Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Cranberry Extractive on the Lipid Profiles in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Cranberry, containing flavonoids, is effective on improvement of lipid profiles in non-diabetic subjects. The Hypothesis of is to assess the effect of cranberry on lipid profiles in type 2 diabetic pa...

Detailed Description

Hypercholesterolemia is a notorious risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It had been reported cranberry consumption increased nearly 8% of circulating high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol lev...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • type 2 diabetic subjects
  • age between 50 and 75 years

Exclusion

  • glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) less than 7% or more than 10%;
  • triglyceride more than 4.5 mmol/L;
  • current insulin treatment;
  • change of the medications for anti-diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and anti-platelet in recent four weeks;
  • abnormal renal function (serum creatinine \> 177 μmol/L;
  • abnormal liver function test results (more than two-fold upper limit of normal range);
  • severe systemic disease such as immune disorder, cancer, acute or chronic inflammation disease;
  • smoking in recent 1 year;
  • alcoholism (more than two drinks daily);
  • using steroid or drugs with unknown components;
  • pregnancy or breast-feeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00695526

Start Date

May 1 2006

End Date

October 1 2006

Last Update

June 17 2008

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outpatient clinic of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, Taiwan, 407