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A Human Clinical Trial Evaluating the Effect of MealShape™ on Blood Glucose Level Following Consumption of Standard Meal

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postprandial Glycemia
Postprandial Insulinemia
Registration Number
NCT02074423
Lead Sponsor
Dialpha
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of MealShape, a Ceylon cinnamon extract (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) on blood glucose and insulin response after consumption of a standard meal composed of white bread, in healthy male and female volunteers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy male and female volunteers, able to read and write, aged from 18 to 45 years inclusive at time of screening
  • Good physical condition
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 18,5 and < 25 kg/m²
  • Written informed consent provided prior to screening, after receiving and understanding the subject information
  • Stable body weight (< 5% variation) within the last 3 months prior to screening.
  • Subject accepting to keep the same lifestyle throughout the study regarding physical activity, no smoking etc.
  • Registered with the French Social Security, in agreement with the French law on biomedical experimentation.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject with type 1 or 2 diabetes
  • Smoker. Light smoker (less than 5 cigarettes per day) or former smoker (smoking more than 5 cigarettes per day) having stopped less than three months. Smoking (or use of smoking substitute e.g. nicotine patch) is not permitted from screening throughout the study.
  • Subject with fasting capillary blood glucose level > 110 mg/dl.
  • Subject with fasting capillary blood glucose level ≤ 110 mg/dl and 2 hours postprandial capillary blood glucose level > 140 mg/dl during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.
  • Subject with any sensitivity or allergy to any of the products used within this clinical trial.
  • Intake of product (food and dietary supplement) having an effect on glycemia and insulinemia.
  • Intake of all chronic medication excepted oestroprogestative or progestative contraception started at least three months preceding the screening visit.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood glucose incremental Area Under the Curve between 0 and 120 minutes after consumption of a standard meal, compared between MealShape and the placeboOver 120 minutes after the consumption of a standard meal
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood glucose incremental Area Under the Curve between 0 and 60 minutes compared between MealShape and the placebo after consumption of a standard meal,Over 60 minutes after consumption of a standard meal
Capillary blood glucose maximal concentration between MealShape and Placebo after consumption of a standard mealOver 120 minutes after consumption of a standard meal
Comparison of glycemia values between MealShape and Placebo at the following time points: T0, T15, T30, T45, T60, T90 and T120 minutes after consumption of a standard mealOver 120 minutes after consumption of a standard meal
Evaluation of the safety of MealShape with adverse events recording3 weeks
Insulin incremental Area under the Curve between 0 and 60 minutes compared between MealShape and Placebo after consumption of a standard mealOver 60 minutes after connsumption of a standard meal
Insulin incremental Area under the Curve between 0 and 120 minutes compared between MealShape and Placebo after consumption of a standard mealOver 120 minutes after consumption of a standard meal

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre de Nutrition Clinique Naturalpha

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Lilles, France

Centre de Nutrition Clinique Naturalpha
🇫🇷Lilles, France

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