Dietary Wild Blueberries and Joint Health

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS · Feb 10, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring how eating wild blueberries might help adults with joint pain, particularly those with arthritis. The study will look at how blueberries affect the gut, inflammation levels in the body, and overall joint health. Participants will eat a small amount of freeze-dried blueberries or a similar-looking placebo (which doesn’t have any active ingredients) every day for 12 weeks. After that, there will be a short break before the trial continues.

To join the study, you need to be an adult who has been diagnosed with arthritis affecting multiple joints or knees. Unfortunately, some people won’t be eligible, like those who are pregnant, have certain allergies, or are planning knee surgery. If you decide to participate, you’ll help researchers learn more about the potential benefits of blueberries for joint health, which could lead to better treatment options for those suffering from joint pain.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults with documented multi-joint/knee arthritis
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • inability to give informed consent
• • pregnancy or lactation
• • planned knee replacement surgery
• • allergy or contraindication to berries
• • recent trauma of the knee responsible of the symptomatic knee
• • intra-articular injection in the target knee/hip in the last 3 months
• • oral corticosteroid therapy ≥ 5 mg/day (prednisone equivalent) at baseline
• • use of berry extracts in the last 3 months
• • special diets
• • cancer treatment
• • bone diseases