Life sciences · Interventional Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · September 21, 2026
No summary has been generated for this record yet. What follows is drawn from its source metadata only.
Interventional Study.
No findings were extractable from the material analysed.
Safety was not reported in the material analysed. Check the source before drawing any conclusion about harm.
The source did not state who this applies to in practice.
Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.
This record has not been graded across any dimension yet. Treat the label above as provisional and read the source.
What is missing. This record has no bottom line, key findings, reported figures, evidence dimensions. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.
Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07831603). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Florida State University. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 40 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Healthy Middle-aged Subjects, Obesity & Overweight. Interventions: OTHER: High Palmitic Acid Diet; OTHER: Stearic Acid Test Meal; OTHER: Oleic Acid Test Meal; OTHER: High Stearic Acid Diet; OTHER: High Oleic Acid Diet; OTHER: Palmitic Acid Test Meal. Primary outcome measures: Postprandial Endothelial Function after a Stearic Acid vs Oleic Acid Test Meal , Day 1 of the stearic acid and oleic acid diets, after consuming the stearic acid or oleic acid test meals, respectively. Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the postprandial and long-term effects of dietary stearic acid on vascular function in overweight or obese adult males and females aged 40-70 years. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does consuming a high stearic acid-rich meal improve postprandial vascular function compared to a high oleic acid-rich meal? 2. Does a 14-day stearic acid-rich diet improve fasting vascular function compared to an oleic acid-rich diet? 3. Does a 14-day stearic acid-rich diet reduce the impairment of postprandial vascular function following a high palmitic-acid challenge meal? Participants will: * Complete screening questionnaires, a 3-day food log, body composition measurements, and fasting blood and urine tests. * Consume a provided, 14-day controlled diet high in palmitic acid while avoiding outside food and beverages other than water. * Be randomly assigned to consume a provided 14-day diet high in either stearic acid (cocoa butter blend) or oleic acid (plant oil blend). * Attend two 5-hour testing visits at the clinic after overnight fasting. * Undergo intravenous (IV) catheter placement for repeated blood sampling and non-invasive vascular health assessments (ultrasound artery checks and pulse measurements). * Consume assigned high-fat test meals within 15 minutes and undergo hourly vascular and blood assessments over a 4-hour period.