Clinical trials: Supplements
Healthy
Comparison of Three Calcium Supplements
The study was conducted to investigate the metabolic effects of three different calcium compounds in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03286673
- Testing
- calcium phosphate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium carbonate
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jena
Hypercholesterolemia
Effect of a Treatment With a Nutraceutical Combination on Sub-optimal LDL Cholesterol Levels
High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factor for coronary heart disease. It is well demonstrated that drugs that reduce the intestinal absorption of cholesterol or block the synthesis of cholesterol or the…
- Trial name
- NATCOL (NCT03739242)
- Testing
- Nutraceutical combination
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.r.l.
Aging, Physical Activity
NEUROmuscular Training for Enhanced AGE Longevity
In recent years the research group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES) has carried out numerous studies that have provided current and convincing evidence of the benefits of physical activity and exercise for…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Activity, Training
- Trial name
- NEUROAGE (NCT06620666)
- Testing
- Water-based power resistance training + Dietary supplement I (WPowDSI), Elastic band-based power resistance training + Dietary supplement I (EBPowDSI), Elastic band-based eccentric resistance training + Dietary supplement II (EBEccDSII)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Iron Deficiency Anaemia Due to Dietary Causes
Measuring Iron Bioavailability From Oral Iron Supplements in Healthy Pre-menopausal Women Using Stable Isotopes
In this study the investigators will compare iron absorption from 3 doses of iron (5, 10, 15 mg, given as either Spatone™ or ferrous sulphate).
- Trial name
- BOIs (NCT07563686)
- Testing
- 5mg Spatone, 10mg Spatone, 15mg Spatone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Vitamin D Deficiency, Spinal Cord Injury
Vitamin D Supplementation in Wheelchair Indoor Athletes
There is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Switzerland. In indoor-athletes as well as wheelchair users, vitamin D deficiency occurs even more often.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Spinal Cord Injury, Drug Effects, Dietary Supplements
- Trial name
- VitD_SCI (NCT02621320)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Vascular Stiffness, Blood Pressure
Magnesium and Vascular Stiffness
This four-arm randomized controlled trial was designed to study the effects of magnesium supplements (total daily dose: 450 mg elemental magnesium) on vascular stiffness in healthy overweight and slightly obese men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT03632590
- Testing
- Magnesium Citrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Oxide
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentration (Vitamin D Status)
D-Light Intervention
Vitamin D insufficiency has become a global concern, with low vitamin D status associated with bone disorders, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.
- Trial name
- D-Light (NCT02495584)
- Testing
- Fortified milk (10µg vitamin D3), 10µg vitamin D3 supplement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Dermis Density, Wrinkles
The Effect of 16-week Dietary Intake of Food Supplements Containing Collagen on Dermis Density and Other Skin Parameters
The aim of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, one-period effectiveness study is to compare the effects of multiple-dose 16 weeks daily dietary supplementation with 5 g collagen alone or 5 g of collagen in…
- Conditions
- Dermis Density, Wrinkles, Skin Hydration, Dermis Thickness
- Trial name
- TO-COSKIN-2 (NCT05730517)
- Testing
- CP5HA, CP5
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VIST - Faculty of Applied Sciences
Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Meals to Improve Absorption of Iron Supplements
One of the targeted objectives of Healthy People 2020 is to reduce iron deficiency among women of reproductive age (WRA). Consuming foods rich in iron and/or oral iron supplementation is typically recommended to improve iron…
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT04793906
- Testing
- Iron supplement with a lunch meal containing beef, Iron supplement with a lunch meal containing plant-based alternative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pain, Glucose Levels
Effects of Diabetic Educational Intervention and Dietary Supplements on Blood Glucose, Lipid Profile Levels, Body Mass Index, and Pain Management Among Adult Individuals With Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a diabetes education intervention with cinnamon supplement on blood glucose, lipid profile, body mass index (BMI), and peripheral neuropathy pain in adults with type 2…
- Conditions
- Pain, Glucose Levels, Low-density Lipoprotein Lipid Composition, Cholesterol (Total and HDL)
- Trial name
- NCT07496619
- Testing
- Diabetic Educational Intervention and Dietary Supplements
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Quds University
Malaria
Long-term Iron Supplements and Malaria Risk in Early Pregnancy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized double-blind controlled trial will be carried out in which young, nulliparous (having never given birth) women will be randomly assigned to receive weekly supplementation with either iron and folic acid or folic acid…
- Trial name
- PALUFER (NCT01210040)
- Testing
- Folic Acid, Folic Acid and Iron
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Taurine, Aging, Biological
Effects Of Daily Taurine Intake For 6 Months On Biological Age and Body Metabolism Indicators As Well As Physical Fitness In 55-75-year-old Women And Men
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of taking 4 grams of taurine by older adults on aging processes over a period of 6 months.
