Trial | NCT02511860  Report issue

Title

Burdock and Blood Pressure in African-American Women
Burdock and Blood Pressure in African-American Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Unknown status

  • Intervention/Treatment

    burdock ...

  • Study Participants

    60
This is a study of women aged 18-65, to determine the physiological effects of consuming burdock root in supplement form. Burdock has long been used by herbalists for its diuretic and blood sugar lowering properties.
This study will allow us to determine the effect of burdock consumption on basic laboratory tests such as the complete metabolic panel (CMP) as well as the effect on blood pressure over time. Participants will self-monitor their blood pressures and undergo lab testing. They will also complete symptom inventories to determine subjective factors that change with burdock consumption, such as menstrual water retention. Subjects will undergo electronic body composition testing before and after the intervention.
Study Started
Aug 31
2015
Primary Completion
Nov 30
2015
Anticipated
Study Completion
Feb 29
2016
Anticipated
Last Update
Jul 30
2015
Estimate

Dietary Supplement Burdock

Subjects will consume burdock daily and will undergo laboratory tests to determine the effect of burdock, if any, on organ function.

  • Other names: Arctium lappa

Dietary Supplement Placebo

Methylcellulose (inert) tablet taken as placebo

Placebo Placebo Comparator

Patients will consume a placebo pill containing methylcellulose.

Active Active Comparator

Patients will consume 850 mg of burdock twice per day.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Must be able to swallow tablets
African-American race
Able to travel to our clinic in Santa Monica

Exclusion Criteria:

Severely low blood pressure
Hypoglycemia
Baseline creatinine over 1.2
No Results Posted