Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 2
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Caucasian whortleberry fruits extract, one 500 mg capsule every 8 hours in addition to the oral synthetic antidiabetic drugs for 2 months. Intervention 2: One placebo capsule every 8 h
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Caucasian whortleberry fruits extract, one 500 mg capsule every 8 hours in addition to the oral synthetic antidiabetic drugs for 2 months
One placebo capsule every 8 hours in addition to the oral synthetic antidiabetic drugs for 2 months
Sponsors
Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: type 2 diabetic patients, patients aged 40 to 60 years, patients with fasting glucose serum levels between 200 and 250 mg/dl, patients with glycosylated hemoglobin blood levels between 6.5 to 8 percent, patients whose blood glucose levels are not within the normal range despite using a combination of oral synthetic antidiabetic drugs. Exclusion criteria: patients with cardiac, renal or hepatic diseases, concomitant infections, pregnant women, women planning pregnancy, breast-feeding women.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fasting glucose serum level. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Medical laboratory (kit).;Glycosylated hemoglobin blood level. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Medical laboratory (kit). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2 hours postprandial glucose serum level. Timepoint: 2 months. Method of measurement: Medical laboratory (kit). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Saeed Kianbakht
Institute of Medicinal Plants affiliated with the ACECR
Outcome results
None listed