Hypoglycemic effects of bittergourd

Hypoglycemic effects of bittergourd (Momordica charantia L)among prediabetics:An intervention study in Coimbatore

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2013/06/003759

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A-Freeze dried bitter gourd powder 2.5 g : Group B-Freeze dried cucumber powder 2.5 g Intervention2: Evalaute the hypoglycemic effect of Momordica charantia L: Momordica charant

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Fasting blood glucose 100 â?? 125 mg/dl HbA1c between 5.7 â?? 6.4% Non alcoholics Written consent from the participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of complications & disorders Taking medication High blood pressure ( >160/ >100) and low blood pressure ( Pregnancy/ planning for pregnancy/ breast feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
It is expected that the consumption of bitter gourd will significantly decrease FPG compared to the placebo. Further, it is expected that the bitter gourd consumption will improve, insulin and HbA1c levels among pre-diabetic participants.Timepoint: 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
bitter gourd is known to have anti-obesogenic effects, it is expected that there will be no weight gain during bitter gourd consumption or even some weight loss and improvement of BMI and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). It is expected that Bitter gourd helps to prevent the onset of diabetes among the pre-diabetic participantsTimepoint: 22 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMAmirthaveni

Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore-43

amirthaveni@gmail.com9486977529

Outcome results