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NCT04247139
Kefir Cholesterol Lowering Pilot Study
NA trial testing Kefir in Hypercholesterolemia in 21 participants. Completed in 16 September 2022.
25 April 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Alberta |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 21 |
| Start date | 7 July 2020 |
| Primary completion | 25 April 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 16 September 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Canada |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Kefir — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Hypercholesterolemia — all drugs for Hypercholesterolemia →
Sponsor
University of Alberta
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, male only, with Hypercholesterolemia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
High cholesterol (a type of fat in humans blood) may be one factor that can lead to heart disease. If people have higher cholesterol, it is possible that kefir (a food similar to yogurt) may help to control blood cholesterol levels.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04247139 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alberta
- Last refreshed: 19 September 2024
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