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Kefir for High Cholesterol

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Research Sponsored by University of Alberta
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial found that people who ate kefir had lower cholesterol levels than people who didn't eat kefir.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Blood Lipids following provision of each type of Kefir
Secondary outcome measures
Fecal microbiota composition changes following the provision of each type Kefir

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Traditional KefirExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Traditionally grown kefir
Group II: Commercial KefirExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Commercially produced kefir

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of AlbertaLead Sponsor
888 Previous Clinical Trials
384,937 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are my characteristics compatible with the criteria of this analysis?

"In order to be eligible for admission, potential participants must suffer from hypercholesterolemia and meet the age criteria of 18-65. The trial is looking to enrol 21 individuals in total."

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Are there any openings for participants in this clinical trial?

"According to information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not currently recruiting for participants; however, its initial posting was July 7th 2020 and it last updated records on the 14th of July 2022. Presently there are 70 other trials actively searching for patients."

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Is participation in this trial open to those over the age of 25?

"This medical study is accessible to people from the age of majority and under 65."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Kefir Cholesterol Lowering Pilot Study
2020. "Kefir Cholesterol Lowering Pilot Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04247139.
~4 spots leftby Apr 2025
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