Metabolic syndrome X
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (GCA): Volunteers (70) will be instructed to ingest 8 capsules per day containing cinnamon (cinnamon 3g/day), with the recommendation that they must ingest 2 capsules at breakfast,
Dietary supplement
B01.650.940.800.575.100.590.149.500
Sponsors
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - Pucrs
Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões - campus Erechim (Uri-Erechim)
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 95 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 60 years or older; patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome; participate of social groups in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Be under nutritional treatment; use or change the dose of lipid-lowering drugs, antihypertensive and hypoglycemic less than three months; be patient with insulin dependent diabetes; alcoholic (alcohol abuse present above 30g ethanol/day); be patient with chronic renal failure, with serum creatinine levels above 1.4 mg/dL; be patient with swallowing disorders; be patient with esophagitis, gastritis and duodenitis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease in glycated hemoglobin levels, verified trought glycated hemoglobin quantification, in the case of at least 5% variation between pre and post intervention quantification.;Decrease in the glucose levels, verified trought glucose quantification, in the case of at least 5% variation between pre and post intervention quantification. Decrease in de hight density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) levels, verified trought HDL-cholesterol quantification, in the case of at least 5% variation between pre and post intervention quantification. Decrease in the triglycerides levels, verified trought triglycerides quantification, in the case of at least 5% variation between pre and post intervention quantification. Decrease of abdominal circumference, verified trought abdominal circumference quantification, in the case of at least 5% variation between pre and post intervention quantification. Decrease of blood pressure levels, verified trought blood pressure quantification, in the case of at least 5% variation between pre and post intervention quantification. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no outcomes expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVivian Zanardo
URICER - Campus Erechim
Outcome results
None listed