About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the potential of bitter melon peptides in stabilizing blood glucose in diabetic adults. It will also learn about the effects of bitter melon peptides on metabolic parameters. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* the regulatory effects of bitter melon peptides on glycemic variability * impact on glycemic and metabolic indicators Researchers will compare bitter melon peptides to a placebo (a look-alike capsule that contains Microcrystalline Cellulose) to see if bitter melon peptides works to stabilizing blood glucose.
Participants will:
* Take bitter melon peptides or a placebo every day for 12 weeks * Visit the clinic on day 0, day 7, day 28 and day 84 for checkups and tests * Glucose levels were monitored continuously by CGMs in the first 7 days and fasting blood samples were drawn at first visit (day0), third visit (day 28) and fourth visits (day 84)
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
bitter melon peptides
Dietary supplementMomordica charantia extract
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
glycemic variability
mean amplitude of glucose excursions and coefficient of variation, using CGM
Secondary outcomes
glycemic control
Glycated hemoglobulin A1C
Other outcomes
metabolic indicator
C-peptide
Locations
Sponsors and contacts
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Changhua Christian Hospital
Lead sponsor
China Medical University, Taiwan
Collaborator
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