Can a cookie improve your blood fats? study investigates
NCT ID NCT02841618
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at what happens when healthy adults eat special cookies every day for two weeks. Researchers want to see if these cookies can increase a healthy fat called linoleic acid in the blood. The study involves 123 non-smoking adults without major health conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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123 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Nonsmokers Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previous diagnosis of diabetes, heart (including stroke or heart attack), kidney, liver or circulatory diseases and/or current treatment for cancer. * Gastrointestinal diseases or disorders (including pancreatic) or gastric bypass surgery * Food Allergy or Intolerance \& Bee allergy * Any dietary restriction where consumption of these healthy cookies or any ingredient would be contraindicated * Use of medications where consuming the healthy cookies would be contraindicated * Use of supplements/oils high in linoleic acid in the past 4 weeks prior to enrolling * Pregnancy
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Ohio State University Human Nutrition Laboratory
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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