chia seed

Botanicalexperimental

Chia seeds are the edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to central and southern Mexico, or of the related Salvia columbariae, Salvia polystachia, or Salvia tiliifolia. Chia seeds are oval and gray with black and white spots, and have a diameter of around 2 millimetres (0.08 in). The seeds are hygroscopic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked and developing a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based foods and beverages a distinctive gel texture. — Wikipedia

Clinical trial activity

9 trials · 11 clinical orgs · 0 marketing orgs

Phase 1
1
Phase 2
0
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Earliest trial started Jan 15, 2013 (NCT04208308)

Timeline

2010s

  1. Jan 1, 2013

    Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)

Indications

Mechanism of action

  • Unspecified targetUnclear

    Unclear

Chemistry & pharmacology

Oral

No

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • salvia hispanica seed

Clinical trials

NCT IDPhaseStart dateSponsor(s)
NCT07218640N/AOct 31, 2025Aimmune Therapeutics, Nestle
NCT07146958N/AAug 5, 2025United States Department of Agriculture
NCT06771765N/AFeb 18, 2025United States Department of Agriculture
NCT06020950N/ASep 18, 2023National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
NCT05358561N/AMay 1, 2022Toros University
NCT03233906N/AMay 20, 2017California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
NCT03942822N/ASep 1, 2016Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
NCT02652715N/AJan 1, 2016Mayo Clinic, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT04208308Early Phase 1 (Phase 1)Jan 15, 2013Pavol Jozef Safarik University
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Organizations

Research & Development (11)

OrganizationOrg typeTrialsAs lead sponsorPhasesEarliest year
United States Department of AgricultureGovernment2212025
Aimmune TherapeuticsFor profit1112025
California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAcademic/Hospital1112017
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio ChavezAcademic/Hospital1112016
Mayo ClinicAcademic/Hospital1112016
National Cancer Institute (NCI)Government1012016
National Nutrition and Food Technology InstituteGovernment1012023
NestleFor profit1012025
Pavol Jozef Safarik UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112013
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAcademic/Hospital1112023
Toros UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112022
11 organizations
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