Kawakawa tea and its effect on glucose absorption in healthy human volunteers

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000311853
• Lead Sponsor: iggins Institute, The University of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 29 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

•Gender: both males and females. To control for menstruation cycle variation in results, female participants would be required to come in the same phase of their cycle for both the intervention visits.
•Age: 18-45 yr.
•BMI: 18-25 kg/m2
•Non-smokers
•Self-reported not consuming dietary supplements
•No medical conditions

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded from participation if they:
• Are taking dietary supplements or herbal remedies which may affect the study outcome
• Are allergic to pepper, nutmeg or similar spices
• Are diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease (i.e. celiac, Crohn’s, colitis, etc.) or pre-existing metabolic disease
• Are currently taking medications expected to interfere with normal digestive or metabolic processes including proton pump inhibitors, laxatives, etc.
• Have used antibiotics within the previous one month or were on long-term antibiotic therapy.
•Have a medical history precluding a healthy state: a history of myocardial infarction, angina, stroke, cancer or pre-existing diabetes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To examine the effects of kawakawa tea intake prior to consumption of high glycaemic meal on postprandial plasma glucose metabolism in healthy individuals[Blood samples collected at fasting and then after the intervention at 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 180 mins will be utilised to measure the biochemical parameters of glucose absorption using an Autoanalyser. <br>]