NCT00728403

Metabolic and Therapeutic Effects of American and Korean Red Ginseng in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Long Term Metabolic and Therapeutic Effects of Combined Treatment of American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius L.) Extract and Korean Red Ginseng (Steamed Panax C.A. Meyer) Extract in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Unity Health Toronto · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study is a 2 phase double blind randomized placebo control trial. The objective is to asses the metabolic and therapeutic effects of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) extract and Korean Red Ginseng (steamed Panax C.A. Meyer) extract in the management of type 2 diabetes in a 12 week period. One Hundred and twenty subjects with type 2 diabetes (hyperglycemia key inclusion criteria: HbAlc≥6.5% - ≤ 8.1% ) will participate in the study (36 men and 36 post-menopausal women).

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) and Korean Red Ginseng (steamed Panax C.A. Meyer)	1.5 grams American Ginseng and 1.5 grams Korean Red Ginseng are to be taken in capsulated form. Two capsules are taken with every meal, for a total of 6 capsules per day for 12 weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.)	3 grams of American Ginseng is to be taken in capsulated form. Two capsules are taken with every meal, for a total of 6 capsules per day for 12 weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Wheat Bran	3 grams of Wheat Bran is to be taken in capsulated form. Two capsules are taken with every meal, for a total of 6 capsules per day for 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-08-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2008-08-05
• Last updated: 2015-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada