The Effects of Barberry Juice Consumption in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Other: barberry juice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03299153

1534

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of barberry juice (BJ) as a natural antioxidant, on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In a randomized clinical trial study, 46 T2DM patients, 30-70 years old recruited from "Diabetes Association of Iran-Babul ". Patients were randomly allocated to either the BJ group (n=23) who consumed 200 ml of BJ daily for eight weeks, or the control group (n=23) with no intervention. At the baseline and the end of 8-week intervention, blood pressure and biochemical markers were conducted.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fasting blood glucose>100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol /L)
• Systolic blood pressure>130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure>85mmHg
• Triglycerides> 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)

Exclusion criteria

• taking insulin
• smoking
• using antioxidant supplements

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

patients in this group were received 200 ml/d barberry juice for tow month

Treatment:

Other: barberry juice

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

patients in this group received no intervention