Overview

VEAPS: Vitamin E Atherosclerosis Prevention Study

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2000-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether vitamin E (DL-alpha-tocopherol) supplementation will reduce the progression of early atherosclerosis in healthy individuals over 40 years of age with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels greater than or equal to 130mg/dL.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator:
Hoffmann-La Roche
Treatments:
alpha-Tocopherol
Tocopherols
Tocotrienols
Vitamin E
Vitamins