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Last refreshed on: 30 January 2023
Main ID:  NCT02400203
Date of registration: 23/03/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Manitoba
Public title: FREE Living Hulled HEMP Seed and Oil Trial FREEHEMP
Scientific title: FREE Living Hulled HEMP Seed and Oil Trial
Date of first enrolment: August 2015
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02400203
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Basic Science. Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Rotimi Aluko, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of Manitoba
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Metabolically healthy overweight (BMI 25-35 kg/m2) participants aged 18-65,

- Men and women with the ability to give written informed consent and comply with trial
guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy or lactation

- Smokers (tobacco products for the last 6 months)

- History of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic illness, cardiovascular problems,
liver and kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, gallbladder or
biliary disease, neurological/psychological disease, bleeding disorders, experienced
platelet abnormalities, and gastrointestinal disorders that could interfere with fat
absorption, serum glucose over =6.1 mmol/L, serum triglycerides (TG) >4.52 mmol/L,
and/or LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) =6.5 mmol/L, hypertension (systolic blood pressure =160
mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure =100 mm Hg),

- Body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) =35

- Consume or plan to consume anticoagulant,

- Hypertension or lipid lowering medications, or hypotensive

- Lipid lowering or n-3 PUFA dietary supplements

- Reported consumption of more than 2 alcoholic drinks/day or history of alcoholism or
drug dependence

- Reported use of any experimental medication within 1 month prior to starting the
trial.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Overweight
Intervention(s)
Other: Control
Other: Hemp foods
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in red blood cell omega-3 fatty acid content [Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Endpoint (Day 27,28) of each experimental period]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in plasma lipids [Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Endpoint (Day 27,28) of each experimental period]
Change in blood pressure and arterial stiffness [Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Endpoint (Day 27,28) of each experimental period]
Change in glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity [Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Endpoint (Day 27,28) of each experimental period]
Change in inflammatory and endothelial function biomarkers [Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Endpoint (Day 27,28) of each experimental period]
Secondary ID(s)
B2014:115-2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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