52
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2016
Phytosterol
"Day 1: Anthropometry, laboratory test, dietary intake (24 hour recall and food frequency questionnaire) and presence of symptoms and side effects will be determined, a logbook will be provided to record product consumption, symptoms, medications and side effects. Then will be randomly assigned to one of the groups.~Days 7 \& 21: 24 hour recall, review of symptoms, side effects and adherence as registered in the logbook.~Days 15 \& 30: Anthropometry, vital signs, venous blood sample, review of symptoms, side effects and adherence to intervention as registered on logbook, dietary intake (24-hour recall), delivery of monetary compensation proportional to the study days will be given before being discharged."
Placebo
"Day 1: Anthropometry, laboratory test, dietary intake (24 hour recall and food frequency questionnaire) and presence of symptoms and side effects will be determined, a logbook will be provided to record product consumption, symptoms, medications and side effects. Then will be randomly assigned to one of the groups.~Days 7 \& 21: 24 hour recall, review of symptoms, side effects and adherence as registered in the logbook.~Days 15 \& 30: Anthropometry, vital signs, venous blood sample, review of symptoms, side effects and adherence to intervention as registered on logbook, dietary intake (24-hour recall), delivery of monetary compensation proportional to the study days will be given before being discharged."
Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago
Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
OTHER
University of Chile
OTHER