Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05540405
Effects of Bitter Melon on Cardiometabolic Health
A Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled, Parallel-arm Trial to Assess the Effects of a Bitter Melon Product at Two Doses vs. Control on Indicators of Cardiometabolic Health in Men and Women With Prediabetes
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 75 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 74 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The objectives of this study are to assess the effects of a bitter melon product at two doses, compared to control, on indicators of cardiometabolic health among men and women with prediabetes.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Low-dose bitter melon | Subject will receive 1 Insumate bitter melon capsule/d (300 mg) and 1 placebo capsule/d (300 mg) |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | High-dose bitter melon | Subject will receive 2 Insumate bitter melon capsules/d (300 mg each) |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo | Subject will receive 2 placebo capsules/d (300 mg each) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2023-01-24
- Primary completion
- 2023-05-24
- Completion
- 2023-05-24
- First posted
- 2022-09-14
- Last updated
- 2023-05-31
Locations
3 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05540405. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.