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CompletedNCT00567905

Effect of Green Tea Extract on Type 2 Diabetes

Effect of Green Tea Extract on Type 2 Diabetes: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32 (estimated)
Sponsor
Taipei Hospital, Taiwan · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
20 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of green tea extract (GTE) on type 2 diabetes and to explore the relationship between GTE and related hormone peptides.

Detailed description

Green tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It is believed to have beneficial effects in prevention and treatment of many diseases, one of which is anti-obesity and anti-diabetes. The benefit effects of green tea are mainly attributed to its polyphenol content, especially the most abundant one-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which might inhibit adipocyte proliferation and differentiation in vitro studies We hypothesized that GTE would improve insulin resistance in type 2 overweight diabetes and related hormone peptides will be influenced. Thus, we conducted this randomized clinical trial to examine the effect of GTE on type 2 diabetes and to explore the relationship between GTE and related hormone peptides.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTGreen tea extractmain content is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG, 58%)

Timeline

Start date
2007-09-01
Primary completion
2008-08-01
Completion
2008-08-01
First posted
2007-12-05
Last updated
2009-01-13

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Taiwan

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00567905. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.