Status:
WITHDRAWN
Glycemic Response to Momordica Charantia in Type 2 Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
Services Hospital, Lahore
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of the Punjab
Conditions:
Type 2 Diabetes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Diabetes is a common disease which has been treated by traditional medicines for centuries before modern medicine became available. A very common remedy for Diabetes Mellitus in different cultures is ...
Detailed Description
Momordica charantia is a commonly consumed vegetable, which has formed a part of subcontinental diet since centuries. It has been traditionally used to treat diabetes across three continents, and its ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult Type 2 diabetics with mild degree of hyperglycemia (FBG \>126\<200 mg/dl)
- Absence of serious co-morbid conditions
- Patients agreeing to participate in this trial
Exclusion
- Type 1 diabetics
- Pregnancy
- Paediatric age group
- Patients known to be allergic to Momordica charantia
- Serious cardio-respiratory illness, previous myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension ≥ stage 2, COPD, asthma, active pulmonary tuberculosis
- Significant hepatic impairment: ALT \>60, Bilirubin \>2 mg/dl
- Significant renal impairment: S/creatinine \>1.5 mg/dl, albuminuria \> 1+
- Patients with conditions likely to interfere with the absorption of the trial therapy: malabsorption, chronic diarrhoea, intestinal resection, blind loop syndrome
- Patients withholding consent
- Patients, both male and female, desiring pregnancy during the trial phase.
- Secondary causes of diabetes
- Patients using drugs influencing glucose metabolism: steroids, hormonal contraception, menopausal HRT , diazoxide, phenytoin, colchicine
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00823953
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
June 12 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Services Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 54000