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Antioxidant Functions of Lipoic Acid

For Condition: Hypercholesterolemia
Status: Not yet recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) ,
Synopsis: The goal of this study is to determine whether a short treatment with lipoic acid, an antioxidant used in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, improves blood vessel reactivity and decreases oxidant stress in persons with elevated blood cholesterol.
Details:
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 50 Years/75 Years
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion criteria: - Lipid criteria for inclusion are a plasma LDL between 160 and 190 mg/dl (total cholesterol usually 240-285 mg/dl) - Less than 2 coronary risk factors, and already on a cholesterol-lowering diet. Exclusion criteria: - Overt or clinical atherosclerosis - Diabetes - Currently taking cholesterol-lowering medication. - Subjects with other lipid disorders - Subjects taking supplemental lipoic acid, vitamin C, or vitamin E.
Total Enrollment: 16

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
JamesMay,  Principal Investigator,  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville,  Tennessee,  37232
United States
Anup  Sabharwal 615-936-1727


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  R21 AT001062-01A2; 
Study Start Date: November 2003
Record last reviewed: March 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00065624

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