Clinical Trial: Effect of Equol Supplementation on Arterial Stiffness and Cognition in Healthy Volunteers
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Arterial Stiffness
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Arterial Stiffness, Cognition and Equol
Brief Summary:
The ACE Trial, funded by the National Institute on Ageing/National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a multicenter clinical trial.The ACE Trial will determine if taking the dietary supplement Equol could slow the progression of stiffening of the arteries, small blood vessel disease in the brain and memory decline.Equol is a soy-based supplement that has plant estrogen-like compounds in it.Equol is a metabolite of soy isoflavone.Our studies in Japan and other studies suggest that Equol may slow mechanisms related…
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