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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00940251
Date of registration: 14/07/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Jyoti Clinical and Pathological Laboratory
Public title: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Mersina, an Ayurvedic Formulation: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Secondary Failure to Oral Drugs
Scientific title: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Mersina, an Ayurvedic Formulation: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Secondary Failure to Oral Drugs
Date of first enrolment: September 2008
Target sample size: 26
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00940251
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Secondary failure to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents was diagnosed if the patient had HbA1c
levels > 8.5% even after supplementation of maximal dose of a combination of a
sulphonylurea (15 mg glybenclamide or 160 mg gliclazide or 15 mg glipizide) and metformin
1500 mg/day.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with ketosis, diabetes related complications, hepatic or renal disease,
pancreatitis, cardiac problems, uncontrolled hypertension, malnutrition and severe immune
deficiency



Age minimum: 30 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Antihyperglycemic Effect in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Secondary Failure to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
Intervention(s)
Drug: Mersina
Primary Outcome(s)
antidiabetic activity [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Improvement in metabolic, insulin level, HbA1c,kidney and lipid profile [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
MER1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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