Status:
UNKNOWN
Impact of Whey and Leucine on Glycaemia in Adults Without Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
University of Reading
Collaborating Sponsors:
Barnham Benevolent Foundation
Jason and Daphne Mermikides Charitable Trust
Conditions:
Pre Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Higher than average blood sugar (glucose) levels are linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. As such, there is interest in identifying dietary factors that could lower blood glucose...
Detailed Description
In the UK, more than 700 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes each day. Higher than average (raised) fasting blood sugar (glucose) is a characteristic of those at risk of developing this disease ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- BMI 20-35 kg/m2
- HbA1c (5.7 - 6.5%) or (38.8 - 47.5 mmol/mol)
- Fasting glucose 5.5-6.9 mmol/l
- Fasting total cholesterol \<7.5mmol/l
- Fasting triacylglycerol \<4.0 mmol/l
- Not having a milk, gluten or wheat allergy or lactose intolerability
- Not having diabetes (HbA1c \< 47 mmol/mol) or \< 6.5%
- Not suffering from cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrine or liver disease
- Not having hypertension
- Not diagnosed with cancer
- Not having surgery in the previous 6 months
- Not consuming more than the recommended intake of alcohol (\>14 unit/wk)
- Not being a blood donor 3 months prior to or during the study.
- Not taking extra protein powder supplements in the previous 2 months
- Not anaemic (Haemoglobin ≥115 g/l for women and ≥ 130 g/l for men)
- Not taking medication for raised blood lipids, high blood pressure or for inflammatory conditions.
Exclusion
- • Females who are breast-feeding, may be pregnant, or if of child-bearing potential and are not using effective contraceptive precautions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03785951
Start Date
December 1 2018
End Date
December 1 2020
Last Update
December 24 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG6 6AP