Subjects Sought for Cranberry Research
Contact: Christopher Gendron, (860) 803-1117
ORONO — A University of Maine graduate research assistant is looking for several dozen volunteers to participate in a study on how cranberry juice may affect appetite and blood chemistry.
Volunteers will receive $300 in compensation at the completion of the study. Qualifying participants for the study will be asked to consume either cranberry juice or a placebo prior to a complete breakfast meal, after which they will be asked to remain at the UMaine Consumer Testing Center laboratory until lunchtime. Volunteers must be willing to have blood drawn several times on each of the four test dates.
Interested volunteers must be 25–50 years of age; have a BMI between 25.0–29.9; eat breakfast regularly; and be healthy, with no chronic disease or illnesses. Exclusionary factors include people who are diabetic, smokers, pregnant or lactating, have not maintained a stable weight (within 5 pounds) for 3 months, dieting or attempting to lose weight; engaged in athletic training; or taking medications that alter blood glucose or insulin.
Such drugs include: Amitriptyline HCl, anabolic steroids, benzodiazepines, Buxclizine HCl, Chlorpropamide, Chlortetracycline, Clemestine, Cypoeptadine HCl, Dronabinol, glucocorticoids, insulin, megestrol acetate, phenothiazines, Reseroubel, Reserpine, Tolbutamide, tricyclic antidepressants, Amydricaine, Amlyocaine HCl, Captopril, Clofibrate, d-Penicillamine, Encainide, 5-Fluorouracil, Griseofulvin, Lincomycin, lithium carbonate, Methimazole, Methylthiouracil and Oxyfedrine.
Gendron advises prospective volunteers to consult with a physician if they have concerns. Drugs that do not affect blood glucose or insulin are permitted.
Testing will begin when 27 participants have been selected, which Gendron anticipates to be about March. For additional information, please contact Gendron at 860-803-1117 or via email christopher.gendron@umit.maine.edu.