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NCT03844867: ALMOND1

Healthy Properties of Two Almond Varieties. CEA vs. CARMEL

Completed NA Last updated 19 February 2019
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Filippo Cea and Carmel in Healthy Subjects in 84 participants. Completed in 1 January 2018.

Timeline
9 February 2017
Primary endpoint
1 September 2017
1 January 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Bari
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposescreening
Enrollment84
Start date9 February 2017
Primary completion1 September 2017
Estimated completion1 January 2018
Sites1 location across Italy

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Bari

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Healthy Subjects. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The cultivation of almond (Amygdalus communis L.) has always been a hallmark of the Mediterranean, representing a resource both food and economic. Almonds are high in fat (55.3%, mainly (39.4%) they consist of MUFA), are an excellent source of vitamin E, manganese, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, fiber, riboflavin and protein, phenolic and polyphenolic. Numerous studies correlate moderate and regular consumption of nuts with an important role in health. In particular, habitual almond consumption does not lead to weight gain, and their inclusion in low-calorie diets appears to promote more weight loss than a comparable carbohydrate-based low-calorie diet. Also, almonds have a low glycemic index and do not adversely impact insulin sensitivity. So they reduce certain risk factors linked to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Almonds are an excellent source of bioavailable α-tocopherol, and increasing their intake enhances the resistance of LDL against oxidation. In addition, the polyphenolic constituents of almonds have been characterized recently and found to possess antioxidant actions. Some studies show as consumption of almonds has been shown to be associated with lower levels of serum cholesterol and triglycerides thanks of their poly-unsaturated fatty acids. Despite Mediterranean countries have dominated world trade for a long time, from the '80 years, Italy underwent a strong production crisis, mainly due to the lack of new plants conducted according to the most modern techniques of cultivation and competition from other crops considered more profitable (e.g. wine, horticultural and citrus). The United States, in particular California, currently control more than a third of the world production of almond, using different cultivars and agronomic practices, based on more modern systems. In Apulia, various native cultivars have been developed such as "Filippo Cea", which have resisted the invasion of the most productive varieties of California. The aim of the project is to assess the quality and the beneficial effects of almonds, comparing a local cultivar (Filippo Cea) with an imported (Carmel) one. The study will be characterized by different phases: * Organoleptic analysis of the two different cultivars of almonds * evaluation of gastrointestinal motility after taking the two types of almonds.

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