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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01534910
Effect of Aged Garlic Extract on Atherosclerosis (Garlic4)
March 9, 2017 updated by: Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
The investigators will be assessing the effect of Aged Garlic Extract on the coronary arteries.
The investigators will enroll patients in a double blind study, where half the patients will receive placebo, and have the patients undergo a series of tests of plaque (CT scan of the heart, carotid ultrasound) and follow the patients on the drug or placebo and then repeat the tests and blood work at the end of one year.
The investigators will assess if being on aged garlic extract adds any benefit to plaque in the coronary or neck arteries.
The investigators will also assess the effect of aged garlic extract on markers of inflammation.
Patients will receive free drug, free testing and be compensated, and learn more about their heart and neck arteries.
if successful, more patients can use this drug to benefit their health.
The harms include the radiation from the CT scan and the medication, which has mild side effects.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The investigators will be assessing the effect of Aged Garlic Extract on the coronary arteries.
The investigators will enroll patients in a double blind study, where half the patients will receive placebo, and have the patients undergo a series of tests of plaque (CT scan of the heart, carotid ultrasound) and follow the patients on the drug or placebo and then repeat the tests and blood work at the end of one year.
The investigators will assess if being on aged garlic extract adds any benefit to plaque in the coronary or neck arteries.
The investigators will also assess the effect of aged garlic extract on markers of inflammation.
Patients will receive free drug, free testing and be compensated, and learn more about their heart and neck arteries.
if successful, more patients can use this drug to benefit their health.
The harms include the radiation from the CT scan and the medication, which has mild side effects.
The study will perform advanced CT angiography at baseline and follow up along with carotid intimal media thickness testing, to see if plaque is slowed down by Aged Garlic Extract
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
65
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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California
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Torrance, California, United States, 90502
- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
38 years to 63 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria
- Age 40-65 years
- Framingham risk score 6-20%, and at least 2 components of the metabolic syndrome as defined by ATP III Clinical Identification of the Metabolic Syndrome (including impaired fasting glucose > 110 mg/dl, treated hypertension or SBP > 130 or DBP > 85 mm Hg, plasma triglycerides > 150 mg/dl, HDL cholesterol < 35 mg/dl for men or < 40 mg/dl for women, abdominal obesity as defined as waist > 40 in for men, > 35 in for women)
- Subjects must provide written informed consent after the scope and nature of the investigation has been explained to them
- Subjects should be stable on their concomitant medications for at least 26 weeks prior to randomization
- Calcium Score > 20 at baseline
- Subjects who agree to refrain from other anti-glycemic agent Exclusion Criteria
- A contraindication to AGE including: known hypersensitivity to drug.
- Any unstable medical, psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that in the opinion of the investigator or principal investigator is likely to affect the subject's ability to complete the study or precludes the subject's participation in the study
- Weight in excess of 300 pounds
- Bleeding disorder
- History of known coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, stroke or life-threatening arrhythmia within the prior six months
- NYHA Class II- IV heart failure
- History of malignancy within the last 5 years (other than skin cancer) or evidence of active cancer which would require concomitant cancer chemotherapy
- Serum creatinine > 1.4 mg/dl
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Triglycerides > 400 at visit 1
- Drug or alcohol abuse, or current intake of more than 14 standard drinks per week
- Concurrent enrollment in another placebo-controlled trial
- Partial ileal bypass or known gastrointestinal disease limiting drug absorption
- Current diabetes or intake of anti-diabetic or other prohibited drug
- Current tobacco use
- Current use of anticoagulants (except for anti-platelet agents)
- Renal failure
- History of hypertensive encephalopathy or cerebrovascular accident
- Hematological or biochemical values at screening outside the reference ranges considered as clinically significant in the opinion of the investigator or PI
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Sugar pill
placebo
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placebo
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Active Comparator: Aged Garlic Extract
2400 mg of aged garlic extract
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2400 mg a day
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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CT Angiography Plaque
Time Frame: baseline to 1 year
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we will measure low attenuation plaque at baseline (in volume) and then again at 1 year. we will assess if there is a reduction in low attenuation plaque volume (percent change from baseline), defined as [followup-baseline]/baseline x100%. Baseline was time zero, followup CT scan was 1 year. |
baseline to 1 year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Coronary Calcium
Time Frame: 1 year
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Agatston score is a semi-automated tool to calculate a score based on the extent of coronary artery calcification detected by an unenhanced low-dose CT scan.
The calculation is based on the weighted density score given to the highest attenuation value (HU) multiplied by area of the calcification speck.
The grading of coronary artery disease (based on total calcium score) is as follows: no evidence of CAD: 0 calcium score, minimal: 1-10, mild: 11-100, moderate: 101-400, and severe: >400
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1 year
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Collaborators and Investigators
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
May 1, 2012
Primary Completion (Actual)
December 1, 2014
Study Completion (Actual)
December 1, 2014
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 14, 2012
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 16, 2012
First Posted (Estimate)
February 17, 2012
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
April 20, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 9, 2017
Last Verified
March 1, 2017
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 21567-01
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
No
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