Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of a Plant-based Ingredient on Glucose Response

Lead Sponsor:

Unilever R&D

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study is designed to determine the extent to which a plant-based ingredient is able to modulate blood glucose response when administered with a meal.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy males and females, age at start of the study ≥ 18 and ≤ 50 years;
  • Apparently healthy: no medical conditions which might affect the study measurements, as judged by study physician and/or measured by questionnaire, and/or assessed by haematology, blood chemistry and urinalysis;
  • Fasting blood glucose value of subjects is ≥ 3.4 and ≤ 6.1 mmol/litre (i.e. 62-110 mg/dl) at screening;
  • Haemoglobin level within clinically acceptable range (for male 12 to 17 gm/dL and for females 11 to 15 gm/dL; both inclusive) as judged by the research physician;
  • Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18,0 and ≤ 25,0 kg/m2;
  • Agreeing to be informed about medically relevant personal test-results by study physician;
  • Willing to comply to study protocol during study;
  • Willing to refrain from drinking of alcohol on and one day before the blood withdrawal;
  • Accessible veins on arms as determined by examination at screening;
  • Being literate;
  • HbA1C ≤ 6.5 % (48 mmol/mol).

Exclusion

  • Any history of diabetes, hyper- (or hypo-) glycemia or other disorder of glucose metabolism;
  • Any history of gastro-intestinal disorders (including frequent diarrhoea for example);
  • Blood donation in the past 2 months;
  • Reported participation in another nutritional or biomedical trial 3 months before the pre-study examination or during the study;
  • Reported participation in night shift work two weeks prior to pre-study investigation or during the study. Night work is defined as working between 23.00 PM and 6.00 AM;
  • Reported intense sporting activities \> 10h/w;
  • Consumption of ≥120 ml of alcoholic drinks for males and females in a typical week;
  • Drug abuse as indicated by urine analysis;
  • Chronic smokers, tobacco chewers and drinkers;
  • Use of any medication, including supplements and traditional medicine;
  • Reported dietary habits, such as a medically prescribed/slimming diet;
  • Not being used to eat breakfast;
  • Reported weight loss/gain (\>10%) in the last six month before the study;
  • Being an employee of Unilever or CRO;
  • Allergy or intolerance to food products and aversion to food products provided during the study;
  • If female: pregnant or will be planning pregnancy during the study period;
  • If female: lactating or has been lactating in the 6 weeks before pre-study investigation and/or during the study period.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02218528

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

February 18 2015

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Lambda Therapeutics Research Ltd (LTRL)

Ahmedabad, India