Effect of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Tea in Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

NCT01254084 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2010-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum tea on insulin sensitivity in drug-naïve type 2 diabetic patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Gynostemma Pentaphyllum tea

6g/day per oral, twice a day in 10 weeks, 30 minutes before breakfast and dinner

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo tea

6g/day per oral, twice a day in 10 weeks, 30 minutes before breakfast and dinner

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karolinska Institutet

    collaborator OTHER
  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Hanoi Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Claes-Goran Ostenson, MD, Ph.D · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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