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The Effects of Dietary Supplements on Glycemic Control, Body Composition and Hepatic Fat Content in People With Prediabetes

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
PreDiabetes
Registration Number
NCT06437938
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of Vienna
Brief Summary

This clinical study aims to explore the effects of 3 dietary supplements on metabolic parameters, liver fat content, and body composition in individuals with prediabetes. Prediabetes refers to a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis. The study will last for three months, during which participants will either take a dietary supplement or a placebo. Five groups will be studied, including placebo groups. Blood tests will assess glucose and lipid metabolism parameters, adipokines, and liver and kidney function. Liver stiffness and fat content will also be measured using elastography. Additionally, body composition will be assessed, and participants' psychological state, quality of life, eating habits and sports habits will be evaluated using questionnaires.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and comply with all study requirements,
  • age between 40 and 80 years
  • prediabetes with a HbA1c level between 5,7-6,4%
  • no antidiabetic treatment prior to the inclusion in the study
  • BMI between 25 and 35 kg/m2
  • fasting glucose of 100-125mg/dl
  • in the case of women of childbearing potential, providing a negative pregnancy test at inclusion and once a month until the end of the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • failure to provide written informed consent and/or failure to comply with the study requirements
  • age <40 years
  • HbA1c outside of the set range
  • significant impairments of hepatic and/or renal function
  • clinically significant abnormalities in medical history, routine laboratory screening, or in physical examination
  • allergies against any of the components of the dietary supplements or the placebo
  • type 1 diabetes mellitus, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, gestational diabetes
  • pregnancy, lactation
  • concurrent treatment with any antidiabetic drug
  • concurrent treatment with drugs/dietary supplements that have proven interactions with dietary supplements included in our study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
changes in the time in range2 weeks at baseline before start of the dietary supplement, 2 weeks during the last 2 weeks of the 3 month dietary supplement ingestion phase

time in range measured with continuous glucose monitoring system

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
changes in fasting glucose concentrationbaseline, after 3 months

fasting glucose concentration

changes in adipokine levelsbaseline, after 3 months

adiponectin, leptin

changes in parameters of lipid metabolismbaseline, after 3 months

HDL, LDL, triglycerides, total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, chylomicrons

changes in HbA1c valuesbaseline, after 3 months

HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) values

changes in fasting insulin concentrationbaseline, after 3 months

fasting insulin concentration

changes in fasting c-peptide concentrationbaseline, after 3 months

fasting c-peptide concentration

changes in HOMA-IRbaseline, after 3 months

HOMA-IR calculated as fasting insulin level (micro-units per milliliter) multiplied by the fasting blood glucose level (milligrams per deciliter), dividing the result by 405

changes in the hepatic fat contentbaseline, after 3 months

hepatic fat content

changes in the hepatic fibrosis amountbaseline, after 3 months

hepatic fibrosis amount

changes in parameters of hepatic functionbaseline, after 3 months

GGT (gamma-glutamyltransferase), GOT (AST, aspartate transaminase), GPT (ALT, alanine transaminase), alkaline phosphatase

changes in bilirubin concentrationsbaseline, after 3 months

bilirubin

changes in the weightbaseline, after 3 months

weight

changes in the BMIbaseline, after 3 months

BMI calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters

changes in the anthropometric parametersbaseline, after 3 months

fat free mass, fat mass

changes in depressive, anxiety and stress-related symptomsbaseline, after 3 months

depressive, anxiety and stress-related symptoms assessed using the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale

changes in quality of lifebaseline, after 3 months

quality of life assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of Vienna

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Vienna, Austria

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