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 @ 11:47 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:47 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01276951
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male
* Age: 18 - 65 years old
* Resides in Medellín City
* Attached from the contributive regimen of Colombian Health System
* Essential Arterial Hypertension, stage I or II.
* Be receiving pharmacologic therapy (maximum 2 medications), whose dose has been stable for eight weeks prior to study entry.
* Voluntary desire to consume 6,5; 12; 25 or 50 grams of chocolate per day for 18 weeks.
* Voluntary desire to participate in the trial and sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Secondary hypertension
* Injury in target organ: heart, kidney, brain and retina
* Presence of diabetes mellitus
* BMI (Body Mass Index) major or equal to 30
* Present smoker or with less than four weeks of abstinence of tobacco
* Consume antiplatelet substances
* Regular consumption of antioxidants and multivitamins
* During the study excluded any participant to present a sudden increase in blood pressure: SBP greater than or equal to 180 mmHg and/or DBP greater or equal to 110 mm Hg.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT01276951
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01276951