Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Korean Red Ginseng Supplementation on Glucose Control

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-70 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the effect of Korean red ginseng supplementation on glucose control in subjects with impaired fasting g...

Detailed Description

Study participants, who were all aged between 20 and 70, were recruited from health checkup center at Ilsan hospital (Gyeonggi-do, Korea) and the advertisements in local newspaper. After the glucose s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • subjects with IFG (100 mg/dL ≤ fasting blood glucose ≤ 125mg/dL), IGT (140mg/dL ≤ 2-h OGTT), or newly-diagnosed T2DM (fasting glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL) were enrolled in this study.

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria that all selected patients met were: 1) Taking glucose-lowering medications or having insulin injections. 2) Chronic alcoholism or having an evidence or alcoholism. 3) Pregnant or in breast feeding. 4) Having chronic gastrointestinal disorders. 5) Showing signs of nutrient deficiency of malnutrition. 6) Patients with serious kidney problems. 7) Patients with serious liver problems. 8) Patients whose job could be a threat when hypoglycemia occurs. 9) Patients who have experienced the complications such as headache, insomnia, heart palpitations and raised blood pressure after eating red ginseng. 10) Other patients

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01911663

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

July 30 2013

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Laboratory of clinical Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomic

Seoul, South Korea, 120-749