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An Alternative Approach to Improve Hyperglycemia Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients

NCT04268212 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2020-02-17

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Summary

The study compared the effect of bitter melon intake and moderate exercise on postprandial glucose levels as measured by incremental area under the curve (iAUC) in eight patients with type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

  • Type2 Diabetes

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Bitter melon juice (100 ml)

Fresh bitter melon fruits were purchased from certified local groceries. The seeds of bitter melon were removed, and the juice was obtained from the raw fruit using a blender. Every 140 g of bitter melon fruit produced approximately 100 ml bitter melon juice.

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

The walking exercise was started 15 minutes after the glucose load. Walking speed was determined to elicit 65% of the maximum heart rate (HRmax) during exercise for each participant. HRmax was estimated using the America College of Cardiology prediction model, HRmax=208 - 0.7 × age. All participants wore a heart rate monitor (Polar, Vantage, XL) around the chest to assess exercise intensity. A rate of perceived exertion was assessed every 2 minutes based on the Borg's scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Arizona State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chong Lee, Ph.D. · Arizona State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-15
Primary Completion
2016-08-20
Completion
2016-09-20

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