Active clinical trials for "Glucose Intolerance"

The study is a pilot, designed to provide data regarding the feasibility and acceptability of conducting such a study on a larger scale. The present study is a clinical trial assessing a programs to help people manage prediabetes and lose weight with a low-carbohydrate diet (LC) along with information about positive affect, mindful eating strategies, exercise, and sleep.

Hypothesis: The use of candesartan 16-32 mg/d for 6 months improves the carbohydrate metabolism, and decreases the plasmatic levels of adipocytokines and oxidative stress markers, in non diabetic, non hypertensive subjects with dysglycemia and abdominal obesity, and these effects are independent of the changes in arterial blood pressure. General Objectives: The objective is to study the impact of the treatment with candesartan in the carbohydrate metabolism and the plasmatic levels of adipocytokines and oxidative stress markers, in non diabetic, non hypertensive subjects with dysglycemia and abdominal obesity. Study Design: This is a randomized, double blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to assess the effects of candesartan (up to 32 mg/d for 6 months), over the carbohydrate metabolism, plasma levels of adipocytokines and concentrations of oxidative stress markers in non diabetic, non hypertensive, dysglycemic and obese subjects from Colombia. The total duration of the study is 36 months. Population: One hundred non diabetic, dysglycemic and obese, subjects of both genders, over 18 years old, will be included. To be included subjects should have blood pressure values under 140/90 mmHg and should be receiving no antihypertensive medical treatment. Procedures: Subjects whom fulfill all selection criteria will be included in a run-in period of 15 days with placebo and hygiene-dietary measures (MHD) including educational, nutritional and exercise support. The patients that during this "Run in" phase have a compliance equal to or greater than 80% will be randomized to one of the two treatment groups ("Group A" receiving candesartan 16/32 mg/d for 6 months and then placebo for 6 months, or "Group B" receiving placebo during the first 6 months and then candesartan 16/32 mg/d during the last 6 months) in a 1:1 proportion by blocks of 4 subjects. Randomization will be performed by the AstraZeneca clinical department. Both groups will concurrently receive the standard treatment with MHD. Control visits will be programmed every month. Metabolic parameters, including C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), adiponectin, leptin, insulin, malonaldehyde and 8-isoprostanes, will be evaluated every 6 months (at the beginning and end of each treatment). Statistical Analysis: The analysis strategy will be performed by intention-to-treat. In a descriptive analysis, the averages and proportions will be obtained with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals for the clinically relevant variables during the baseline evaluation. In order to evaluate the differences between the groups, the Student's t test, Mann-Whitney and Fischer's exact tests will be used according to the nature of the study variables. Multiple lineal regression will be used with the purpose of comparing the treatment groups from baseline and its changes up to the 6th month of treatment. Ethical Aspects: The study will be conducted according to the Helsinki declaration, the good clinical practices guidelines and the Colombian legislation. Prior to entering the study, patients must sign a written informed consent that has been approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia.

Diabetes/ prediabetes is a substantial problem in India not only because it itself can be associated with morbidities such as coronary artery disease but also because it is a point of importance for the prevention of other diseases. It is not clear if a high protein calorie diet in the Indian population associated with a heightened tendency for prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis and dysmetabolic state etc. could, besides lifestyle factors, be related to diet, or interaction between the two. The analysis of whole blood transcriptomes and plasma metabolomics profiles may be a potentially useful tool for the assessment of metabolic health status. The proposed study is the first to perform a detailed gene expression profiling with the use of next-generation sequencing technology to assess the differences in molecular mechanisms in the peripheral blood of subjects with prediabetes.

Pre-diabetes is characterized by high plasma concentration of glucose and glycated hemoglobin and is the main risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Several studies show that the intestinal microbiota is intimately linked to cardio-metabolic factors (type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance) when in situations of dysbiosis. Food is a key element for a healthy microbiota, focusing on the consumption of polyphenols that modulate the intestinal environment through its alteration and production of short chain fatty acids, and can thus be a way of reversing situations such as pre- diabetes and insulin resistance. The objective of the study will be to investigate whether chronic supplementation of eriocitrin alters the intestinal microbiota of pre-diabetic and insulin resistant individuals, reversing these situations. This will be done by supplementation of eriocitrin-containing capsules with different dosages in pre-diabetic and insulin resistant individuals. There will be 12 weeks of intervention, with faecal collections, anthropometric and dietary evaluation, and then will be made microbiological analysis to identify the intestinal microbiota and biochemical analysis before and after the intervention. For statistical analysis, normality and homogeneity test (Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Levine test respectively), T-test to compare baseline time between groups and repeated-measures ANOVA (two-way) were used to compare changes within and between groups.

