Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
Older Adults
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Participants will be randomly assigned in a blinded fashion to 2-HOBA or placebo. A computer-generated randomization sequence with a block of size 3 will be used to assign participants at the ratio of 1:2 (placebo:2-HOBA) at each dose level of the treatment. All participants receiving the lower dose regimen will be completed before enrolling participants in the higher dose group.Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)Masking Description: The dietary supplement will be delivered to the Clinical Research Center by the Investigational Pharmacy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Staff nurses and participants will be blinded to the capsule content.Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 55 years and 79 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Consenting volunteers between 55 and 79 years old with metabolic syndrome, including males, and post-menopausal females will be recruited for the study. Eighteen volunteers will be studied with a reasonable sampling of ethnicities from the Nashville area, and an effort will be made to recruit equal ...

Consenting volunteers between 55 and 79 years old with metabolic syndrome, including males, and post-menopausal females will be recruited for the study. Eighteen volunteers will be studied with a reasonable sampling of ethnicities from the Nashville area, and an effort will be made to recruit equal numbers of males and females. The study will be conducted by the Vanderbilt Clinical Research Center (CRC). Based upon single dose pharmacokinetics, two multiple dose regimens will be studied to determine the safety, accumulation kinetics, and pharmacodynamic effects of multiple daily doses administered over 2 weeks. A complete health history and physical examination will be conducted by a physician. An EKG, baseline blood and urine sample, and vital signs will be taken prior to supplement administration. A physician will oversee all clinical aspects of the study and will be responsible for all trial-related medical decisions. Additionally, DNA will be collected from the blood drawn and used to determine if there are any genetic differences in metabolism of 2-HOBA. Volunteers will be given 3 daily doses of either placebo or one of two levels of 2-HOBA to determine the safety, accumulation kinetics, and pharmacodynamic effects of the multiple dose administration over a 2 week period.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT03556319
Collaborators
  • Vanderbilt University
  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: John A Rathmacher, PhD Metabolic Technologies Inc.