Resistant Starch as a complementary treatment for type 2 diabetes

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Diabetes Research Network, Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Type 2, Not Assigned; Disease: Diabetic Control, Metabolic, Nutrition; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10727538
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Surrey (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Males and Females, aged 20 - 65 years
2. Those with T2DM, that has been diagnosed for > 2 years, and
3. Are either diet / exercise controlled or on metformin treatment (or both), which has not been modified in 6 months.
Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 65 years ; Lower Age Limit 20 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those who control their diabetes by insulin or sulphonylureas
2. Those with an HbA1c >= 8.5 indicative of poor control
3. Those with certain medical conditions (for example heart disease, gastrointestinal disease, liver disease, type 1 diabetes or endocrine diseases)
4. Those know to suffer from claustrophobia or have metal implants as this would prevent Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) scanning

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified