45
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2016
Flavanol and procyanidin supplement
Sustained intake (2x daily over 1 month) of a cocoa-based supplement containing flavanols (monomers) and procyanidins (dimers to decamers)
Procyanidin-containing supplement
Sustained intake (2x daily over 1 month) of a cocoa-based supplement containing procyanidins (dimers to decamers)
control supplement deprived of flavanols and procyanidins
Placebo comparator: flavanol and procyanidin deprived supplement Sustained intake (2x daily over 1 month) of a macro-and micronutrient matched supplement
Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Disease and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf
Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
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