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RecruitingNCT06230861Updated Sep 10, 2026

Effects of Quercetin on Cardiometabolic Outcomes

An interventional study of Quercetin and Placebo in Cardiometabolic Syndrome, sponsored by University of Central Lancashire. Recruiting at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-10.

Sponsored by University of Central Lancashire · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2024; still recruiting 2 years 8 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated diseases combined are the leading health burden and cause of mortality worldwide; therefore, the necessity for an intervention is paramount. Dietary interventions to improve cardiometabolic health are highly sought after as they possess less risk than pharmacological drugs. It has been postulated that Quercetin may be beneficial in improving cardiometabolic outcomes. However, to date, no research has explored this using a placebo randomized intervention.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiometabolic Syndrome

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In context

Metabolic Syndrome

2,116 studies on the registry are indexed under Metabolic Syndrome; 347 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 60 across 1,572 interventional studies indexed under Metabolic Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

University of Central Lancashire is the lead sponsor of 31 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy
  • Between 18 \& 65 years
  • \< 30
  • Able to give

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Diabetes or any other metabolic/ uncontrolled hypertensive conditions
  • Food allergies to quercetin
  • Habitual consumption of quercetin
  • Not regularly taking medication or antioxidant supplements
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Quercetin tablets 400mg 1 x p/d

    Quercetin tablets 400mg 1 x p/d

    Dietary Supplement: Quercetin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementQuercetin

    Quercetin tablets 400mg 1 x per day

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo control 1 x blinded placebo tablet per day

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Systolic blood pressure

    Systolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Systolic blood pressure

    Systolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

    Time frame: 20 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diastolic blood pressure

    Diastolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Diastolic blood pressure

    Diastolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

    Time frame: 20 days

  3. Percent bodyfat

    Participants percentage composition of fat - measured using bio-electrical impedance

    Time frame: Baseline

  4. Percent bodyfat

    Participants percentage composition of fat - measured using bio-electrical impedance

    Time frame: 20 days

  5. Waist to hip ratio

    Ratio of waist to hip circumference - measured using anthropocentric tape

    Time frame: Baseline

  6. Waist to hip ratio

    Ratio of waist to hip circumference - measured using anthropocentric tape

    Time frame: 20 days

  7. Blood glucose

    Capillary blood glucose - mmol/L

    Time frame: Baseline

  8. Blood glucose

    Capillary blood glucose - mmol/L

    Time frame: 20 days

  9. Blood triglycerides

    Capillary blood triglycerides - mmol/L

    Time frame: Baseline

  10. Blood triglycerides

    Capillary blood triglycerides - mmol/L

    Time frame: 20 days

  11. Triglyceride glucose index

    Calculated as the natural logarithm of (blood triglycerides x blood glucose) /2)

    Time frame: Baseline

  12. Triglyceride glucose index

    Calculated as the natural logarithm of (blood triglycerides x blood glucose) /2)

    Time frame: 20 days

  13. Blood cholesterol (Total, HDL & LDL)

    Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

    Time frame: Baseline

  14. Blood cholesterol (Total, HDL & LDL)

    Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

    Time frame: 20 days

  15. Coop-Wonka chart

    Psychological wellbeing - The Coop-Wonka chart is a six item questionnaire with a 1-5 scoring

    Time frame: Baseline

  16. Coop-Wonka chart

    Psychological wellbeing - The Coop-Wonka chart is a six item questionnaire with a 1-5 scoring

    Time frame: 20 days

  17. Beck Depression Inventory

    Psychological wellbeing - the Beck Depression Inventory is a 21 questionnaire with questions that range in scoring from 0-3, thus the maximum score is 63 which is the highest depression score possible.

    Time frame: Baseline

  18. Beck Depression Inventory

    Psychological wellbeing - the Beck Depression Inventory is a 21 questionnaire with questions that range in scoring from 0-3, thus the maximum score is 63 which is the highest depression score possible.

    Time frame: 20 days

  19. State Trait Anxiety Inventory

    Psychological wellbeing - the state trait anxiety inventory is a 40 item questionnaire with each question having a 1-4 score system, thus the maximum score is 80 which indicates the highest level of anxiety.

    Time frame: Baseline

  20. State Trait Anxiety Inventory

    Psychological wellbeing - the state trait anxiety inventory is a 40 item questionnaire with each question having a 1-4 score system, thus the maximum score is 80 which indicates the highest level of anxiety.

    Time frame: 20 days

  21. Insomnia Severity Index

    Sleep quality - The Insomnia Severity Index is a brief instrument designed to assess the severity of both nighttime and daytime components of insomnia. The Insomnia Severity Index is a 7-item self-report questionnaire yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 28.

    Time frame: Baseline

  22. Insomnia Severity Index

    Sleep quality - The Insomnia Severity Index is a brief instrument designed to assess the severity of both nighttime and daytime components of insomnia. The Insomnia Severity Index is a 7-item self-report questionnaire yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 28.

    Time frame: 20 days

  23. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    Sleep quality - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index, is a questionnaire that consists of 19 self-rated questions, grouped into 7 components. Each component is scored separately, weighted equally on a 0 - 3 scale and the scores of the 7 components are then added to give a global score, which has a range of 0 - 21 with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.

    Time frame: Baseline

  24. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    Sleep quality - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index, is a questionnaire that consists of 19 self-rated questions, grouped into 7 components. Each component is scored separately, weighted equally on a 0 - 3 scale and the scores of the 7 components are then added to give a global score, which has a range of 0 - 21 with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.

    Time frame: 20 days

  25. Epworth Sleepiness Scale

    Sleep quality - The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. Respondents are asked to rate, on a 4-point scale (0-3) with a maximum score of 24.

    Time frame: Baseline

  26. Epworth Sleepiness Scale

    Sleep quality - The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. Respondents are asked to rate, on a 4-point scale (0-3) with a maximum score of 24.

    Time frame: 20 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Mar 2024 to primary completion in Aug 2026, 29 months.

Of 625 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Metabolic Syndrome, half reached primary completion within 20 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 41. This study's 29 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 675 studies reached it within 20 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 41.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 19, 2024
First posted
Jan 30, 2024
StartActual
Mar 1, 2024
Primary completionActual
Aug 1, 2026
CompletionEst.
Dec 1, 2026
Last update
Sep 10, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 10, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06230861
Lead sponsor
University of Central Lancashire
Collaborators
DoNotAge.org
Responsible party
Jonathan Sinclair (Professor, University of Central Lancashire) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 30, 2024
Start date
Mar 1, 2024
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2026
Completion
Dec 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 10, 2026

Study contacts

Jonathan Sinclair, PhD, DSc
Contact
jksinclair@uclan.ac.uk
+447875651533

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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