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Parboiled rice improves glycemic response

Parboiled Rice Metabolism Differs in Healthy and Diabetic Individuals with Similar Improvement in Glycemic Response

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20170709002
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-07-09
Start date
2014-10-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Postprandial hyperglycemia Obesity Diabetes Hunger

Interventions

in a specific amount (50g Available carbohydrates) on the availability of glucose absorbed into blood over a time of 120 minutes.
Experimental Other,Experimental Other
Healthy subjects,Type&#45
2 diabetics
This study tested in healthy individuals three types of rice&#44
which is "Food" and NOT dietary supplement&#44
in a specific amount (50g Available carbohydrates) on the availability of glucose absorbed into blood over a time of 120 minutes.,This study tested in Type&#45
2 diabetic individuals three types of rice&#44

Sponsors

Graduate School of Kuwait University
Lead Sponsor
Department of Food Science and Nutrition&#44
Collaborator
Kuwait University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy subjects with normal BMI, non-smokers, who were not on dieting or were breakfast skipper, neither on any medication. Diabetic subjects who are otherwise healthy only on oral hypoglycemic meds, not on insulin or on medication for other complication/s.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Healthy subjects: below or above the healthy BMI, out of the age range or those could not fit in the inclusion criteria Diabetic subject: those who could not fit in the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Blood glucose response Baseline (time 0) and then 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min after consuming the rice preparations Finger prick blood glucose by portable glucometer

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Subjective appetite response Baseline (time 0) and then 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min after consuming the rice preparations Visual Analoque Satiety Questionnaires (VAS)

Countries

Kuwait

Contacts

Public ContactTasleem Zafar

Kuwait University

tasleem.zafar@ku.edu.kw+ 965 2463

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026