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Oat Beta-glucan as a Supplement in Chilean Type 2 Diabetics

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Type2 Diabetes
Registration Number
NCT04299763
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Estudios en Alimentación y Nutrición, Chile
Brief Summary

Objective: To evaluate the effect of oat β-glucans on the satiety perception, metabolic control and intestinal microbiota of type 2 diabetics from Talca, Chile. Methodology: Clinical trial, controlled, randomized, double blind and parallel design. The recruited (40 subjects) were randomized into two groups, placebo (PL) and ß-glucan (BG). 5 gr of oat ß-glucan or placebo were delivered for 12 weeks to be added in breakfast. Blood and stool samples were requested at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. The investigators quantify: HbA1c in whole blood, fasting blood glucose, basal insulin, C-peptide, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), interleukin (IL) 6, IL-8, IL-10, IL1β, cortisol, ghrelin, glucagon-like peptide type 1 (GLP -1), YY peptide (PYY), Resistin, Leptin and serum Lipid Profile. The subjective perception of hunger / satiety were established through an analogous visual survey. Calorie intake was determined by 24-hour recall survey. Were analyzed the phylum: Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Verrucomicrobia, and the populations of Bifidobacteria spp, Lactobacillus spp, butyrate producing bacteria, Akkermansia Muciniphila and total bacteria of fecal microbiota, using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) with specific primers. All participants were instructed not to make changes in their usual eating habits, physical activity and pharmacological treatments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
37
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Use of oral hypoglycemic agents (Metformin)
  • 30 to 45 years
  • More than one year and less than 10 diabetes
  • no major chronic complications
  • Hb A1c between 7 to 9%
  • BMI between 30-35 Kg / mt2.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant women
  • Acute and / or chronic intestinal pathologies (malabsorption syndrome, celiac disease, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, among others.),
  • Drugs that interfere with the microbiota (antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, laxatives, prokinetics),
  • Organic insufficiencies (cardiac, hepatic, renal, respiratory), or with immunodeficiencies (HIV, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, transplanted).
  • Presence of smoking habit.
  • Regular probiotic or prebiotic intake (more than 2 months)
  • Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4) and α-amylase inhibitor drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HbA1c12 weeks

Concentration of Glycated Hemoglobin A

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro de Estudios en Alimentación y Nutrición

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Talca, Maule, Chile

Centro de Estudios en Alimentación y Nutrición
🇨🇱Talca, Maule, Chile

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