Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:20 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:20 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01099150
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy male and/or female volunteers, aged between 18 and 70 years
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects are excluded if:
* they are taking aspirin or aspirin-containing drugs, other anti-inflammatory drugs, or any drugs or herbal medicines known to alter platelet function or the haemostatic system in general (without a minimum washout period of one month)
* they are taking fish oils or evening primrose oil, or fat soluble vitamin supplements within the last 4 weeks
* they are taking any medicine known to affect lipid and/or glucose metabolism
* they are taking hormone replacement therapy
* they have any known clinical signs of diabetes, hypertension, renal, hepatic, hematological disease, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine disorders, coronary heart disease, infection or cancer
* they are suffering from alcohol or any other substance abuse or are having eating disorders
* they are usually consuming a vegetarian diet
* they have a BMI below 18 or above 35 kg/ sqm
* they are undertaking more than 6 hours of vigorous exercise per week
* they are having an abnormal menstrual cycle
* they are pregnant
* they suffer from an allergy to cocoa or any of the ingredients contained within either of the chocolate bars
* they have been giving a pint of blood for transfusion purposes within the last month
* they have a low platelet count (\< 170 x 10E09/ L)
* they have unsuitable veins for blood sampling and/ or cannulation
* their hematocrit is below 40 % for males and 35 % for females
* their haemoglobin is below 130 g/ L for males and 115 g/ L for females
* they are not able to travel on their own to the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Aberdeen for each of the interventions
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT01099150
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01099150