Herbal therapy in diabetes

Phase 2

• Conditions: Diabetes.; Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

• Registration Number: IRCT201101235670N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Fasting blood sugar more than 126 mg/dl and less than 300 mg/dl; Taking usual diabetes medicines like Glibenclamide and Metformin; Age 30-50 years in both sex; BMI less than 35 Kg/m2
Exclusion criteria: Illness background(cardiovascular, kidney, GI, inflectional, liver, Thyroids, allergies, etc); Use NSAIDs, Aspirin, Warfarin, and diuretic drugs; Smoking and use of alcohol, Herbal supplements, diet supplements, Vitamin supplements, Insulin, Anti blood pressure drugs and lipid reducer drugs; Pregnancy and Lactating; Serum Triglyceride more than 400 mg/dl; Do not use of nettle extract more than 3 days.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Radioimmunoassay method.;Fasting Blood Sugar. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Glucose oxidase method.;Total Cholesterol. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Enzymatic.;Triglyceride. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Enzymatic.;HDL-cholesterol. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Enzymatic.;LDL-cholesterol. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Friedewald equation.;Insulin. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: ELISA method.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Insulin resistance. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Matius Equation.;Malondyaldehide. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Fluorimetry.;Super Oxidase Dismutase. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometric.;Glutathione Peroxidase. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometric.;Total Antioxidant Capacity. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Fluorescence Recovery After Photo bleaching.