Effect of Pasta on Blood Glucose Response in Normal Subjects

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Blood Glucose Concentration; Type 2 Diabetes; Metabolic Syndrome

Treatments: Other: modified pasta

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01469312

4231

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine whether ingestion of modified pasta products (Dreamfields, Miracle Noodles) result in an improvement in blood glucose concentration when compared with a traditional pasta.

Full description

On one occasion the pasta will be a traditionally available pasta; on another occasion, approximately 1 week later a modified pasta, advertised to contain ~ 5 grams of digestible carbohydrate, or to be low in digestible starch, will be studied.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Normal blood glucose concentration

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The control arm consists of the traditional pasta.

Treatment:

Other: modified pasta

Modified pasta

Active Comparator group

Description:

Dreamfields, Miracle Noodles

Treatment:

Other: modified pasta