Lentil power: could a simple protein improve your blood pressure and workout?
NCT ID NCT06894875
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a lentil-based protein supplement in 48 healthy adults aged 18-45. Researchers want to see if it is safe and whether different doses can help control blood pressure and improve blood vessel function and exercise performance. Participants will take the supplement or a placebo and be monitored for changes.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 to 45 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Willing to provide written and dated informed consent to participate in the study. * Willing and able to comply with the protocol. * Are not on any medication, or supplements which would impact the trial in the opinions of the investigator or Sponsor. * Male or female between 18 and 45 years of age (18.5 kg/m2 ≥ BMI \< 30 kg/m2). * Comply with ACSM guidelines for physical activity. * Have not participated in a clinical trial within the past month and agree to not participate in another clinical trial during the study period. * Agree to not significantly alter diet or exercise routine during the trial period. * Willing to wear a wearable device continuously for the duration of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects having a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients in the investigational products. * Subjects with a history of alcohol and/or other drug abuse in the past year. * Has performed strenuous exercise (rating of perceived exertion ≥ 13) ≤ 48 hours before laboratory visit (Borg, 1982). * Consuming \>14 alcoholic drinks per week or \> 2 drinks/day in the 48 hours preceding a clinic visit. * Active smokers, nicotine use or vaping * Subjects suffering from a sleep disorder and/or who have a known history of (or was being treated for) clinical depression, eating disorder(s) or any other psychiatric condition(s) that might put the subject at risk and/or confounded the results of the study. * Subjects with a history of being diagnosed with phenylketonuria or another disease affecting amino acid metabolism (i.e., maple syrup urine disease, etc.). * Subjects with an elevated resting heart rate (\>100 bpm) or blood pressure (systolic BP \>140 mmHg or diastolic BP \>90 mmHg). * Pregnant or lactating women * Presentation of orthostatic hypotension during the screening and familiarisation study visit * Any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the participant unsuitable for inclusion.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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