Effects of dietary pork intake on serum irisin levels in people with type 2 diabetes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Serum irisin levels in adults with type 2 diabetics.Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000840684
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Brendan Plunkett
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 18 to 60 years, clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, regular consumers of meat other than pork in their habitual diet, consuming no more than one pork meal per week and unlikely to change medication/supplement use during the 4-week dietary intervention period.
Exclusion Criteria
Gestational diabetes, insulin dependent, active hepatitis/liver cirrhosis, chronic renal faliure on hemodialysis, congestive heart failure, any other major illnesses or diseases, smokers or currently on nicotine therapy, pregnant or breast feeding women, unwilling or unable to provide a fasting blood sample, unwilling or unable to maintain pre-enrollment habitual dietary and physical activity habits for the duration of the intervention.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum irisin concentration by competitive ELISA analysis[Baseline and at 4 weeks post-intervention]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fasting blood glucose levels by measured by Hunter Area Pathology Services.[Baseline and at 4-weeks post-intervention];Fasting insulin levels by measured by Hunter Area Pathology Services.[Baseline and at 4-weeks post-intervention];Blood lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL cholesterol) measured by Hunter Area Pathology Services.[Baseline and at 4-weeks post-intervention];HOMA index measured by Hunter Area Pathology Services.[Baseline and at 4-weeks post-intervention];Body composition measured by InBody Body Composition Analyser[Baseline and at 4-weeks post-intervention]