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Curcumin Supplementation and Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Curcumin
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02529982
Lead Sponsor
National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute
Brief Summary

Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder, causes many complications such as micro- and macro-vascular diseases. Various kinds of antidiabetic drugs have been developed, but most of them have side effects. Recently, the use of natural plant products has gained more attention among scientists in order to prevent diabetic vascular complications. Curcumin is a natural yellow product derived from the turmeric rhizome which has shown to be non-toxic and exhibits various bio¬logical activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-diabetic effects. Curcumin is effective in reducing glycemic index and hyperlipidemia in rodent models and is relatively inexpensive and safe. Most of the studies conducted on animal model, and just a few of them are on human model. The present study was planned to evaluate the effects of curcumin supplementation The effect of curcumin supplementation on anthropometric indices, insulin resistance and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria
  • a) Tendency to participate b) Age range of 40-65 c) Suffering from diabetes type 2 ( between 1 to 10 yeares) d) BMI 18/5-30 e) Patients with diabetes who administer oral hypoglycemic agents and do not use
Exclusion Criteria
  • a) patients with liver diseases b) patients with kidney diseases c) patients with inflammatory diseases d) patients with liver diseases e) Administering herbal agents f) Administering multivitamins and minerals in past 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
interventionCurcumin500 mg curcumin capsule
controlPlaceboplacebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Insulin10 week
HbA1c10 week
fasting blood sugar10 weeks
Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance10 week
Change in pancreatic B-cell function10 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
total capacity antioxidant10 weeks
Malondialdehyde10 week
Body mass index10 week
Waist circumference10 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NNFTRI clinic

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Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

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