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Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Portfolio Diet Study #7
MRIPD#7
The Canada-wide Human Nutrition Trialists' Network
2 other identifiers
interventional
N/A
1 country
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Brief Summary
Presently in Canada, 29% of deaths are due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), costing $20.9 billion annually. The investigators have, therefore, brought together an unique network of investigators at different stages in their careers with a range of disciplines (nutrition, cardiology, diabetes, imaging, physics, clinical trials, statistics, laboratory medicine, primary care, genetics, psychology, knowledge translation (KT), and epidemiology) and with international recognition , experience and connections, to undertake a multi-centre study which will test the ability of the dietary Portfolio PLUS approach over 3 years to reduce the progression of plaque build-up in the carotid artery as assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in individuals with hypercholesterolemia. The dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods (viscous fibres, soy protein, plant sterol and nuts) which has been proven in many of their studies to be an effective cholesterol-lowering diet will be further enhanced by increased levels of monounsaturated fats (MUFA) and low glycemic index foods. Will this enhanced dietary strategy (dietary Portfolio PLUS ) reduce the progression of carotid atheromatous lesions, LDL-C and blood pressure while reducing the number of hyperlipidemic individuals requiring statins?
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Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 18, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 5, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 7, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 7, 2014
CompletedApril 27, 2017
April 1, 2017
February 18, 2014
April 25, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline of the maximum vessel wall volume of the carotid arteries
Assessed by MRI
At baseline and year 3
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Intra-plaque hemorrhage (IPH)
At baseline and year 3
Intra-plaque lipid (lipid-rich necrotic core)
baseline and year 3
blood pressure and pulse rate
At months 0, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
initiation of statin therapy
baseline and year 3
Other Outcomes (7)
LDL-cholesterol
At months, 0, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
HDL-cholesterol
months 0, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
C-reactive protein (CRP)
At months 0, 12, 24, and 36
- +4 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Portfolio Plus Diet
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be advised to follow a low glycemic index dietary portfolio. Specifically, the advice will be to limit saturated fat (to \<7% of total calories and cholesterol to \<200 mg/d) plus inclusion of viscous fibres, soy protein, plant sterols and nuts, 5% extra monounsaturated fat and selection of low glycemic index foods; emphasizing current recommendations for fruit and vegetable intakes (5-10 servings/d)
DASH-like (high fibre) diet
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe DASH-like dietary advice will emphasize a diet of whole grains, low-fat dairy and current recommendations for fruit and vegetables (5-10 servings/day)
Interventions
Foods on the Portfolio Plus plan will contribute 9 g/1000 kcal viscous fibre as β-glucan (oats, barley, oat bran bread and soups) and psyllium (cereal), 1 g plant sterol/1000 kcal diet (in sterol margarine), 22.5 g soy protein/1000 kcal (soy burgers, dogs, links, other soy meat analogues, soy milks, yogurts and cheese) and additional sources of plant proteins from pulses (eg. lentils, chickpeas, beans, etc); and 22.5 g almonds or equivalent of other nuts/1000 kcal and increase MUFA (as olive and canola oils, avocados, nuts, margarine and salad dressings). The glycemic index will be reduced from 83 to 70 GI units (bread scale)
Dietary advice will be given to encourage intake of whole grain foods (brown rice, whole wheat breads, muffins and breakfast cereals); to reduce red meat consumption, choose low fat dairy foods and a control margarine
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Eligible participants will be:
- Adult males that are within 30% of their target LDL-cholesterol for the low or moderate risk category according to the 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines.
- Postmenopausal women that are within 30% of their target LDL-cholesterol for the low or moderate risk category according to the 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines.
- Participants will have the following characteristics:
- BMI 25-40 kg/m2 with body weight that has remained constant (within ±2kg) over the last 3 months preceding the onset of the study.
- Measurable arterial thickening at screening (carotid intima-media thickness of \>1.0mm)
- Plus at least 1 of the following 3 criteria:
- are treated with statins
- are statin intolerant
- have refused statin treatment after consultation with the appropriate physician
You may not qualify if:
- Individuals with the following conditions will be excluded:
- major cardiovascular event
- stroke or
- myocardial infarction
- Cardiac conditions that compromise normal function
- mitral valve disease
- heart failure
- angina
- familial hypercholesterolemia
- secondary causes of hypercholesterolemia
- hypothyroidism (unless treated and on a stable dose of L-thyroxine)
- renal or liver disease
- diabetes
- serum triglycerides \>4.5 mmol/L
- uncontrolled blood pressure
- +12 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Unity Health Torontolead
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)collaborator
- University of Torontocollaborator
- Laval Universitycollaborator
- University of Manitobacollaborator
- University of British Columbiacollaborator
Study Sites (4)
Healthy Heart Lipid Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada
Richardson Center for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals and the St. Boniface Hospital Cardiovascular Center, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 6C5, Canada
Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2T2, Canada
Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods and the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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PMID: 17572148BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
David J Jenkins, MD
St. Michael's Hospital / University of Toronto
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Benoit Lamarche, PhD
Laval University
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Peter Jones, PhD
University of Manitoba
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Jiri Frohlich, MD
University of British Columbia
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 18, 2014
First Posted
March 5, 2014
Primary Completion
October 7, 2014
Study Completion
October 7, 2014
Last Updated
April 27, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-04