Completed
Objective: Levels of tocotrienol in human tissues following supplementation is not currently known. The objective of this present study is to determine the levels of this form of vitamin E in the human tissues such as skin, heart, lung, liver, adipose tissue, brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) following oral supplementation.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Non-randomized, single-blind
Subjects: 1) Healthy volunteers 2) Patients requiring surgery
Intervention: Tocotrienol, Tocopherol
Primary Outcome:
- Measure levels of tocotrienol in the tissues of “not-healthy” subjects and in the tissue of “healthy” subjects following oral supplementation (200 mg x 2 per day for 4-24 weeks) after at least 1 month of supplementation.
Methodology: Not available