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COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether taking daily, dietary supplements of cocoa extract (containing cocoa flavanols and theobromine from the cocoa bean) and/or a standard multivitamin reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (including heart attack, stroke, coronary revascularization, unstable angina or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) requiring hospitalization, carotid artery surgery, and peripheral artery surgery or angioplasty, and cardiovascular mortality) and cancer.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
21442
Start Date
2015-06
Completion Date
2023-06-05
Last Updated
2026-07-13
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Cocoa extract
2 capsules each day containing a total of 500 mg cocoa flavanols, including 80 mg (-)-epicatechin, and 50 mg theobromine
Multivitamin
Multivitamin
Cocoa extract placebo
Cocoa extract placebo
Multivitamin placebo
Multivitamin placebo
Locations (2)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington, United States