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Study aim
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Determining the effect of supplementing with ellagic acid on serum levels of adiponectin, resistin, some inflammatory, oxidative indices and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized on 60 patients. ras software was used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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Sampling in this study will be from patients referred to Asad Abadi Hospital in Tabriz. During the intervention period, researchers and patients will not be aware the type of supplement received. The intervention period will be for 60 days and all parameters will be evaluated at the beginning and end of the study. During the intervention period, all patients will be followed up and the participants will be asked to visit each month to receive the capsules.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The inclusion criteria of the study include people with type 2 diabetes of both genders (patients who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 1 year) who are willing to participate in the project and are in the age range of 30-60 years, and with the use of oral medicine, their blood sugar is optimally controlled. The exclusion criteria include people treated with insulin, corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and blood lipid-lowering drugs, as well as suffering from diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, polycystic ovary syndrome, kidney disease, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism.
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Intervention groups
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The selected people were randomly assigned into two groups receiving the supplement (one capsule containing 250 mg of ellagic acid daily) and the placebo group (one capsule containing 250 mg of microcrystalline cellulose daily).
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Main outcome variables
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Inflammatory; oxidative stress; metabolic; Anthropometry indicators