Status:

COMPLETED

Beneficial Effects of Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Willd) in the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Lead Sponsor:

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Quinoa is a pseudo-cereal and has potential health benefits and exceptional nutritional value. It is a food rich in proteins of high biological value, in unsaturated fats and fiber, it is also a grain...

Detailed Description

The study was a cross-over pilot clinical study consisting of two periods. The first period was only an observational and monitoring phase where participants just continued with their regular diet (RD...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Glucose levels between 100 and 125 mg/dL and without a previous diagnosis of diabetes

Exclusion

  • Do not consume a diet with daily presence of grains or cereals derivatives, tubers or/and legumes, or they presented any other health problem that the research staff considered contraindicated:
  • Treatment with oral antidiabetic drugs Chronic treatment with oral steroids and / or AINES Treatment with oral antidiabetic agents and / or insulin Treatment with immunosuppressive drugs Diagnosis of active neoplasm Diagnosis of HIV or AIDS Abnormal liver profile (\> 6 times normal values) Diagnosis of Acute Psychiatric Sdr Presence of serious acute concomitant disease, which it requires more than 7 days of recovery.
  • Major cardiovascular event (stroke, myocardial infarction) in the month prior to randomization.
  • Any other condition that the investigator considers to be inoperative so that the subject conducts the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04529317

Start Date

May 1 2016

End Date

September 1 2016

Last Update

August 27 2020

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Diana A. Díaz Rizzolo

Barcelona, Spain, 08036