A clinical trial to compare the effects of coded Unani research drug UNIM-221 with allopathic drug Metformin in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type II
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complicationsHealth Condition 2: null- Ziabetus Sukkari Qism e Sani (Diabetes Mellitus Type II)
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/10/004092
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine CCRUM New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 624
1. Patients of either sex in the age group of 18-65 years.
2. Fasting plasma glucose levels between 126 and 150 mg/dl
or
3. 2hr plasma glucose levels between 200 and 250 mg/dl
(2 hours after ingestion of 75 gm of glucose in 300 ml of water)
or
4. HbA1c level >=6.5%
and
5. Presence of any of the following symptoms and signs of diabetes
mellitus:
• Utash mufrit (Polydipsia)
• Kasrat al-Bawl (Polyuria)
• Kasrat al-Ishtiha (Polyphagia)
• Bawl Layli (Nocturia)
• Iâ??ya (Fatigue)
• Naqs al-Wazn (Loss of Weight)
• Burning sensation in palm and soles
• Sadr (Giddiness)
• Naqs al-Shahwa (Loss of Libido)
• Subjects with fasting plasma glucose level 150 mg/dl and /or PP
plasma glucose level 250 mg/dl
• Subjects on Insulin therapy
• Diabetes Mellitus-Type I
• Secondary Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Mellitus associated with complications of Ketoacidosis
• Patients on systemic corticosteroids/ disease modifying agents
• Ischemic Heart Disease/ Hypertension/ Hyperlipidemia
• Liver disorders SGPT 105 IU/L
• Impaired Renal function tests
• Anemia Hb 8 gm/dl in Males and Hb 6 gm/dl in females
• Obese Subjects â?? BMI 30
• Pregnant and lactating women
• Drug addicts/ Alcoholics
• Malignancy/ Epilepsy
Any infective disorder requiring long-term treatment
• Patient on any other treatment including use of alternative
medicine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢Improvement in signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus <br/ ><br>â?¢Reduction in fasting and 2 hr plasma glucose level <br/ ><br>â?¢Decrease in HbA1c level by â?¥1% as compared to baseline <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 12 WEEKS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Haematological and biochemical assessments for safety <br/ ><br>ï?· Improvement in the feeling of well-being of the patientTimepoint: 12 WEEKS