Efficacy and Safety of Hydrolyzed Ginseng Extract on Impaired Fasting Glucose

Chonbuk National University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hyperglycemia

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Dietary Supplement: HGE (hydrolyzed ginseng extract)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01854164

Ilhwa-FG-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of daily supplementation of hydrolyzed ginseng extract(HGE) on glycemic status in subjects with impaired fasting glucose(IFG).

Full description

This study was a 8 weeks, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Twenty subjects were randomly divided into HGE or a placebo group. Fasting and postprandial glucose profiles during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were assessed before and after the intervention.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 70 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age 20-70 years with fasting glucose 100~126 mg/dL

Exclusion criteria

Abnormal lipid profile values
Acute/chronic inflammation
Treated with corticosteroid within past 4 weeks
Cardiovascular disease
Allergic or hypersensitive to any of the ingredients in the test products
History of disease that could interfere with the test products or impede their absorption
Participation in any other clinical trials within past 2 months
Renal disease
Abnormal hepatic function
Under hypolipidemic drugs therapy within past 3 months
Under antipsychotic drugs therapy within past 2 months
Laboratory test, medical or psychological conditions deemed by the investigators to interfere with successful participation in the study
History of alcohol or substance abuse
Pregnancy or breast feeding