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Effect of Oral Magnesium Supplementation on Type II Diabetes Mellitus Guided by Serum Ionized Magnesium Level

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Magnesium Disorder
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Magnesium Oxide tablet 500 mg
Registration Number
NCT05774015
Lead Sponsor
Sultan Qaboos University
Brief Summary

Studies have shown that type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) may have low serum magnesium levels leading to poor control and outcome of the disease. Supplementation with Mg might improve overall diabetic control and disease outcome. However, there is yet no consensus on whether the ionized (iMg) or the total Mg (tMg) level should be used as a basis to determine the status of Mg in the blood. Recently it was shown that iMg may correlate better with diabetes control than tMg. Therefore, Mg supplements to diabetic patients may improve their disease status. Unfortunately, and to the best of our knowledge all of the available trials on Mg supplementation guided by iMg levels were conducted on healthy volunteers rather than T2DM patients, and they were all for a short period of time (10 days to 10 weeks). Here we hypothesize that supplementations of T2DM patients with Mg based on serum iMg levels correlate better with diabetes control and prognosis. Such hypothesis is supported by a retrospective study that concluded that iMg correlate better with BP control than tMg. In addition, another trial that investigated the effects of three Mg dietary supplements; Mg oxide, Mg citrate and Mg carbonate on healthy female young adults, showed that only Mg oxide led to an increase in the levels of iMg and tMg concentrations when compared to baseline. Furthermore, a case-control study on older diabetic patients revealed a significant association between iMg and HbA1c. This study aims to investigate the effect of supplementing Mg oxide tablets versus placebo tablets guided by serum iMg levels in T2DM patients with or without hypomagnesemia on diabetic control and prognosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adults (≥18 years old).
  • Treated with oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA) ± insulin regimen.
  • Had HbA1c ≥ 7% in the last 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • HbA1c of < 7%.
  • Fully dependent patients as per clinical frailty score
  • End stage renal disease (creatinine clearances (CrCl) at < 10ml/min)
  • With neuromuscular disease
  • With active solid or hematological malignancies.
  • With cognitive disorders.
  • With the following regular medications (baloxavir marboxil, calcium/sodium polystyrene sulfate, raltegravir, or unithiol) due to X category drug-drug interaction (contraindicated combinations) when given concurrently Mg oxide

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interventional group (Mg oxide supplementation):Magnesium Oxide tablet 500 mgInterventional group (Mg oxide supplementation): Patients in this group will receive Mg oxide tablet 500 mg (302 mg elemental), with a dosage regimen of 1 table once daily as per the recommended range of the daily dose (from 250 to 500 mg elemental) (29, 31, 41, 45). Tablets should be taken with food and 2 hrs. apart from other medications for 12 consecutive months.
Control group (placebo tablets)Magnesium Oxide tablet 500 mgControl group (placebo tablets): Patients in this group will receive placebo tablets labeled as 500 mg (302 mg elemental), with a dosage regimen of 1 tablet once daily. Tablets should be taken with food and 2 hrs. apart from other medications for 12 consecutive months.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG)3-month and 12-month

To evaluate the reduction in FBG levels after 3 and 12 months of Mg supplementation versus placebo between the interventional group verse the control group.

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c%)3-month and 12-month

To evaluate the reduction in HbA1c% levels after 3 and 12 months of Mg supplementation versus placebo between the interventional group verse the control group.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Emergency department (ED) visits, hospital admission, and length of hospital stay (LOS)3-month and 12-month

To determine the rate of ED visits, hospital admission, and LOS after 3 months and 12 months of Mg supplementation between the interventional group verse the control group.

Serum creatinine3-month and 12-month

To evaluate the rate of changes in serum creatinine after 3 and 12 months of Mg supplementation versus placebo between the interventional group verse the control group.

Total dosage of insulin regimen3-month and 12-month

To evaluate the pattern of total dosage adjustment in the insulin regimen after 3 months and 12 months of Mg supplementation versus placebo between the interventional group verse the control group.

lipid profile3-month and 12-month

To evaluate the reduction in lipid profile after 3 and 12 months of Mg supplementation versus placebo between the interventional group verse the control group.

Blood pressure3-month and 12-month

To evaluate the reduction BP measurement after 3 months and 12 months of Mg supplementation versus placebo between the interventional group verse the control group.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mohammed AlZa'abi

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Muscat, Oman

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