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Study NCT ID:
NCT01102504
Status:
WITHDRAWN
Last Update Posted:
2015-04-06
First Post:
2010-04-12
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Supplementation of Lycopene in Carotid Atheroma
Sponsor:
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Supplementation of Lycopene on Carotid Atheroma: Neovascularisation and Morphology (SOLANUM) Study
Status:
WITHDRAWN
Status Verified Date:
2015-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
lack of funding
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
SOLANUM
Brief Summary:
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. One of the causes of stroke which can be treated is narrowing of the carotid artery. Currently the only definite treatment option is surgery or endovascular treatment. All patients not qualified for or awaiting surgery are, therefore, left with best medical therapy and with a yearly risk of stroke anywhere between 1% - 35% depending on the severity of the disease.
The study will use the properties of a tomato extract containing lycopene. Previously studies have demonstrated beneficial properties of tomato extracts:
1. It decreases lipid oxidation
2. It decreases DNA damage
3. It has properties that reduce the speed and amount of cell divisions that inflammatory and smooth muscle cells undergo (both of these cell types contribute to atheroma formation).
The investigators wish to assess whether long-term food supplementation with a tomato extract containing lycopene could influence atherosclerotic plaque characteristics. The investigators will assess this using Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the plaque and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography for counting the number of blood clots that go to the brain's arteries. Furthermore the investigators wish to examine the effect of long-term food supplementation with a tomato extract containing lycopene on blood cholesterol levels and lipid oxidation and blood markers of inflammation and injury of the inner lining of the arteries.
This will be a single center, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study.
The study will use the properties of a tomato extract containing lycopene. Previously studies have demonstrated beneficial properties of tomato extracts:
1. It decreases lipid oxidation
2. It decreases DNA damage
3. It has properties that reduce the speed and amount of cell divisions that inflammatory and smooth muscle cells undergo (both of these cell types contribute to atheroma formation).
The investigators wish to assess whether long-term food supplementation with a tomato extract containing lycopene could influence atherosclerotic plaque characteristics. The investigators will assess this using Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the plaque and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography for counting the number of blood clots that go to the brain's arteries. Furthermore the investigators wish to examine the effect of long-term food supplementation with a tomato extract containing lycopene on blood cholesterol levels and lipid oxidation and blood markers of inflammation and injury of the inner lining of the arteries.
This will be a single center, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study.
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: