Resveratrol and First-degree Relatives of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Pre-diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Pre-diabetes focused on measuring Resveratrol, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Metabolic Diseases, Endocrine System Diseases, Hyperinsulinism, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Analgesics, Non-Narcotic, Analgesics, Sensory System Agents, Peripheral Nervous System Agents, Physiological Effects of Drugs, Pharmacologic Actions, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Therapeutic Uses, Antirheumatic Agents, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, Antineoplastic Agents, Antioxidants, Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action, Protective Agents, Enzyme Inhibitors, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Hematologic Agents, Antimutagenic Agents, Anticarcinogenic Agents, Central Nervous System Agents, Brown Adipose Tissue
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male sex
- Age: 40-70 years
- BMI 27-35 kg/m2
- Has first-degree relative(s) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
- Sedentary
- Not more than 2 hours of sports a week
- No active job that requires strenuous physical activity
- Stable dietary habits: no weight gain or loss > 5kg in the last three months
- Insulin resistant: glucose clearance rate below < 350 ml/kg/min, as determined using OGIS120
- Willingness to abstain from resveratrol-containing food products
- Subjects will only be included when the dependent medical doctor of this study approves participation after evaluating data obtained during screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of anticoagulants
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Haemoglobin <7.8 mmol/l
- In case of an abnormal ECG in rest: this will be discussed with the responsible medical doctor
- HBA1C > 6.5%
- Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
- Medication use known to interfere with glucose homeostasis/metabolism
- Current alcohol consumption > 20 grams/day
- Subjects who don't want to be informed about unexpected medical findings during the screening /study, or do not wish that their physician is informed, cannot participate in the study.
- Subjects who intend to donate blood during the intervention or subjects who have donated blood less than three months before the start of the intervention.
- Participation in another biomedical study within 1 month before the first screening visit
- Any condition, disease or abnormal laboratory test result that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the study outcome, affect trial participation or put the subject at undue risk
Any contra-indication to MRI scanning. These contra-indications include patients with following devices:
- Central nervous system aneurysm clip
- Implanted neural stimulator
- Implanted cardiac pacemaker of defibrillator
- Cochlear implant
- Insulin pump
- Metal containing corpora aliena in the eye or brains
Sites / Locations
- Maastricht University Medical Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
resveratrol
placebo
resveratrol will be given for 30 or 34 days (if included in brown adipose tissue measurement), twice daily. One pill, which contains 75 mg of resveratrol, will be provided with lunch, and the other pill of 75 mg will be provided with dinner. So in total 150 mg/day of resveratrol will be given.
A placebo will be given for 30 or 34 days (if included in brown adipose tissue measurement), twice daily. One pill will be provided with lunch and the other pill will be provided with dinner.