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Green Tea Extract for Obesity

Q: Are any individuals under the age of twenty being admitted to this research project?

<p>The parameters of this clinical trial stipulate that patients must not be younger than 18 nor older than 50 to partake.</p>

Q: Is it currently possible to join the clinical trial?

<p>Unfortunately, clinicaltrials.gov reports that recruitment for this particular study has concluded; the original posting was on August 29th 2018 and it underwent its latest edit on December 4 2021. However, there are still 1,295 other trials currently seeking participants.</p>

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Led By Richard Bruno, PhD, RD

Research Sponsored by Ohio State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up week 4 - 6-24 hours

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Study Summary

This trial will test whether green tea can help to reduce low-grade inflammation related to obesity. If successful, this could support dietary recommendations for green tea as a means of alleviating obesity-related health issues.

Eligible Conditions

Obesity
Inflammation
Endotoxemia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ week 4 - 6-24 hours

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~week 4 - 6-24 hours

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 4 - 6-24 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Endotoxin

Secondary outcome measures

Bioavailability - Epicatechin

Bioavailability - Epicatechin gallate

Bioavailability - Epigallocatechin

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Green Tea Extract-ConfectionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Confection with green tea extract consumed daily for 4 weeks

Group II: Placebo ConfectionPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Confection without green tea extract consumed daily for 4 weeks

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State UniversityLead Sponsor

829 Previous Clinical Trials

505,703 Total Patients Enrolled

23 Trials studying Obesity

4,001 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Richard Bruno, PhD, RDPrincipal InvestigatorOhio State University

5 Previous Clinical Trials

126 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does my profile meet the criteria for inclusion in this clinical experiment?

"This clinical trial seeks 40 individuals with endotoxemia who are between 18-50 years of age. To qualify, applicants must have a fasting glucose level lower than 126 mg/dL, not consume dietary supplements, possess an overweight or obese BMI (28-40 kg/m2), be normotensive (with blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg) and not smoke cigarettes."

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Are any individuals under the age of twenty being admitted to this research project?

"The parameters of this clinical trial stipulate that patients must not be younger than 18 nor older than 50 to partake."

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Is it currently possible to join the clinical trial?

"Unfortunately, clinicaltrials.gov reports that recruitment for this particular study has concluded; the original posting was on August 29th 2018 and it underwent its latest edit on December 4 2021. However, there are still 1,295 other trials currently seeking participants."

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