🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-07-17
Cardiovascular Effects of a Healthy Dietary Pattern Containing Eggs (NCT06120400)
🟢 Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Penn State University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study will examine the effect of a healthy diet containing 2 eggs per day compared to a healthy diet containing 3 eggs per week on biomarkers of heart health after 4 weeks.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (18 items).
Location: The Pennylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Type 1 or type 2 diabetes or fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL
- Prescription of anti-hypertensive, lipid lowering or glucose lowering drugs
- Intake of supplements that affect the outcomes of interest and unwilling to cease during the study period
- Diagnosed liver, kidney, or autoimmune disease
- Prior cardiovascular event (e.g., stroke, heart attack)
- Current pregnancy or intention of pregnancy within the next 6 months
- Lactation within prior 6 months
- Follows a vegetarian or vegan diet
- Food allergies/intolerance/sensitives/dislikes of foods included in the study menu
- Antibiotic use within the prior 1 month
- Oral steroid use within the prior 1 month
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- The Pennylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.