Efficacy and Safety Study of Policosanol

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of policosanol on elderly patients with endothelial dysfunction

Timeline

Start

2015-06

Primary completion

2016-04

Completion

2016-06

Publications

• Results Reriani MK, Lerman LO, Lerman A. Endothelial function as a functional expression of cardiovascular risk factors. Biomark Med. 2010 Jun;4(3):351-60. doi: 10.2217/bmm.10.61.
• Results Affuso F, Ruvolo A, Micillo F, Sacca L, Fazio S. Effects of a nutraceutical combination (berberine, red yeast rice and policosanols) on lipid levels and endothelial function randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Nov;20(9):656-61. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.05.017. Epub 2009 Aug 20.
• Results Faizi AK, Kornmo DW, Agewall S. Evaluation of endothelial function using finger plethysmography. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2009 Sep;29(5):372-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2009.00882.x. Epub 2009 Jun 22.
• Results Noa M, Mas R, Lariot C. Protective effect of policosanol on endothelium and intimal thickness induced by forceps in rabbits. J Med Food. 2007 Sep;10(3):452-9. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2006.232.
• Results Moerland M, Kales AJ, Schrier L, van Dongen MG, Bradnock D, Burggraaf J. Evaluation of the EndoPAT as a Tool to Assess Endothelial Function. Int J Vasc Med. 2012;2012:904141. doi: 10.1155/2012/904141. Epub 2012 Feb 14.
• Results Vizzardi E, Gavazzoni M, Della Pina P, Bonadei I, Regazzoni V, Sciatti E, Trichaki E, Raddino R, Metra M. Noninvasive assessment of endothelial function: the classic methods and the new peripheral arterial tonometry. J Investig Med. 2014 Aug;62(6):856-64. doi: 10.1097/JIM.0000000000000096.
• Results Onkelinx S, Cornelissen V, Goetschalckx K, Thomaes T, Verhamme P, Vanhees L. Reproducibility of different methods to measure the endothelial function. Vasc Med. 2012 Apr;17(2):79-84. doi: 10.1177/1358863X12436708. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.