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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02290925
Date of registration: 07/11/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Rajarata University, Sri Lanka
Public title: The Effect of Biscuit Containing Kothala Himbutu on Blood Glucose in Patients With Diabetes. A Randomized Control Study
Scientific title: The Effect of a Biscuit Containing the Extract of Salacia Reticulata on Glycaemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Randomized Triple Blind Placebo Controlled Two Period Two Sequence Crossover Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: May 2014
Target sample size: 133
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02290925
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Name:     Nadeesha Wickramasinghe, BSc
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Affiliation:  Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Type 2 diabetes for minimum period of 6 months

2. Aged between 30 and 65 years

3. Stable glycaemic control over the preceding 2-3 months. They will be initially
selected from a range of HBA1C varying from 6.5 - 14 and the individual subject should
not have a variation of >20% between the previous HBA1C and the HBA1C done at the
commencement of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Chronic kidney disease with estimated Glomerular filtration rate less than 30ml/hour

2. Severe valvular heart disease or heart failure.

3. Those on Insulin therapy

4. Severe liver disease (AST > 10 X times the upper limit)



Age minimum: 30 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Placebo Biscuit
Drug: Kothala Himbutu Biscuit
Primary Outcome(s)
Glycosylated Haemoglobin [Time Frame: After 3 months and after 7 months (there is one month wash over period as this is a cross over trial)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Renal Adverse Effects -1 [Time Frame: baseline, after 3 months and after 7 months]
Liver Adverse Effects [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months, and after 7 months]
Renal Adverse Effects - 2 [Time Frame: Baseline, after 3 months, and after 7 months]
Secondary ID(s)
RAJ-001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 27/03/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02290925
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