- Conditions
- Taurine, Aging, Biological, Physical Activity, Metabolic Health
- Trial name
- TauAge (NCT06613542)
- Testing
- 4g of taurine daily
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Pregnancy
Delivery Vehicles for Prenatal Calcium Supplementation
The SickKids-led research team is currently developing a prenatal micronutrient powder that will contain calcium, iron, and folic acid with different absorption characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT01676636
- Testing
- Traditional Tablet, Chewable tablets, Unflavoured Powder
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh, Canada
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Breastfeeding
Double-blind, Placebocontrolled A Randomized Trial on the Efficacy of Herbal Galactogogues
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a commercially available product containing a combination of Silybum marianum and Galega officinalis to support continuation or augmentation of breast milk production.
- Trial name
- NCT02233439
- Testing
- Herbal galactagogue
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Antisocial Behavior
Omega-3 Supplements to Reduce Antisocial Behaviour in Young Offenders
The study aims to examine the effects of providing omega-3 supplements on young offenders' antisocial behaviour. Participants will be randomized into three groups: (1) Omega-3, (2) Placebo and (3) Treatment as Usual.
- Trial name
- NCT03627312
- Testing
- Omega-3, Treatment as Usual
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Prison Service
Healthy Participants
Amino Acid Kinetics in Blood After Consuming Different Milk Protein Supplements
The aim of this study is to investigate the amino acid kinetics in blood after a bout of strength training and ingestion of different milk protein supplements (native whey, whey protein concentrate 80, hydrolysed whey…
- Trial name
- NCT02882386
- Testing
- Strength Training, Milk 1%, Whey protein concentrate 80 (WPC-80)
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Lens Opacity
Effects of Lycium Barbarum Supplements on the Progression of Senile Cataract in Hong Kong Chinese Population
With the rapid growing aging population, age-related eye diseases including cataract are becoming more prevalent. The demand for cataract surgery and post-surgical care posed enormous financial burdens to the government.
- Trial name
- NCT01142960
- Testing
- Starch, Lycium Barbarum
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Vitamin D Deficiency
Effect of Vitamin D Oral Supplements on 25 OH Vitamin D Levels
Vitamin D deficiency is common world wide. 25 OH vitamin D level is the best indicator of vitamin D status. Vitamin D supplements are available as vitamin D2 or D3, in small daily or large weekly/monthly doses.
- Trial name
- NCT01170494
- Testing
- ergocalciferol 2000 IU orally, daily, ergocalciferol 25000 IU oraly every 2 weeks, ergocalciferol 50000 IU orally every 4 weeks
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Healthy, Aging
Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of an Oral Withania Somnifera Product in Older Adults
This study will measure the oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of known compounds from a standardized Withania somnifera botanical dietary supplement in healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07008300
- Testing
- Shoden
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Aging
Nutraceutical Effects on Long-Term Memory
Interventions to improve the cognitive health of older adults are of critical importance. In the current protocol, ithe investigators conducted a short-term (two months) randomized clinical trial to examine the influence of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01963767
- Testing
- NT-020
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida