Diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
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Dietary supplement
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G03.345
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE
Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical
Eligibility
Age
20 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male or female; presence of diabetes mellitus type 2 diagnosed at least two years; being regularly monitored by the institution; be adult or elderly; having a body mass index (BMI) of overweight; be in use of oral hypoglycemic agents; not be in use for insulin; have no known diseases except commonly associated with the presence of diabetes mellitus type 2; live in the city in order to facilitate monitoring. Search sample is 200 patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any factor that limits anthropometric assessments of weight, height or circumference.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of a reduction in total cholesterol 7 to 10%, measured in plasma, in pre-intervention and post-intervention (4 weeks) measurements using enzymatic colorimetric method. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of a reduction in fasting glucose from 7 to 10%, in the pre-intervention and post-intervention (4 weeks) measurements, by enzymatic colorimetric method. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactHelena Sampaio
Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE
Outcome results
None listed