Investigating the effect of Spirulina platensis algae in the treatment of diabetes
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- Conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus.Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220108053663N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Arak University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Exclusion Criteria
Type1 diabetes mellitus
Patients injecting insulin
Age less than 40 and more than 70 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Average changes in reduced glutathione levels in the blood serum of type 2 diabetics. Timepoint: Measurement of blood reduced glutathione levels before the intervention and 21 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: reduced glutathione blood level measurement kit.;Average changes in fasting blood sugar levels in the blood serum of type 2 diabetics. Timepoint: Measurement of fasting blood sugar before the intervention and 21 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: fasting blood sugar measurement kit.;Average changes in high reactive protein C level in blood serum of type 2 diabetic patients. Timepoint: Measurement of C protein with high reactivity in blood serum before the intervention and 21 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: C- Reactive protein measurement kit.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Malondialdehyde( MDA). Timepoint: Malondialdehyde content is measured before and 21 days after consumption of yogurt enriched with fermented and non-fermented Spirulina Platensis. Method of measurement: diagnostic malondialdehyde assay kit.;Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma( FRAP). Timepoint: Before starting consumption and 21 days after starting consumption of yogurt enriched with fermented and non-fermented spirulina platensis, the antioxidant capacity of total plasma is measured. Method of measurement: FRAP Detection Assay Kit.