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Is There a Metabolic Effect of Cinnamon on HbA1c, Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?

NCT00846898 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2011-11-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to assess whether dietary supplementation of cinnamon (cinnamon cassia) has the potential to improve HbA1c, blood pressure and serum lipid measurements in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

cinnamon 2g per day for 12 weeks

Subjects in intervention group will receive cinnamon capsules for 12 weeks period. The 2 g dose of cinnamon will be spread over the day as 500 mg (1 capsule) after breakfast, 1000 mg (2 capsules) after lunch and 500 mg (1 capsule) after dinner. The subjects will be instructed to take the capsules immediately after the meals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wembley Health Care centre, NHS, UK.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Monks Park Primary care centre, NHS UK.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Willesden Health centre, NHS, UK.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Thames Valley University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amalia Tsiami, PhD,MSc,BSc · Thames Valley University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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