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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12615001135505
Date of registration: 27/10/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Dr. Neoh Chin Fen
Public title: The effects of probiotics on glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Scientific title: Gut Hormone and Anti-Inflammatory Pathways Underlying Probiotic-Effects on Glycaemic Control, Gut Microbiota and Quality of Life among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Study Protocol
Date of first enrolment: 01/12/2015
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12615001135505.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Safety/efficacy;  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Malaysia
Contacts
Name: Dr Neoh Chin Fen   
Address:  Collaborative Drug Discovery Research group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Puncak Alam Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 42300 Puncak Alam Selangor Malaysia
Telephone: +60332584708
Email: neohchinfen@puncakalam.uitm.edu.my
Affiliation: 
Name: Dr Neoh Chin Fen   
Address:  Collaborative Drug Discovery Research group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Puncak Alam Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 42300 Puncak Alam Selangor Malaysia
Telephone: +60332584708
Email: neohchinfen@puncakalam.uitm.edu.my
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) T2DM patients, with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 7% to 10%
2) No change in oral hypoglycaemic agents during the last 3 months


Exclusion criteria: 1.Already on insulin or insulin analogs or maximum dose of oral hypoglycaemic agents
2.Regular intake of probiotics (including fermented dairy products), antacids, H2-receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors, loperamide, corticosteroids or sex steroids
3.Systemic antibiotics within 1 month before inclusion
4.Active smokers (still smoking at least 1 cigarette for the past 6 months)
5.Daily alcohol consumption >30 g
6.Significant immunodeficiency
7.Liver, thyroid, kidney or cardiac valvular disorder
8.Chronic gastrointestinal disease
9.Neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson disease)
10.Breast-feeding, pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 6-12 months
11.Participation in another clinical trial within the last 6 months
12.Enduring mental health problems (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
13.Incapacity to give consent


Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus;
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention(s)
Patients will be assigned randomly to receive a capsule of 10 billion CFU probiotic mixture twice daily (Probio-Tec Registered Trademark, Chr Hansen Holding A/S, Denmark) or placebo, for a duration of 24 weeks.

a) Composition of probiotic mixture: Bifidobacterium BB-12 Registered Trademark and
Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG Registered Trademark (LGG Registered Trademark is a registered trademark of Valio Ltd.) (50%:50%)
b) dose of each microorganism: 1 billion CFU for each strain per capsule
c) mode of administration: oral capsule

Adherence assessment: Pill(capsule) counting, clinic appointment, phone interview and self-reported assessment
Primary Outcome(s)
glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)

Assess by: ELISA kit
[At baseline, Week 12 and Week 24 follow up]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Gut hormone: glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Assess by: ELISA kits/serum assay[At baseline, Week 12 and Week 24 follow up]
Lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, TG)

Assess by: Serum assay (Will be done by hospital laboratory)[At baseline, week12, and week 24 follow up]
Gut Microbiota Profiling (Metagenomic Sequencing) Assess by: QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit and Genomic Sequencing[At baseline, Week 12 and Week 24 follow up]
Glycaemic parameters [fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin)] Assess by: ELISA kits/ serum assay[At baseline, Week 12 and Week 24 follow up]
Diabetes quality of life score Assess by: Validated Malaysian version of Diabetes Quality of Life-Brief Clinical Inventory (DQoL-BCI)[At baseline, week 12 and week 24 follow up]
Stress oxidative parameters [blood superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, catalase (CAT) activity, gluthathione (GSH), gluthatione reductase (GR), malondialdehyde (MDA)] Assess by: ELISA kits/serum assay[At baseline, week 12 and week 24 follow up]
Inflammatory markers [C-reactive protein, TNF-a, IL-6, IL-10]

Assess by: ELISA kit/serum assay[At baseline, week12, and week 24 follow up]
Anthropometric measurements (weight, height, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference)

Assess by: Standard method of measuring (measurement tape and etc.)[At baseline, week 12 and week 24 follow up]
Secondary ID(s)
NIL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ministry of Education
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Universiti Teknologi MARA Research Ethics Committee
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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