Berberine and Cinnamon in Management of Diabetes
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In this randomized clinical trial, patients with diabetes will be randomly assigned to receive either Berberine, and Cinnamon supplements or placebo for 12 weeks. Then the glycemic characteristics will be compared in two groups.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2/Phase 3 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Intervention
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Dietary Supplement: Berberine+Cinnamon
The supplements contains 400 mg Berberine, and 200 mg Cinnamon extract, and trace amounts of vitamins and minerals
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Other: Placebo
Placebo contains Maltodexterin
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- HbA1C [12th week]
HbA1C change from baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Fasting blood sugar [12th week]
Blood sugar change from baseline
- blood Insulin [12th week]
insulin change from baseline
- Lipid profile [12th week]
lipid profiles change from baseline
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age 20-65 years
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Diagnosed type-2 diabetes mellitus during the last 1 years
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Currently only taking oral antidiabetic agents for the last 3 months
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HbA1c 6.5-8.0%
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with an allergy to berberine /cinamon
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Patients using insulin therapy
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Patients with raised baseline serum creatinine level (>1.5 mg/dl in men or > 1.2 mg/dl in women)
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Lactation, pregnancy
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Patients with any malignancy
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Patients with unrelated chronic illness
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Patients with cardiac, liver or respiratory failure
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 996401