Comparative Evaluation of Glycemic Index of Different Types of Jaggery Produced Locally in Pakistan

Rehman Medical Institute - RMI

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load

Treatments: Other: Dark brown sugarcane jaggery; Other: Golden sugarcane jaggery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07015814

GL/GI-NA_1V2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate and compare the glycemic index (GI) of various types of jaggery by measuring their effect on blood glucose levels in healthy individuals. Using glucose as the reference standard , the objective is to determine how different jaggery types influence postprandial blood sugar response.

Full description

This study aims to evaluate and compare the glycemic index (GI) of various types of jaggery by measuring their effect on blood glucose levels in healthy individuals. Using glucose as the reference standard , the objective is to determine how different jaggery types influence postprandial blood sugar response. The findings will help identify which types of jaggery have lower glycemic impact, contributing to better dietary choices for glycemic control.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Participants should be clinically healthy, as determined by their medical records and verbal history. Only individuals with normal fasting blood glucose levels (70-99 mg/dL) during screening will be eligible -

Exclusion Criteria:1) Participants must not have any chronic disease, not be taking any medications that influence carbohydrate metabolism (such as corticosteroids or metformin), and should be non-smokers and non-alcoholics.

2. Pregnant or lactating female participants, as well as any person with gastrointestinal, metabolic, or endocrine disease (e.g., thyroid disease, PCOS, IBD), will be excluded.

3. Also, subjects with a history of recent acute illness (within the last 2 weeks) will be deferred.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Single group (cross over)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive all test interventions (2 different varieties of jaggery and a glucose reference) in a randomized sequence with appropriate washout periods between each session. Blood glucose levels will be measured after each test food to determine and compare glycemic index values.

Treatment:

Other: Golden sugarcane jaggery

Other: Dark brown sugarcane jaggery