Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Plantago Ovata Husk in the Remission of Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The metabolic syndrome represents a constellation of risk factors associated to the abdominal
obesity that includes insulin resistance, lipids alterations, high blood pressure etc.
Several studies support the hypothesis that the intake of soluble fiber might have a positive
effect in the improvement of such of these risk factors.
So that, the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Ispaghula husk in the remission
of metabolic syndrome in children between 10 to 16 years old.