Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02730949
D-chiro-Inositol in Overweight Type 1 Diabetes Patients
A Pilot Study of D-Chiro-Inositol Plus Folic Acid in Overweight Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 26 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 17 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of D-chiro-Inositol (DCI) oral supplementation in addiction to folic acid compared to folic acid alone on glycaemic control as assessed by HbA1c in overweight or obese T1D patients undergoing intensive insulin therapy. A 24 weeks, prospective, randomized control trial was carried out in T1D patients, aged 17-50 years (13 males, 13 females), with disease duration \> 1 year and BMI \>25, attending as outpatients the Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit of University Campus Bio-Medico in Rome
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | D-chiro-inositol | Treated group |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Folic Acid | Control group |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-05-01
- Completion
- 2015-12-01
- First posted
- 2016-04-07
- Last updated
- 2016-04-07
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02730949. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.