study * Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change from Baseline Total CholesterolWeek 0 and 8Total Cholesterol

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change from Baseline Satiety Hunger AssessmentWeek 0 and 8Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). 100mm horizontal line anchored at each end with the extremes of the subjective feeling to be quantified. Subjects are instructed to rate the sensation being experienced according to how they define the line. e.g., not at all hungry (0mm) and as hungry as I have ever felt (100mm). Multiple measures are taken at repeated time intervals described below.
Total amount of food consumed in 24hWeek 0 and 824h Food Record Method
Change from Baseline Vitamin DWeek 0 and 8Vitamin D
Change from Baseline Anthropometric ParametersWeek 0 and 8Weight and Height to calcule BMI in kg/m2
Change from Baseline Lipid Metabolism ParametersWeek 0 and 8High Density Lipoprotein
Change from Baseline Glucose ParametersWeek 0 and 8Glucose
Change from Baseline Inflammation ParametersWeek 0 and 8PCR, fibrinogen, IL-6, IL-10, TNFalpha
Adverse EffectsWeek 0, 4 and 8Gastrointestinal Symptoms (Nausea, Diarrhea, Bloating and other disorders)
Change from Baseline Markers of oxidationWeek 0 and 8LDLox
Sensory PerceptionWeek 4Questionnaire of analysis of sensory perception of the food study product. Five questions that are valued on a scale of 0% to 100% asking about the taste and smell of the study product: desire with which the product is taken, taste, smell, consistency and what wait for effectiveness.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026