Status:

COMPLETED

Exploring Buckwheat's Glucose Lowering Potential

Lead Sponsor:

St. Boniface Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Manitoba

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Brief Summary

Bioactive components in buckwheat enhance insulin sensitivity in Type 2 diabetes by improving glucose uptake and utilization through a unique mechanism that operates independent of insulin.

Detailed Description

This is a single site, double-blind, randomized, controlled study designed to explore buckwheat's glucose lowering effects in healthy volunteers and volunteers with type 2 diabetes. A total of 24 volu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • aged 18 to 70 years
  • normal glycated hemoglobin (\<6% healthy, \<7.5% diabetic)
  • absence of chronic conditions (except Type 2 diabetes)
  • must be able to read and sign consent
  • must be able to comply with protocol requirements

Exclusion

  • allergies to eggs, buckwheat, rice flour, or sugar substitutes (Splenda)
  • acute or chronic conditions (except Type 2 diabetes)
  • blood glucose \>10mmol/L at beginning of test session
  • medications that affect glycemic control

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00841503

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

March 21 2012

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I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 2A6