Aims: Does inflammation contribute importantly to concurrent defects in vascular and metabolic dysfunction in human pre-diabetic obesity? Are there benefits of anti-inflammatory treatment strategies in pre-diabetic obesity in the context of existing treatment with metformin? Are there benefits of anti-inflammatory treatment strategies in pre-diabetic obesity in the context of existing treatment with lisinopril?

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether intermittent use of continuous glucose monitor will facilitate weight loss in individuals who are overweight/obese with prediabetes.

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare efficacy and safety of metformin versus apple cider vinegar in prediabetics . The main question[s] it aims to answer are: Efficacy of metformin versus apple cider vinegar in prediabetics Safety of metformin versus apple cider vinegar in prediabetics Researchers will compare group of prediabetics taking metformin with group of prediabetics taking apple cider vinegar to see if there is difference in safety and efficacy..

This pilot study aims to determine whether adding a sleep extension and sleep hygiene intervention to an existing lifestyle improvement program improves its efficacy for weight loss in those at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Half of the participants will receive the Centers for Disease Control's standard PreventT2 program and half of the participants will receive the same program with an additional sleep intervention.

According to the International Diabetes Federation, one in every 12 individuals is a diabetic (about 8% of the world population). Major risk factors of diabetes are all the aspects of modern life which include obesity, over-weight, high-risk behavior like smoking, alcohol, multiple drug use-recreational or prescribed, environmental risk factors like inactivity and lack of exercise. However there is a window of opportunity between health and disease, which is pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes has been defined by American Diabetes Association as Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) which is 7.8 -11.0 mmol/l, Impaired Fasting Glucose Test (IFT) which is 5.6-6.9mmol/l and now added Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 5.7% to 6.4%. Though there are plenty of drugs available for significantly impaired glucose metabolism (including oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin), their use in marginally impaired glucose metabolism is questionable due to risk of untoward hypoglycemia. On the other hand, herbal products like curcumin, as a single ingredient has poor bioavailability problem that restricts its use as standalone treatment. Inulin works as pre-biotic and help to maintain gut microbiota which is considered as precursor for progress of prediabetes to diabetes. However, it does not have any role in primary pathophysiology of impaired glucose metabolism, i.e. pancreatic β cell dysfunction, insulin resistance, hepatic gluconeogenesis or intestinal glucose absorption. Resveratrol and omega-3 basically work on anti-oxidant pathways. None of these popular ingredients has been studied for their role in structural and functional health of pancreatic β cells which is very important for prediction of further progress of marginally impaired glucose metabolism to significantly impaired glucose metabolism. It is an unmet need to develop a product which not only improves insulin sensitivity, but also help to preserve the structural and functional health of pancreatic β cells. It also needs to improve overall metabolic and endothelial health of the person considering the close association between impaired glucose metabolism and these parameters. The proposed supplement - "Berberine GlucoGold "- is an improved version of successfully marketed supplement - Berberine GlucoDefense. It has a balanced composition in which all the ingredients complement each other in such a way that along with the individual role in glucose metabolism it also takes care of overall bioavailability and stability of the supplement. As per the previous data on ingredients, the supplement is also expected to preserve the structural and functional health of pancreatic β cells. The ingredients are also known to have positive effect on overall metabolic and endothelial health. Thus BGG has been developed to address the unmet needs in the area of glucose metabolism and overall metabolic health.

In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, subjects with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to the placebo control group or the test (Arginyl-fructose: AF) group. We determined fasting serum levels of glucose, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), insulin, and free fatty acids (FFAs), were measured by 2-h oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) at baseline and after the 6-week intervention.