NCT01826409

Hypoglycemic Effects of Fermented Red Ginseng in Subject With Impaired Fasting Glucose or Type 2 Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chonbuk National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of daily supplementation of fermented red ginseng (FRG) on glycemic status in subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description

This study was a 4 weeks, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Forty-two subjects with IFG or type 2 diabetes were randomly allocated to 2 groups to consume placebo or FRG three times per day for 4 weeks. Fasting and postprandial glucose profiles during meal tolerance test were assessed before and after the intervention.

Conditions

• Impaired Glucose or Type 2 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Fermented Red Ginseng	Fermented red ginseng 2.7g/day for 4 weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo 2.7g/day for 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2013-04-08
• Last updated: 2013-08-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea