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Trial of Pistachio Consumption in Older Adults
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether a pistachio-enriched diet leads to changes in cognitive function, cardiometabolic risk factors, and life satisfaction in older adults over a 6-month period.
Official title: Trial of Pistachio Consumption on Cognition, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
97
Start Date
2025-05-28
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-09-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Pistachio-enriched diet
1 packet/day of approximately 1.25 oz (35 g) of dry roasted, unsalted, shelled pistachio kernels
Usual diet
Usual diet (while abstaining from pistachio consumption and limiting other nut consumption to ≤1 serving/week)
Locations (1)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States