Antioxidant Capacity and Vitamin A Profile in Young Adults Who Consume a Snack Bar Made From Tropical Fruits Treated With UV-C

NCT03520725 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HFAG001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of a snack bar on some health indicators associated with diet (plasma antioxidant capacity, lipid profile, vitamin A profile (retinol and carotenoids)) and on the nutritional status (impact on energy and nutrients consumed) in a group of upper level students.

Conditions

Nutritional and Metabolic Disease

Keywords

antioxidant capacity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity Assay (Antioxidant Capacity)

  From baseline and thirty days post treatment

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (Antioxidant Capacity)

  From baseline and thirty days post treatment

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Serum Retinol Determination

  From baseline and thirty days post treatment

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Serum pro-VA carotenoids

  From baseline and thirty days post treatment

  Change from baseline at thirty days

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Change Serum total polyphenols determination

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Serum cholesterol determination

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Serum Triacylglycerides determination

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol

  Change from baseline at thirty days

• Change Body Mass Index

  Change from baseline at thirty days

Study Arms (3)

No Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This group did not have an intervention

Other: No Intervention

Intervention pineapple

EXPERIMENTAL

Daily consumption of 30 g of pineapple snack bar for 4 weeks.

Dietary Supplement: Pineapple snack bar

Intervention mango

EXPERIMENTAL

Daily consumption of 30 g of mango snack bar for 4 weeks.

Dietary Supplement: Mango snack bar

Interventions

No Intervention OTHER

This gruop did not have an intervention

No Intervention

Pineapple snack bar DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

30 g daily of pineapple snack bar

Intervention pineapple

Mango snack bar DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

30 g daily of mango snack bar

Intervention mango

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Young adults of 18 years of age or older,
• Healthy in appearance

You may not qualify if:

• People in current medical treatment
• Used antibiotics in past 15 days
• Have presented infectious symptoms on previous days
• Smokers
• Narcotic consumers
• Women in use of hormonal treatment
• Contraceptives or pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C.: lead
• Universidad de Sonora: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Metabolic Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2018
• First Posted: May 11, 2018
• Study Start: December 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2017
• Study Completion: April 1, 2017
• Last Updated: May 11, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share