Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 5:18 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 5:18 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02400450
Brief Summary:
This is a multi-site, double-blind, randomized, controlled food intervention study being conducted at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) in Winnipeg and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, to examine the effects of a portfolio of functional foods on blood glucose and lipids, and blood vessel function in individuals with prediabetes.
A total of 116 participants (n=58/site) with prediabetes (hemoglobin A1c ≥6.0 \& \<7.0 and no glucose-lowering medications) and body-mass index (BMI) 18-40 will be recruited for a 12-week clinical trial to determine the effect of eating 2 items containing functional ingredients daily compared to 2 similar items lacking the functional ingredients. Study foods provided are to be incorporated into participant's usual diet.
Detailed Description:
This study will investigate the effect of a 12 week intervention with a portfolio of 7 food products and 7 comparator products for their effect on glycated hemoglobin, blood lipids, blood vessel function and metabolic parameters in persons with prediabetes. Prediabetes precedes the manifestation of type 2 diabetes and is therefore an appropriate target for dietary interventions. It is also associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk because of the presence of abdominal obesity, elevated LDL-cholesterol and reduced vascular function. CVD risk will be assessed based on the profile of lipids and other factors in the blood as well using specialized equipment for non-invasive monitoring of blood vessel function.
If the foods prove beneficial for managing blood glucose levels, the publication of results in scientific journals and in lay documents will increase awareness and provide important information of the health benefits of these products for consumers, health professionals and the food industry. It will also help individuals who may be able to manage their illnesses in a healthful non-pharmaceutical nutritional approach and who may benefit from physician-prescribed nutritional counseling with a focus on foods known to improve certain disease biomarkers. At this time these approaches lack practicality and direct application to individuals who are interested in adopting a new dietary regime capable of disease prevention.
Study:
NCT02400450
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02400450