Safety and Efficacy of Herbal Tea in Type 2 Diabetics (DIABHerbMix)

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

Status: Completed

Conditions: Herbal Medicine Adverse Reaction; Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Herbal Tea; Dietary Supplement: Antidiabetic Herbal Tea

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04054284

JJStrossmayerU-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Nearly 25% of the world's population relies on traditional medicinal systems but for professionals their effectiveness and even more safety are the main concern. Therefore, the aim of this preliminary study is to assess safety and effectiveness of herbal tea mixture on the control of glycaemia in Type 2 diabetics.The mixture consists of nine plants which have well-documented traditional use for the control of glycaemia.

Full description

The study will include Type 2 Diabetics who are taking only oral hypoglycemic medications (without insulin). Their therapy has to be stable for at least 3 months prior enrollment. Besides anthropometric measures, patient's glycaemia, renal and liver function will be monitored. Safety and adverse events will be closely monitored and these are the primary outcomes of the study. The main outcome measure of the effectiveness is HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin). Patients will be given detailed instructions on how to prepare the tea and the dosing. The intervention will last 3 months and during that time patients will be asked not to change their dietary or lifestyle habits.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• signed informed consent
• Croatian-speaking
• stable therapy for at least 3 months prior enrollment
• not taking any dietary supplements, especially herbal-based
• not taking any other herbal medicine (as a tea or a supplement)
• stable dietary and lifestyle patterns for at least 3 months prior enrollment

Exclusion criteria

• type 1 diabetes
• severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, hepatic, renal or autoimmune disease)
• pregnancy
• inability to fill in questionnaires in Croatian
• cognitive impairment
• psychiatric disorder
• undergoing current treatment for a major medical illness such as malignancy, autoimmune or immune deficiency disorder
• clotting disorders
• having nutritional deficiency (e.g. iron deficiency)
• current or history of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia or EDNOS)
• current use of weight loss interventions (drugs; exercise interventions)
• regular use of dietary supplements, especially herbal-based
• regular use of herbal medicine (as a tea or a supplement)
• significant changes in diet or lifestyle patterns (e.g. increased physical activity) in the last 3 months prior the enrollment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Herbal Tea Mixture is consisted of: Vaccinium myrtillus L. folium, Morus nigra L. folium, Phaseolus vulgaris L. pericarpium, Viscum album L. herba, Urtica dioica L. radix, Gentiana lutea L. radix, Taraxacum officinale W. radix, Cichorium intybus L. herba, Teucrium chamaedrys L. herba, Stevia rebaudiana folium.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Antidiabetic Herbal Tea

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Herbal Tea Mixture without antidiabetic properties is consisted of: Achillea millefolium L. herba, Teucrium montanum L. herba, Glechoma hederacea L. herba, Eupatorium cannabinum L. herba, Humulus lupulus L. lupulin, Artemisia absinthium L. herba, Salvia officinalis L.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Herbal Tea