Selenium and Immune Function

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

133

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2005

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2008

Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

50ug selenium enriched yeast

Selenomethionine supplement (50ug/d Se) for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

100ug selenium enriched yeast

Selenomethionine supplement (100ug/d Se) for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

200ug selenium enriched yeast

Selenomethionine supplement (200ug/d Se) for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control onion

3 meals per week containing un-enriched onion (4ug/d) for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Enriched onion

3 meals per week containing un-enriched onion (50ug/d) for 12 weeks

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo supplement for 12 weeks

Trial Locations (1)

NR4 7UA

Institute of Food Research, Norwich

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom

OTHER_GOV

lead

Quadram Institute Bioscience

OTHER

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