Soy and Lipoproteins in Postmenopausal Women
研究概览
详细说明
BACKGROUND:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality and disability in postmenopausal women. Menopause alters serum lipids and lipoproteins to produce a more atherogenic lipid profile that may contribute significantly to the increased risk for the development of CVD over the lifetime of women. Clinical trials have demonstrated a beneficial effect of soy protein containing isoflavones (soy) on plasma lipids and lipoproteins; however, these studies included small numbers of postmenopausal women and virtually none included sufficient African-American women. In addition, no published data existed in 2001 on the impact of soy on atherogenic lipoprotein subclasses in postmenopausal women.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
The study was a double blind, parallel group, randomized clinical trial. A total of 216 healthy postmenopausal women (50 percent African-American) with LDL cholesterol between 130 mg/dL and 190 mg/dL were enrolled. Following a pre-randomization run-in period on a NCEP Step I diet, women were randomized to receive soy containing isoflavones or casein dietary supplements for 3 months. Major outcome variables were assessed in both groups at baseline and again at 3 months. It was hypothesized that soy supplementation would result in significantly greater reduction in LDL cholesterol, LDL particle concentration, and prevalence of dense LDL particles and improvement in menopausal quality of life compared with placebo and that these effects would be comparable in African-Americans and whites. This was the first study to determine whether a natural plant product could ameliorate the unfavorable changes in known and novel lipid risk factors that are a consequence of menopause in both African-American and white women. The unique transitional outcomes explored in this study added substantially to the limited body of knowledge of the effects of soy. Evaluation of this nutritional alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that may provide a beneficial effect on lipid risk factors and menopausal symptoms but would be free of the adverse effects on triglycerides, the breast and uterus, and thrombotic events associated with HRT could have significant public health implications for postmenopausal women.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 不适用
参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion criteria
- postmenopausal women
- elevated cholesterol
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:预防
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:双倍的
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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实验性的:Intervention
dietary supplement soy protein containing isoflavones
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Dietary supplement of isolated soy protein containing isoflavones
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安慰剂比较:Placebo
dietary supplement casein placebo
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dietary supplement casein placebo
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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LDL cholesterol level
大体时间:3 months
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LDL cholesterol will be measured in blood in mg/dl
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3 months
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Jerilyn Allen、Johns Hopkins University
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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