ISRCTN ISRCTN85826075
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN85826075
Secondary identifying numbers 2009007
Submission date
03/10/2010
Registration date
25/10/2010
Last edited
16/05/2022
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Changhao Sun
Scientific

157 Baojian Road
Nangang District
Harbin
150081
China

Phone +86 (0)451 8750 2801
Email sun2002changhao@yahoo.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet.
Scientific titleEffects of curcuminoids on blood glucose, lipids, serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein and lipoprotein lipase in patients with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Study objectivesThe natural compounds curcuminoids, including curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin, have a broad spectrum of health benefits including hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic effects. As diabetes is associated with impaired lipid metabolism, the improvement of lipid profile may explain at least in part the benefits of curcuminoids on diabetes.

Our previous study confirmed that curcumin improved insulin resistance in part by decreasing plasma FFAs and increasing fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle of diabetic rats. However, reports about the effect of curcuminoids on type 2 diabetes in human are extremely limited.

We hypothesized that curcuminoids would increase insulin sensitivity partly by promoting fatty acid oxidation in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Ethics approval(s)Medical Ethics Committe of Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, approved on 20th September 2009 (ref: 2009007)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedType 2 diabetes
InterventionEligible subjects were first sorted by blood glucose concentration and then randomised into two groups with a block size of 2, with random numbers generated by SPSS.

The subjects in the curcuminoids group received a 150 mg curcuminoid capsule twice daily (30 minutes after breakfast and supper respectively) for a total intake of 300 mg/d curcuminoids (the purity had been confirmed to be 97.49% by HPLC: curcumin 36.06%; demethoxycurcumin, 18.85%; bisdemethoxycurcumin, 42.58%).

The subjects in placebo group took capsules with placebo (starch) instead of curcuminoids at the same frequency and amount.

The intervention lasted for 3 months.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Curcuminoids
Primary outcome measure1. The effects of curcuminoids on glucose metabolism: fasting glucose and insulin, 2-hour post prandial glucose , HOMA-IR and HbA1c(%)
2. The effects of curcuminoids on lipis metabolism:
2.1. Serum cholesterol, triacylglycerol, HDL-C, LDL-C, Apo A-I and Apo B
2.2. Serum LPL and AFABP
2.3. Serum FFA profile
2.4. Severity of fatty liver
Secondary outcome measures1. Baseline characteristics: age, gender, BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, diabetes duration, blood pressure, drug treatment, cigarette use and physical activity level
2. Daily intake of nutrients by the subjects at baseline and after 3-month intervention
3. Blood biochemistry characteristics of the subjects at baseline and after 3-month intervention: red blood cell, white blood cell, hemoglobin, total protein, albumin, urea nitrogen, creatinine, alanine transaminase and aspartate transminase
Overall study start date10/10/2009
Completion date10/01/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants100
Total final enrolment100
Key inclusion criteria1. Aged 18 - 65 years, both male and female
2. Type 2 diabetes with fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 7.0 mmol/L or postprandial blood glucose greater than or equal to 11.1 mmol/L
3. Current optimal therapeutic regimens lasting for at least 6 months
Key exclusion criteria1. A history of type 1 diabetes, malignancies, thyroid or any other endocrine diseases likely to interfere with the study
2. Diabetic ketosis acidosis and infection in recent 3 months
3. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
4. Information incompleted or unwillingness to attempt to comply with the intervention
Date of first enrolment10/10/2009
Date of final enrolment10/01/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • China

Study participating centre

157 Baojian Road
Harbin
150081
China

Sponsor information

Public Health College - Harbin Medical University (China)
University/education

c/o Changhao Sun
157 Baojian Road
Nangang District
Harbin
150081
China

Phone +86 (0)451 8750 2801
Email sun2002changhao@yahoo.com
Website http://yxzy.hrbmu.edu.cn/gongwei/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/05jscf583

Funders

Funder type

Government

National Natural Science Foundation of China (China) (ref: 30810107)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Chinese National Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of China, National Science Foundation of China, NNSF of China, NSF of China, 国家自然科学基金委员会, National Nature Science Foundation of China, Guójiā Zìrán Kēxué Jījīn Wěiyuánhuì, NSFC, NNSF, NNSFC
Location
China
National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (China) - 863 program) (ref: 2010AA023002)

No information available

Scientific Research Fund of Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department (China) (ref: 1154z1007)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article 01/11/2014 16/05/2022 Yes No

Editorial Notes

16/05/2022: The following changes have been made:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The final enrolment number has been added from the reference.