Effects of a Mediterranean style diet on vascular health in Type 2 diabetes.

Recruiting

• Conditions: Type 2 diabetes; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000399695
• Lead Sponsor: Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

For our study we are recruiting 24 English speaking people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes (within 3-12 months of diagnosis) who are attending the Alfred Hospital, Diabetes Education Outpatient Clinic.

Exclusion Criteria

body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m2 or >37 kg/m2; on corticosteroid or insulin therapy; presence of established renal and/or liver disease (serum creatinine more than 0.12 mmol/L/albumin excretion rate greater than 300 ÿµg per minute or ALT more than twice the upper limit of normal respectively).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HBAIc at study entry and 6 months after dietary intervention[At study entry and 6 months after dietary intervention];Lipids (Cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, Triglycerides) at study entry and 6 months after dietary intervention[At study entry and 6 months after dietary intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
TNF-a, IL-6, High sensitivity CRP, plasma carotenoids and serum fatty acids.[These biochemical parameters are measured at study entry (baseline) and at six months post completion of the dietary intervention period.]