About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether activation of telomerase with a dietary supplement (TA-65) improves microvascular function.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthy Adults 18 - 35 and 65+ years of age
Subjects with clinical diagnosis of CAD
Disqualifiers
36-64 years of age without clinical diagnosis of CAD
Self-reported habitual vigorous exercise (>20 min, 3 times per week, 1 yr)
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event (MACE) in the last year (heart attack, stroke)
Heart Failure
Trial design
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
TA-65
Dietary supplementTA-65 is a purified small molecule extracted from Astragalus root
Placebo
Other interventionInactive formulation
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Nitric Oxide Mediated Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation via Laser Doppler Flowmetry Coupled with Intradermal Microdialysis
Cutaneous microvascular function measured via laser Doppler flowmetry coupled with intradermal microdialysis of non-specific nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-NAME
Secondary outcomes
Systemic Blood Pressure
Brachial systolic, and diastolic blood pressure will be measured via standard brachial blood pressure cuff
Locations
Sponsors and contacts
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Lead sponsor
University of Louisville
Collaborator
Penn State University
Collaborator
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