Study of the Cardiovascular Vitamin, CardioLife

Evaluation of the Metabolic and Physiological Profiles of Patients Diagnosed With Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Following Administration of the Novel Cardiovascular Vitamin, CardioLife

Evaluation of the metabolic and physiological characteristics of patients with diagnosed Cardiovascular Disease following administration of the Cardiovascular vitamin, CardioLife.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Dietary supplement: CardioLife

Detailed Description

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cardiovascular nutraceutical supplement, CardioLife™ in patients with diagnosed Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). CardioLife is a novel nutraceutical intended for the prevention and management of cardiovascular risk factors, enhancement of cardiac performance and the treatment of cardiac dysfunction. This is an oral vitamin supplement comprising of the following main ingredients: garlic co-enzyme Q10, Arjuna, Hawthorn, Guggul, Red Yeast Rice, Policosanol, Nattokinase, Tumeric/curcumin, ashangandha, L-carnitine, grape seed extract, and vitamin B12.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 21
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
      • University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 90 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 - 90 years old and ability to understand the planned study.
• Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
• Able to comply with all study-related visits
• Able to give Informed Consent
• Negative for HcG with a serum pregnancy test
• If the patient has diabetes mellitus it must be controlled (HbA1c < 9.0%)
• Life expectancy of 1 year or more in the opinion of the investigator.
• Hematocrit ≥ 28.0%, White Blood Cell count ≤ 14,000, Platelet count ≥ 50,000, Serum bilirubin, ALT, AST x 2.5 time the upper level of normal.
• Controlled blood pressure (systolic blood pressure ≤160 and a diastolic blood pressure of ≤100 mmHG) and established anti-hypertensive therapy as necessary prior to entry into the study
• Patient must be on at least three of the listed medications for at least 30 days with no new medications to treat the disease introduced in the last month. Medications are: Anti-Platelet Therapy, Beta-Blockers, ACE/ARB, Calcium Blocker, Nitrates, After Load Reducing Agents, Lipid Lowering Agents, and/or Diuretics. Cardiac medications must be at stable doses with no dose change within the last 30 days.

Pre-existing condition (e.g. thromboembolic risk, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia are adequately controlled in the opinion of the investigator)

• Fertile patients (male and female) must agree to use an appropriate form of contraception while participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Female who is pregnant or nursing, or of child bearing potential and is not using a reliable birth control method, or who intend to become pregnant during the tenure of this study.
• End stage renal disease (Creatinine ≤ 3.0 mg / dl) and/or dialysis
• Acute Myocardial Infarction 90 days prior to randomization.
• Inability or unwillingness to comply with the treatment protocol, follow-up, research tests, or give consent.
• Life expectancy <1 year due to concomitant illnesses
• Known cancer or malignancy within the last 5 years
• Prior admission for substance abuse
• Uncontrolled lipid levels as determined by the Investigator
• Untreated Hypothyroidism
• Known Congenital Heart Defects
• History of Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy or Heart Failure
• Body Mass Index (BMI) of 45 kg/m2 or greater
• Medication use of steroids 30 days prior to enrollment
• Current use of any Nutraceutical that contains ingredients known to affect blood pressure, or any active ingredients that are found in CardioLifeTM
• Patient receiving experimental medication or participating in another clinical study within 30 days of signing the informed consent
• In the opinion of the investigator or the sponsor, the patient is unsuitable for cellular therapy

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
NO_INTERVENTION: Control; Subjects in the control arm will not receive an intervention.
EXPERIMENTAL: CardioLife; The main ingredients in the CardioLife supplements are as follows: garlic, co-enzyme Q10, arjuna, hawthorn, guggul, red yeast rice, policosanol, nattokinase, tumeric/curcumin, ashwangandha, L-carnitine, grape seed extract and vitamin B12.	Dietary supplement: CardioLife; Participants randomized to treatment arm will take dietary supplement as instructed.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change in blood pressure	Baseline to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change in serum lipid levels	Baseline to 6 Months
Change plasma levels of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC)	Baseline to 6 Months
Change in cholesterol levels	6 months
Change in homocysteine levels	6 months
Change in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels	6 months
Change in hs-C-reactive protein (CRP) levels	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Utah
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Anwar Tandar, M.D., University of Utah

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): January 1, 2016
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 12, 2014
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): March 14, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): March 22, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 21, 2016
• Last Verified: March 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: coronary artery disease; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular supplement
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: CARDIOLIFE--001