Status:
COMPLETED
Plant-Based Dietary Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to assess whether, in individuals with type 2 diabetes, a low-fat, vegan diet improves blood glucose control more effectively than a control diet based on current American ...
Detailed Description
Preliminary evidence suggests that low-fat, vegetarian regimens similar to those used to reverse coronary artery blockages may have a significant beneficial effect on type 2 diabetes, as demonstrated ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Exclusion
- hemoglobin A1c values \<6.5% or \>10.5%
- use of insulin for \> 5 years
- tobacco use within the preceding 6 months
- consumption of more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day
- current drug abuse
- pregnancy
- unstable medical status
- current use of a low-fat, vegetarian diet.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
99 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00276939
Start Date
September 1 2003
End Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
August 7 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20016