aim: The effect of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation on some cardiovascular indicators, inflammatory markers, and lipid profile in patients with stroke
Study design: double blind, randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial,
Inclusion criteria: patients with thrombotic and embolic stroke; NIHS Score = 5-24 ; age 30 to 70 years; BMI in the range of 18.5-35.
exclusion criteria: unwillingness to continue; recurrent stroke during the study; death.
Sample size: 80
Intervention: 600mg lipoic acid or placebo for 12 weeks
Primary outcomes: Carotid Intima Media Thickness, Flow Mediated Dilation, Interleukin -6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, hs-CRP, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL- cholesterol, HDL- cholesterol, Fasting Blood Suger, fasting insulin