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NCT05937165

ABSORB (Amount of Blueberries So Older Adults Reap Benefits)

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 15 December 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder in Depressive Symptoms in 6 participants. Completed in 25 November 2024.

Timeline
31 October 2023
Primary endpoint
25 November 2024
25 November 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorHebrew SeniorLife
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingnone
Primary purposeother
Enrollment6
Start date31 October 2023
Primary completion25 November 2024
Estimated completion25 November 2024
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Hebrew SeniorLife — full company profile →

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Depressive Symptoms or Aging. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Urinary Flavonoid Biomarkers Primary · Baseline and Day 3 of intervention

Change in total flavonoid metabolites found in the urine. The values for the metabolites represent the relative abundance of each metabolite, rather than absolute quantification, with higher values reflecting higher levels of total flavonoid metabolites in the urine.

GroupValue95% CI
Standard Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder398863± 274183
Higher Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder1045795± 661053
Inflammatory Biomarker C-reactive Protein Primary · Baseline and Day 3 of intervention

Change in serum C-reactive Protein

GroupValue95% CI
Standard Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder-100± 642
Higher Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder-635± 1318
Inflammatory Biomarker Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Secondary · Baseline and Day 3 of intervention

Change in tumor necrosis factor alpha

GroupValue95% CI
Standard Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder-0.03± 0.11
Higher Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder0.06± 0.08
Inflammatory Biomarker Interleukin 6 Secondary · Baseline and Day 3 of intervention

Change in interleukin 6

GroupValue95% CI
Standard Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder0.28± 0.55
Higher Dose Freeze-dried Blueberry Powder-1.3± 3.0

Sponsor's own description

This randomized, cross-over, pilot study aims to compare preliminary impact of a standard dose of blueberry powder (24 g) vs a higher dose (48 g) on the bioavailability of flavonoids and inflammatory biomarkers in older adults with minor levels of depressive symptoms.

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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