Cookies that could fight cholesterol: pumpkin seeds and walnuts put to the test
NCT ID NCT07737067
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether specially made cookies containing pumpkin seeds and walnuts can improve cholesterol levels in adults with atherosclerosis. For six weeks, one group eats a daily cookie while the other receives usual care alone. Researchers measure changes in LDL and HDL cholesterol at three and six weeks to see if this food-based approach offers heart benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cookies supplemented with pumpkin seeds and walnuts
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, affordable, food-based way to help manage cholesterol and support heart health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early trial with only 25 participants. The cookies are added to usual care, so any benefit may be modest, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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25 to 45 years
- 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: Patients of both gender Patients with age 25-45 years will be included Having HDL value greater than \~60 mg/dL Having triglycerides value greater than150 mg/dL Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant and lactating patients will be excluded. Cancer patient will be excluded
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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DHQ Jhung
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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