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Dietary Supplement

Low-dose bitter melon for Prediabetes

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline up to 12 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study the effects of bitter melon on heart and metabolic health in people with prediabetes.

Eligible Conditions

Prediabetes

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline up to 12 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline up to 12 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline up to 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Secondary outcome measures

Body fat

Fasting glucose

Fasting insulin

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Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Low-dose bitter melonExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subject will receive 1 Insumate bitter melon capsule/d (300 mg) and 1 placebo capsule/d (300 mg)

Group II: High-dose bitter melonExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subject will receive 2 Insumate bitter melon capsules/d (300 mg each)

Group III: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Subject will receive 2 placebo capsules/d (300 mg each)

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Low-dose bitter melon

2023

N/A

~80

High-dose bitter melon

2023

N/A

~80

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular ResearchLead Sponsor

20 Previous Clinical Trials

777 Total Patients Enrolled

Greenyn BiotechnologyUNKNOWN

Kevin C Maki, PhDStudy DirectorMB Clinical Research & Consulting

16 Previous Clinical Trials

889 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are those over forty years of age eligible to join this experiment?

"This research seeks those that are between 18 and 74 years old."

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What criteria must a participant fulfill to be eligible for this clinical trial?

"Patients hoping to be admitted into this medical trial must have prediabetes and fall within the age range of 18-74. The total number of enrollees is capped at 75 participants."

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Are there any openings left to take part in this trial?

"As confirmed by clinicaltrials.gov, the recruitment period for this medical experiment is still ongoing, with a first posting date on 24th January 2023 and recently updated information published on 10th February of the same year."

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How many participants are being accepted into the clinical trial?

"Affirmative, there is evidence on clinicaltrials.gov that this medical research has been actively enlisting participants since its post date of January 24th 2023. As of now, 75 patients from 3 different sites are needed for the study's completion."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effects of Bitter Melon on Cardiometabolic Health

2023. "Effects of Bitter Melon on Cardiometabolic Health". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05540405.