Natural cholesterol fix? bergamot & artichoke supplement put to the test
NCT ID NCT07178769
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a daily supplement made from bergamot, artichoke, and other natural ingredients can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol in people with mild to moderate high cholesterol. 207 participants will take either one or two capsules daily for four months, or just follow healthy lifestyle advice. The goal is to see if the supplement improves cholesterol levels more than lifestyle changes alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary supplement containing bergamot, artichoke, and other ingredients
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a natural supplement option to help lower cholesterol, potentially reducing the need for medication in some people.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no prior strong evidence for this specific supplement. The effect may be small or no better than healthy lifestyle changes alone. Dietary supplements are not as strictly regulated as drugs.
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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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About 207 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Patients who are willing and able to understand and sign the informed consent after the nature of the study has been fully explained to them and they have passed the inclusion/exclusion criteria. 2. Patients aged greater than or equal to 18 years 3. Patients with moderate or mild cardiovascular risk, who have LDL levels greater than 130 mg/dl. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of any other drug or food supplement for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia during the 30 days prior to selection. 2. Allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the components of the study treatment. 3. Decompensated cardiovascular disease, decompensated diabetes mellitus, decompensated HTN. 4. Serious medical conditions such as: cancer, serious chronic illness considered incompatible with participation in the study or others that may interfere with the study. 5. HIV-AIDS, Pregnancy or breastfeeding, occlusion of the central retinal artery (of foreseeable vascular origin), history of cardiovascular disease and familial hypercholesterolemia. 6. Liver, kidney or muscle disorders. 7. Psychiatric disorders or inability to sign the consent. 8. Subjects with extreme eating habits and/or with a significant history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia and other eating disorders.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro de Salud Avenida de Aragón
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Centro de Salud Avenida de Aragón
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Centro de Salud Casco Antiguo
RECRUITINGCartagena, Murcia, 30201, Spain
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Centro de Salud Daroca
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28017, Spain
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Centro de Salud Goya
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Centro de Salud Isaac Peral
RECRUITINGCartagena, Murcia, 30300, Spain
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Centro de Salud de Mazarrón
RECRUITINGMazarrón, Murcia, 30870, Spain