Effect of an Anti-Oxidant Treatment on Resistin Serum Levels.A Randomized Study

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2005-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether an in vivo treatment with an antioxidant vitamin (vitamin C) might substantially affect serum levels of resistin, a recently described adipokine, whose clinical significance is still controversial in humans.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Turin, Italy
• Treatments: Antioxidants; Ascorbic Acid; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 20-50 years

• absence of known hyperglycemia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, impaired renal function, liver disease, or any other systemic conditions no use of any drug, estrogen included

• not being on a particular diet and/or vitamin or other nutrient supplementation

Exclusion Criteria:

• actual pregnancy

• known hyperglycemia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, impaired renal function, liver disease, or any other systemic conditions

• use of any drug, estrogen included

• being on a particular diet, vitamin or other nutrient supplementation

• history of renal calculi.