NUTRITION: Natural Tocotrienol Against Ischemic Stroke Event (NUTRITION)

September 13, 2021 updated by: Andrew Slivka

Human Blood Outcomes Following Tocotrienol Supplementation - NUTRITION Phase I and Phase IIA

A natural form of vitamin E called tocotrienol (TCT), found in many common foods such as barley, decreases stroke size in animal models. Vitamin E has blood-thinning properties and lowers cholesterol, which make it a potential therapy for stroke prevention, though these effects are less well characterized for TCT. We plan to conduct two trials (I & IIA) to determine the effects of orally supplemented TCT on platelet function and cholesterol.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A natural form of vitamin E called tocotrienol (TCT), found in many common foods such as barley, decreases stroke size in animal models. Vitamin E has blood-thinning properties and lowers cholesterol, which make it a potential therapy for stroke prevention, though these effects are less well characterized for TCT. We plan to conduct two trials (I & IIA) to determine the effects of orally supplemented TCT on platelet function and cholesterol. Phase I subjects will be healthy volunteers, recruited by an advertisement. Phase IIA subjects will be hyperlipidemic (having high cholesterol), and will be referred to us by their Wound Care Center Physicians. Patients will be randomized to receive placebo pills, (400 or 800 mg) TCT pills, low-dose 81 mg aspirin (commonly used for secondary prevention of stroke), or TCT and aspirin together. Potential subjects for Phase-I who meet study criteria and agree to participate will be in the study for 6 months and have the following study related procedures, blood draw total 4 times, tape stripping (non-invasive procedure), BMI, and blood pressure measurement at each visit (every month). Participants in Phase-IIA will have blood drawn a total of 6 times, tape stripping, BMI and blood pressure measurement and participants will be in the study for 13 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

210

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • The Ohio State University Medical Center

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

40 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Phase IA

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy subjects between 40 and 70 years of age
  • No history of long-term vitamin E supplement (defined as daily oral tocopherol or tocotrienol supplementation greater than or equal to 6mos; within the past 5 years)
  • No current vitamin E supplementation in multivitamin

Exclusion Criteria - (as self reported by potential participants during review of eligibility criteria with Research Nurse,)

  • Evidence of heart disease as diagnosed by a physician by one or more of the following tests; EKG, chest x-ray, stress test, tilt table test, echocardiogram, coronary angiogram, electrophysiology test, CT heart scan, coronary MRI, pericardiocentesis
  • High cholesterol (total cholesterol >240mg/dL, LDL>160mg/dL)
  • Prior cancer diagnosis
  • Pregnancy - To exclude the possibility of pregnant women entering the study or becoming pregnant during the study only post-menopausal women or women who have had hysterectomies or bilateral oophorectomies will be included.
  • Breast feeding
  • Smoker (Must have quit 5 or more years ago)
  • Alcohol dependence (>4 drinks per day for more than 1yr anytime in the last 3 years)
  • Medication exclusion criteria - current use or recent discontinuation (within last 28 days) of any medication including the following: anti-coagulants and blood-thinners (e.g., Warfarin), psychotropic medications including antipsychotics, mood-stabilizers (e.g., lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine/tegretol); anti-depressants (tricyclics, SSRI's, MAOI's, nonselective MAOIs, Wellbutrin, St. John's Wort); anti-anxiety/anti-panic agents; anti-obsessive agents; prescription stimulants (e.g., Provigil, Ritalin); diet pills/anorectics; daily medication for chronic pain (e.g., opiates) or muscle spasms; daily use of over the counter stimulants in pill form (e.g., ephedrine); daily medication for asthma, Parkinson's disease medications (e.g., levodopa, methyldopa, apomorphine), smoking cessation medications (Wellbutrin/Zyban, Chantix/varenicline); statin use is not grounds for exclusion.

Phase IIA

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hyperlipidemic patients between 40 and 70 years of age currently taking statins
  • LDL>130mg/dL
  • TG>150mg/dL
  • HDL<40mg/dL
  • No history of long-term vitamin E supplement (defined as daily oral tocopherol or tocotrienol supplementation greater than or equal to 6mos; within the past 5 years)
  • No current vitamin E supplementation in multivitamin

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of heart disease as diagnosed by a physician by one or more of the following tests; EKG, chest x-ray, stress test, tilt table test, echocardiogram, coronary angiogram, electrophysiology test, CT heart scan, coronary MRI, pericardiocentesis
  • Prior cancer diagnosis
  • Currently taking blood thinners
  • Pregnancy - To exclude the possibility of pregnant women entering the study or becoming pregnant during the study only post-menopausal women or women who have had hysterectomies or bilateral oophorectomy will be included.
  • Breast feeding
  • Smoking (Must have quit within the past 6 months)
  • Alcohol dependence - (>4 drinks per day for more than 1yr anytime in the last 3 years)
  • Medication exclusion criteria - current use or recent discontinuation (within last 28 days) of any medication including the following: anti-coagulants and blood-thinners (e.g., Warfarin), psychotropic medications including antipsychotics, mood-stabilizers (e.g., lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine/tegretol); anti-depressants (tricyclics, SSRI's, MAOI's, nonselective MAOIs, Wellbutrin, St. John's Wort); anti-anxiety/anti-panic agents; anti-obsessive agents; prescription stimulants (e.g., Provigil, Ritalin); diet pills/anorectics; daily medication for chronic pain (e.g., opiates) or muscle spasms; daily use of over the counter stimulants in pill form (e.g., ephedrine); daily medication for asthma, Parkinson's disease medications (e.g., levodopa, methyldopa, apomorphine), smoking cessation medications (Wellbutrin/Zyban, Chantix/varenicline)

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Healthy Volunteers
Healthy participants randomized into one of 6 groups that will take 4 capsules, twice a day of vitamin E tocotrienol (TCT) capsules ; Low Dose Aspirin or placebo capsule for 7 months.
Other: Vitamin E tocotrienol (TCT) capsules ; Low dose Aspirin
Vitamin E TCT capsules- 400-800 mg Aspirin- 81 mg
Other: Placebo vehicle control
vehicle control compared to Vitamin E TCT pills
Other Names:
  • placebo capsule
Active Comparator: Hyperlipidemic
hyperlipidemic patients randomized into one of 6 groups that will take 4 capsules, twice a day of Vitamin E Tocotrienol (TCT) capsules; Low Dose Aspirin or placebo vehicle control capsule for 7 months.
Other: Vitamin E tocotrienol (TCT) capsules ; Low dose Aspirin
Vitamin E TCT capsules- 400-800 mg Aspirin- 81 mg
Other: Placebo vehicle control
vehicle control compared to Vitamin E TCT pills
Other Names:
  • placebo capsule

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Platelet function panel
Time Frame: up to one year
Blood draw followed by platelet aggregometry
up to one year
Lipid profile
Time Frame: up to one year
blood lipid panel including HDL, LDL, total cholesterol
up to one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tape Stripping Test
Time Frame: up to one year
HPLC vitamin E analysis of tape strips for compliance
up to one year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Andrew Slivka

Collaborators

Government of Malaysia

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 5, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

April 17, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 20, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2011H0242

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