Eligibility Module

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


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NCT ID: NCT03983603
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with allergic asthma (GINA step 1-4) which is in a stable phase at the moment of inclusion (defined as no changes in asthma control and lung function in (at least) the past three months) * Have been treated with prescribed asthma medication for at least one year * Aged 18-70 years old * BMI between 20 and 35 kg/m2 * Willing to abstain from products containing plant sterols or stanols one month prior to the study (products with a cholesterol lowering claim of Becel ProActiv, Benecol, Danacol, store brands) * Willing to abstain from products containing plant sterols or stanols during the study (products with a cholesterol lowering claim of Becel ProActiv, Benecol, Danacol, store brands) * Willing to keep the intake of fish oil supplements constant Exclusion Criteria: * Currently smoking or quitted smoking in the past year, with a maximum of 10 packyears as smoking history (packyears = packs per day \* years of smoking) * Allergy to an ingredient of the soft chews * Suffering from inflammatory diseases (for CVD, illness must be minimally 3 years ago and currently under control in order to participate in the study) * Fasting plasma glucose \> 7.0 mmol/L * Fasting serum TC \> 8.0 mmol/L * Having donated blood within one month prior to the start of the study, or planning to donate blood during the study * Pregnant women * Breastfeeding women
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years
Study: NCT03983603
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT03983603