Effect of Garlic on Inflammatory Mediators

• Status: Suspended
• Trial end date: 2007-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This research will investigate the effect of garlic oil extract when added to daily diet on inflammatory mediators and blood clotting activation.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Albany Medical College
• Treatments: Allyl sulfide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age and older

• Normal subjects with BMI <25, obese subjects with BMI >30

• Subjects who have consented to adhere to the diet, regular weekly visits, and blood draws.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects on any antioxidant medication.

• Patient on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

• On any agent with antioxidant properties.

• History of drug or alcohol abuse.

• Any life threatening disease.

• On any agent with significant antioxidant properties.

• Taking garlic extracts in the diet regularly.