Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 11:44 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 11:44 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01786551
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) blockade in healthy participants in a systemic proinflammatory state after a meal high in fat and glucose, which is associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
Participants will include normal-weight, healthy males (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≤ 25 kg/m\^2) between the ages of 18-45, without hypertension and clinical evidence of metabolic, cardiovascular or any other kind of diseases. After a 12-hour (h) fast, participants will be assigned to a combination of oral fat-loading test (OFLT) and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (day 1), followed by a two-week treatment with 50 mg eplerenone. After two weeks, participants will receive the second OFLT/OGTT treatment (day 15). Starting 5 days prior to the first intervention (day1), the participant's usual diet (ad lib) will be supplemented with 2 bullion broths each day. Standardization of sodium intake is necessary as variations in dietary sodium intake may affect outcome measures. We will evaluate the following parameters at day 1 and day 15 of the study. Prior to OFLT/OGTT, and 2h, 4h thereafter, we will measure a parameter of vascular and systemic inflammation: interleukin-6 (IL-6).
Study:
NCT01786551
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01786551