Overview
Effects of Herbal Antioxidants on Cardiovascular Disease in Older Blacks
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2004-08-01
2004-08-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare an herbal supplement, nonfood-derived vitamins, and placebo for the care of cardiovascular disease in high risk older African Americans.Phase:
Phase 2Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)Treatments:
Antioxidants
Vitamins
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- African American (self-identified)
- Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease (CHD)defined by documented clinical history of
myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization procedure (CABG, PTCA), or coronary
angiography demonstrating at least one coronary artery with >50% stenosis
- High risk for CVD, defined as >=2 on Framingham/ATP III risk factor scale
- Informed consent
- Written permission of participant's referring physician