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Effect of amla juice and mucilage of okra in controlling blood sugar level among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in selected rural settings of Puducherry

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the effectiveness of gooseberry juice versus mucilage of okra (lady�s finger) in controlling blood sugar level among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in selected rural settings of Puducherry

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026268
Enrollment
90
Registered
2020-07-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications

Interventions

Intervention1: Metformin: standard metformin dose (500mg) Intervention2: Amla and okra juices: Amla juices (100ml) okra juices (200ml) Daily for 90 days Control Intervention1: Not applicable: Not a

Sponsors

Indian Nursing council in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients known to be type 2 diabetic for less than five years on treatment of mentformin with FBS level > 125 mg/dl and HbAIC �6.5% were included in this study along with the administration of amla juice or okra juice

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with type I diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus, chronic alcoholism, severe anemia and any other diseases in addition to metabolic syndrome were excluded from the study except with hypertension

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the efficacy of amla and okra juice on blood glucose level among type 2 diabetes in selected rural settings of PuducherryTimepoint: 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To Study the Effect of Amla and Okra juice On Anthropometric MeasurementsTimepoint: 3 Months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGomathi A

INC

dr.kamalam1952@gmail.com9445658546

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026