Effects of Legume Intake on Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Adults at Risk for Diabetes

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments: Other: nutritional intervention; Other: life style modification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01906099

legume intake and CVD risks

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized cross-over study was designed to investigate the effects of legume enriched diet consumption on cardiovascular risk factors among first degree relatives of diabetic patients.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• subjects aged more than 30 years
• no history of chronic diseases
• no use of blood glucose lowering drugs be wiling to participate to study

Exclusion criteria

• do not follow study protocol
• incidence of chronic diseases during the study
• to start use of blood glucose lowering drugs or to change dose and type of current medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

legume enriched diet

Experimental group

Description:

legume consumption, 4 servings per week, for 6 weeks

Treatment:

Other: nutritional intervention

healthy dietary recommendations

Active Comparator group

Description:

no nutritional intervention

Treatment:

Other: life style modification