Wild Blueberries for Gut, Brain, and Heart Health in Adults With High Blood Pressure

ConditionsHypertension (Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)High Blood Pressure Male Female Adult Cognition Endothelial Function (Reactive Hyperemia)Oxidative Stress Diet Overweight Body Composition Measurement Gut Microbiome Arterial Stiffness Caucasian Whites Inflammation Microvascular Function

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age45-65

SponsorGeorgia State University

About this trial

The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of wild blueberries on cardiovascular health, cognitive function, and gut microbiota composition in non-Hispanic Black and White adults with elevated blood pressure.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Individuals 45-65 years of age

Diagnosis of elevated blood pressure or stage 1 hypertension (systolic blood pressure = 120-139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure = 80-89 mmHg) for at least 6 months

BMI 25-35 kg/m2 via anthropometric measurements.

Ability to give consent

Disqualifiers

Allergies to berries

Use of one hypertensive drug for less than three months

Use of more than one anti-hypertensive or statin drug, insulin, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs, active cancer, gastrointestinal, renal, cardiovascular, thyroid, and neurological disorders or severe head injury

Smoking

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Wild Blueberry
Placebo

Treatment groups

40 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Georgia State University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov