Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Resistant Starch on Insulin Sensitivity and Beta Cell Function in Subjects With Prediabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Conditions:

Prediabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To compare the use supplementation based on green banana flour versus placebo in the insulin sensitivity on individuals who have prediabetes.

Detailed Description

In order to evaluate whether supplementation with green banana flour may improve insulin sensitivity of individuals with prediabetes, volunteers will be recruited by advertising on the web page of Hos...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria
  • Serum glycated hemoglobin (A1c) values between 5.7 and 6.5%, or fasting glucose ≥ 5.55 mmol/L and \< 6.94 mmol/L or oral glucose tolerance test (75g) ≥7.77 and \<11.04 mmol /L.
  • Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg / m² (≥23 kg / m² for those of Asian origin) and ≤ 35 kg / m² for screening.
  • Stable weight (maximum variation of approximately 5%) for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Apt and willing to provide the written informed consent term and to comply with the requirements of the study protocol.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Clinically symptomatic gastrointestinal disease including, but not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease.
  • History of gastric bypass, antrectomy, or resection of the small intestine.
  • History of chronic pancreatitis or acute idiopathic pancreatitis.
  • Myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, post-transplant cardiomyopathy or stroke in the last 6 months.
  • Any anomaly in clinical laboratory tests which may prevent safe participation in the study.
  • Tumor diagnosed and / or treated (except basal cell skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, or prostate cancer in situ) within the past 5 years.
  • Hemoglobinopathy or chronic anemia known.
  • Donation of one unit (500 ml) or more of blood, significant loss of blood equivalent to at least one unit of blood within the last 2 weeks or blood transfusion in the last 8 weeks.
  • Any concomitant medical condition / disorder which, in the investigator's opinion, is likely to:
  • Will interfere with the patient's ability to complete the entire study period or participate in all study activities;
  • Require, during the study, the administration of a treatment that may affect the interpretation of the efficacy and safety data.
  • Treatment with any oral antidiabetic medicinal product and / or herbal preparations / non-prescription medicines that may affect glycemic control within 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • Chronic treatment with oral or parenteral corticosteroids (\> 7 consecutive days of treatment) within 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Treatment with weight-reducing agents (eg, orlistat, sibutramine, topiramate, bupropion) within the last 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • History of unstable hypertension (\> 170/105 mmHg) in the last 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • Treatment with a lipid-lowering drug that has not been kept in a stable dose within the last 8 weeks prior to screening.
  • Treatment with thyroid hormone that has not been kept in a stable dose in the last 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • Investigational drug use within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to screening unless guidelines from local health authorities require a longer period.
  • Any of the following laboratory abnormalities in screening:
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and / or Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 3 times the upper limit of normality;
  • Glomerular filtration estimated by the equation kidney disease ≤ 60 ml per min by 1.73 m².
  • Fasting triglycerides \> 5.6 mmol / L;
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) outside normal range.
  • History of substance abuse (including alcohol) within the last year.
  • Women with potential to become pregnant and / or who are using local or systemic hormonal contraceptive method; Women in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle and also pregnant and lactating women.
  • Potentially unreliable patients and those considered by the Investigator as unsuitable for the study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    May 1 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03294915

    Start Date

    October 1 2018

    End Date

    May 1 2020

    Last Update

    July 17 2018

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