Effect of the Imera Cultivar Carob in Postprandial Glycemia (IMERACAROBGLUC)

Harokopio University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postprandial Glucose Regulation

Treatments: Other: Sucrose beverage; Other: Carob beverage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06906965

CAROB_GLUCOSE_147

016713 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

An acute randomized crossover study on the effect of a carob beverage on postprandial glycemic response

Full description

This is an acute randomized crossover study on the effect of an Imera cultivar carob beverage on postprandial glycemic response in healthy individuals as opposed to sucrose-based beverage containing sugar in alike concentration

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy male adults of normal body fat mass

Exclusion criteria

• obesity (according to body fat mass), type 1 Diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, thyroid disorder, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal disease, mental illness, use of nutraceutical supplements or natural products for weight loss and the background of dietitian/nutritionist.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 2 patient groups

Carob beverage

Experimental group

Description:

The participants consumed a carob beverage prepared with 30 g of Imera cultivar carob powder dissolved in water

Treatment:

Other: Carob beverage

Sucrose beverage

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants consumed a sucrose beverage made containing 14 g of sugar, matched to the sugar concentration of the experimental beverage

Treatment:

Other: Sucrose beverage