Jarlsberg Cheese Compared to Camembert Cheese
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04189796 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 6, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 5, 2022
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The study objective consists of the following three aims:
- To compare the effect of daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese and Camembert cheese in change of the Osteocalcin level in healthy women after 6 weeks.
- To estimate the long-term increase of the osteocalcin level, change in the lipid pattern and the vital signs caused by optimized daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese.
- To verify the estimated maintaining dose of Jarlsberg cheese related to stabilized osteocalcin Level.
The study population consists of Healthy Voluntary (HV) women between 20 years and pre-menopausal age. The trial will be performed as a randomized Norwegian multicenter study with a semi-cross over design in which the participants randomized to Camembert cheese will be switched to Jarlsberg cheese after 6 weeks.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Healthy Women Osteocalcin | Dietary Supplement: Cheese | Not Applicable |
The recruited HV women fulfilled the inclusion without the exclusion criteria for the study will undergo a screening clinical investigation. The participants will be asked to avoid use of other cheese than the one allocated to in the study, but eat as usual. One week later, the first clinical investigation in the study will take place including blood sampling and measurement of vital signs. The HV women verified to fulfil the criteria for participation and signed the informed consent form will be included in the study. During this first clinical investigation in the study denoted as Day 0, the participants receive a study identification number. The HV will randomly be allocated to either daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese or Camembert cheese. The daily intake of cheese will be 57g/day in both study groups.
The participants meet for new clinical investigations every third week with measurement of vital signs and blood sampling. Osteocalcin and vitamin K will be analysed every third week whereas the haematological and biochemical analysis will be performed every six week.
The HVs allocated to Camembert cheese will after 6 weeks be switched to daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese in additional 6 weeks with clinical investigations every third week. The participants performed the 6 weeks of daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese will either be offered participation in the cheese de-escalation study (HV-Jarlsberg/IB) or an extended study of 6 weeks with unchanged Jarlsberg cheese dose. HVs with an increase <10% in the osteocalcin level from screening to 6 weeks of Jarlsberg cheese intake will not be offered included in the de-escalation study. The first 12 HVs finalized 6 weeks with daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese obtaining an increase in the osteocalcin level from baseline ≥10% will be allocated to the de-escalation study HV-Jarlsberg/IB (separate protocol). The HVs included in the extended part of this study will receive an unchanged daily dose of Jarlsberg cheese for additional 6 weeks with clinical investigation every third week. The HVs switched to Jarlsberg cheese may be offered participation in a study part aiming to verify the maintaining dose obtained in HV-Jarlsberg/IB study. The duration of this part will be 6 weeks with clinical investigation every third week.
The main variable in this study will be osteocalcin measured in blood serum. Additionally, carboxylated and under carboxylated Osteocalcin and the ratio OR = [Carboxylated / Under Carboxylated] osteocalcin in serum will be central together the K2 variants MK-7, 8, 9, 9(4H) and vitamin K1. Triglyceride, LDL- and HDL cholesterol, vitamin D and vital signs will be secondary variables. As safety variables, haematological- and biochemical variables and adverse events (AE) will be recorded at each visit.Totally 64 HVs completing the study will be recruited from the eight participating General Practitioners sites.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 64 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | The study will be performed as a randomized Norwegian multicenter study with a semi-cross over design in which the participants randomized to Camembert cheese will be switched to Jarlsberg cheese after 6 weeks. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Effect of Jarlsberg Cheese Compared to Cheese Without Vitamin K2 Regarding Increased Osteocalcin Level in Healthy Women |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 16, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 18, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 9, 2020 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Jarlsberg
Daily intake of Jarlsberg Cheese in at least 6 weeks
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Dietary Supplement: Cheese
Daily oral intake of cheese |
Sham Comparator: Camembert
Daily intake of Camembert Cheese in 6 weeks
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Dietary Supplement: Cheese
Daily oral intake of cheese |
- Osteocalcin [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]measured as ng/ml in serum
- Vitamin K [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]measured as ng/ml in serum
- Lipids [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Total cholesterol, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol measured as mmol/L in serum
- Vital signs [ Time Frame: Every 6 weeks ]Systolic- and Diastolic bloodpressure measured in mmHg after 5 minutes in supine position

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- heathy women from 20 years and within pre-menopausal age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women
- Known gastrointestinal disorder
- Abnormal liver or kidney function.
- Diabetes
- Suffering from verified cancer
- Under systemic treatment with corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs the last 3 weeks before start of the trial treatment.
- Participating in another clinical trial with pharmaceuticals the last six weeks before start of this trial treatment.
- Lactose intolerance or known milk product allergy
- Not able to understand information.
- Do not want or not able to give written consent to participate in the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04189796
Norway | |
Skjetten Legesenter | |
Skjetten, Skedsmo, Norway, 2013 |
Principal Investigator: | Helge E Lundberg, MD | Skjetten Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Prof Stig Larsen, Professor, Meddoc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04189796 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HV-Jarlsberg/III |
First Posted: | December 6, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 5, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Cheese intake Vitamin K |