Resistant Starch on Glycemic Response in Older Adults

Kansas State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperglycemia

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Resistant Starch Type 4; Dietary Supplement: Puffed wheat; Dietary Supplement: Dextrose

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00676767

KSU-HML-RSt1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to determine how blood glucose changes after eating energy bars containing resistant starch type 4 compared with bars made with puffed wheat in healthy older adults.

Full description

To measure the blood glucose response, we collected blood samples before eating and 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after eating each bar. The incremental area under the curve was used to calculate glycemic index.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Apparently healthy (not diagnosed with disease)
• Over 60 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with diabetes or other metabolic disorder
• Allergies to wheat
• Non-smokers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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9 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Resistant Starch Type 4

2

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dextrose

3

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Puffed wheat