The Effects of Broccoli Sprout Extract on Obstructive Lung Disease

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether broccoli sprout extract can effect lung function measurements in individuals with asthma and COPD.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• asthma

• COPD

Exclusion Criteria:

• currently on chronic oral steroid medications

• current respiratory symptoms

• pregnant

• FEV1 less than 40% predicted at baseline

• extreme degrees of bronchial hyperreactivity

• recent respiratory infection (<3 weeks)

• unstable symptoms in the prior month

• a history of intubation for respiratory symptoms within the past year

• any history of cardiac disease.