Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of High-Dose Resveratrol in Non-Diabetic Obese Males

Lead Sponsor:

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore

Conditions:

Obesity

Diabetes

Eligibility:

MALE

21-55 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The primary aim of our study was to examine the effects of two weeks of oral resveratrol on resting energy expenditure and insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic obese male subjects. Secondary variables ...

Detailed Description

Patients were recruited between July 2009 and July 2012 from a single hospital in Singapore. Eligible patients were Chinese males, aged between 21 and 55 years old, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ability to give informed consent
  • Obese Chinese Male
  • Age 21 to 55 yrs old
  • No diabetes mellitus
  • BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more during screening

Exclusion

  • Unwilling to abstain from ingesting large quantities of resveratrol-containing foods (eg. red wine, nuts)
  • Cancer diagnosis that is currently under treatment, is clinically detectable, or that has been treated within the past 5 years
  • Terminal disease or on palliative care
  • Current excessive alcohol intake (\>21 units per week for men; 14 units per week for women)
  • Known diabetes mellitus
  • Past history of unexplained hypoglycemia
  • Past or current history of strokes
  • History of any grape allergy
  • On alternative or traditional medications
  • Treated with another investigational drug within last 6 months
  • Poorly controlled hypertension (SBP \>/= 160 or DBP \>/= 100) within last one month
  • ALT and/or AST \> 1.5 times above upper limit of normal within last 6 months
  • GFR \< 50 ml/min/1.73m2 (MDRD equation) within last 6 months
  • Staff of Department of Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02247596

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

September 25 2014

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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Singapore, Singapore, 768828