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Investigation of the Glycemic Index of Ethiopian Honey

NCT02488018 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2016-12-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which of the Ethiopian honeys slowly/rapidly raise the blood glucose level.

Conditions

  • Hyperglycemia, Postprandial

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Provision of experimental honey

Acacia, Becium grandiflorum, Croton macrostachys, Eucalyptus globules, Hypoestes, Leaucas abyssinica, Schefflera abyssinica, Syzygium guineense and reference glucose were used as test food. 25g available carbohydrate of the test food was provided to ten human subjects after fasted for 11 hours overnight.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Addis Ababa University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abera Belay, PhDCandidate · Addis Ababa University

  • Gulelat Haki, Professor · Department of Food Science and Technology, Botswana College of Agriculture, University of Botswana.

  • Kaleab Baye, Asst Prof. · Addis Ababa University

  • Samuel Melaku, Assoc Prof. · Columbus State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2016-02-29

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