Influence of Pomegranate Juice Consumption on the Level of Antioxidants in Breast Milk

• Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (Other)
• Overall Status: Unknown status
• CT.gov ID: NCT01800110
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 40
• Arm: 1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Many medicinal effects of Pomegranate juices are already known. Mainly known for its anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-oxide tendency of pomegranate juice.

Many studies which have demonstrated antioxidant activity of pomegranate juice in the blood and blood cells were published.

In addition, published studies have demonstrated the anti-oxidant activity which inhibit the development of atherosclerosis and stroke, even in patients with diabetes, and its effect of decreasing systolic blood pressure in patients with systemic hypertension.

The purpose of the work is to examine the effect of drinking pomegranate juice on the level of anti-oxidants in human breast milk.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Breast Milk	Dietary Supplement: pomegranate juice	N/A

Detailed Description

the effect of pomegranate juice consumption on breast milk anti oxidants level.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 40 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: Influence of Pomegranate Juice Consumption on the Level of Antioxidants in Breast Milk
• Study Start Date: Apr 1, 2013
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 2 label I- 200 cc pomegranate juice once daily for 6 weeks post partum. label II- control group, no placebo is givening.	Dietary Supplement: pomegranate juice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. anti oxidant level in human breast milk [at least one year]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 Years to 45 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• lactating woman

Exclusion Criteria:

• pomegranate allergy

• diabetes mellitus

• use of other Dietary Supplement

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01800110
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0013-13
• First Posted: Feb 27, 2013
• Last Update Posted: Feb 27, 2013
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2013

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 27, 2013