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A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Galgeun-tang in Early Stage Type II Diabetes and Prediabetes

A Randomized, Double-blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase IIa Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Galgeun-tang in Early Stage Type 2 Diabetes and Subjects with Impaired Fasting Glucose

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0009972
Enrollment
100
Registered
2024-11-29
Start date
2024-02-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : Galgeun-tang extract granules or placebo administration for 12 weeks. 3 pakets (4g/packet)/day before or between meals.

Sponsors

Dongguk University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged 19-74 years (2) Had fasting plasma glucose concentration of 100 mg/dL or higher, or glycated hemoglobin of 5.7% or more and less than 8.5% despite dietary control and exercise therapy (3) Subject who has received sufficient explanation prior to participation in the study and and voluntarily signed a written consent approved by the IRB

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Had type 1 diabetes (2) Reported a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for more than 2 years (3) Taken drugs for glycemic control within 2 months (4) Those who received systemic corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit (5) Those who require treatment for acute/chronic inflammation or malignant tumors (6) Impaired liver function (ALT or AST is more than 3 times the upper limit of normal in the institution at the time of screening) (7) Patients with acute and severe cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke (8) Severe kidney disease such as acute or chronic renal failure or nephrotic syndrome (Creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL at the time of screening) (9) Subjects with a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity reactions (10) Women who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant (11) Subjects with a history of alcohol abuse or drug abuse within the past year (12) Subjects with genetic problems, such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucosegalactose malabsorption (13) Subjects who have taken other clinical trial drugswithin 3 months (14) Subjects who has a medical condition that can affect the results of the study or those who are thought to be inappropriate for this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1c

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Fasting plasma glucose;Oral glucose tolerance test;Blood Glucose Area Under the Curve (0~2hr);Insulin;HOMA-IR;Serum lipid concentration (TG, TC, HDL-C);Body measurement (weight, body mass index, body composition, waist circumference);Fecal microbiome;Serum metabolite profile;Safety outcome (AST, ALT, BUN, Creatinine)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKyungsun Han

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

hks8158@gmail.com+82-31-961-9111

Outcome results

None listed

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