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To evaluate protein supplement effectiveness in the improvement of insulin hormone function in diseased patients

A clinical study to assess efficacy of a functional food formulation that mitigates insulin resistance - Insulin Sensitivity trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/084627
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-04-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E11- Type 2 diabetes mellitus Health Condition 2: E139- Other specified diabetes mellituswithout complications Health Condition 3: E66- Overweight and obesity Health Condition 4: O992- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Health Condition 5: E282- Polycystic ovarian syndrome Health Condition 6: K760- Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Whey Protein: 5g of whey protein to be dissolved in 100 mL of water to be consumed within 2 hours of preparation for twice daily Control Intervention1: Standard Care of Treatment: N/AP

Sponsors

Crest Innovations
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with metabolic issues like Obesity, Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease and Non-Alcoholic Fatty liver 2.Selected patients will have insulin resistance irrespective of the condition that they clinically exhibit, therefore all of them will be assessed for HOMA-IR 3.HOMA-IR cut off values for each of the metabolic disease Type 2 Diabetes with greater than or equals to 2.4 of HOMA IR cut off value, Obesity with 2.5 of HOMA IR cut off value, PCOS with greater than 3 and plus or minus of 1.7 ,Gestational Diabetes greater than or equal to 1.8 to 1.9,Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease greater than or equals to 2.0 4.Patients with obesity will be selected on measurements of BMI, hip to waist ration, weight 5.The subject should have the means and willingness to follow the diet plan and the exercise regime (only workable diet plans with the consensus of the subjects and exercise regimes that would be easy to do will be prescribed)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects who have lactose intolerance 2.Subjects should not be on a course of insulin as part of their treatment regimen 3.Subjects with IBS 4.Patients with migraine (PCOD is often associated with migraines and such patients would have difficulties in following the diet and exercise program prescribed. 5.Subjects who smoke or drink more than 3 drinks a week 6.Subjects with other chronic ailments like osteoporosis. 7.Subjects with Gastroenteritis 8.Subjects who could suffer from cancer, benign growth etc. 9.Subjects with diabetic complications 10.Subjects with long-term diabetes. 11.COPD/asthma or other lung conditions that require steroid administration. 12.Any condition that requires long term steroid administration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
change in HOMA-IR from initial observed value at the end of studyTimepoint: Initial value before participation and final observed value at the end of 16 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the safety of product administrationTimepoint: entire study period of 16 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHilda Nirmala Kumari

Maaruthi Medical Centre and Hospital

drsenthilveluas@gmail.com7200218956

Outcome results

None listed

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