PreDiabetesNCT05951270
Glucose Homeostasis and Apple Polyphenols
A study testing Apple Polyphenols in people with PreDiabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance, run by Maastricht University at 1 site in Netherlands.
Trial summary
The primary objective is to investigate the effect of apple polyphenol supplementation for 12 weeks on glucose homeostasis in prediabetic individuals. Further, this study has three secondary objectives: 1) to investigate whether daily supplementation at breakfast and dinner with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks affects… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 40 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- PreDiabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
- What is being tested?
- Apple Polyphenols
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 8 participants
- Where
- 1 siteNetherlands
- Study dates
- 14 Jan 2022to 3 Feb 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 40 to 70 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Aged from 40 - 70 years
- 22.5 < BMI < 30 kg/m^2
- Weight-stable for at least 90 days prior to participation (no change in bodyweight, i.e. < 3kg).
- HbA1c: 5.7% to 6.4%
- Fasting blood glucose levels 100 to 125 mg/dl (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/l)
Who cannot join
- Subject following an overly imbalanced or restrictive diet as per nutritional advice
- Concurrent systemic disease and/or laboratory abnormalities considered by investigators to be detrimental for the participants safety or potentially interfering with the study procedures and/or study outcome
- Abdominal surgery interfering with gastrointestinal function, upon judgement of the medical doctor, who will decide in-or exclusion based on the surgery applied
- Participants who received antibiotics in the 90 days prior to the start of the study
- Use of other medication will be reviewed by a medical doctor, who will decide on in- or exclusion based on the drug(s) used
- Use of laxatives within 14 days prior to the study
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- Using medications for gastric or intestinal complaints
- Drug use, interfering with any of the outcome parameters of this study; to be decided by the person who is medically responsible for this study
- Having donated blood in the 3 months prior to the study
- Administration of antioxidant supplements, investigational drugs or participation in any scientific intervention study, which may interfere with this study (to be decided by the principle investigator), in the 14 days prior to the study
- History of side effects towards intake of antioxidant supplements
- Participants who have a gluten or lactose intolerance
- Use of proton pump inhibitors
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effects of Apple Polyphenol Supplementation on Glucose Homeostasis in Prediabetic Individuals
The primary objective is to investigate the effect of apple polyphenol supplementation for 12 weeks on glucose homeostasis in prediabetic individuals. Further, this study has three secondary objectives: 1) to investigate whether daily supplementation at breakfast and dinner with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks affects the rhythm of glucose uptake over the day and reduces fasting glucose levels and postprandial glucose peaks; 2) to determine the effect of daily supplementation with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks on biomarkers of metabolic health; 3) to assess whether daily supplementation with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks alters fecal SCFA concentrations and fecal microbiota composition.
Read the detailed description
Study Design:
45 Prediabetic adults will be included in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. All volunteers will be subjected to a 12-week period during which an apple polyphenol supplement or placebo will be ingested at breakfast and dinner. An intervention period of 12 weeks with a third visit half way of the intervention has been chosen. After 6 weeks and at the end of the study microbiota composition is measured since dietary intervention of at least 6 weeks is required to be able to measure changes in microbial composition and metabolic health. The third visit will be scheduled to monitor protocol compliance and check the well-being of subjects. Concomitant medication will be recorded as well as adverse events. In addition, subjects will be reminded about the intake of the investigational product and difficulties to compliance will be discussed. Subjects will perform an oral glucose tolerance test, blood samples are taken and fecal samples will be collected at the start of the study, half-way and at the end of the intervention period. The oral glucose tolerance test will be performed to determine glucose tolerance. During the OGTT blood glucose samples will be collected at 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes in order to determine area under the curve of glucose as primary endpoint for the glucose tolerance. The blood samples are taken to measure whole blood glucose, serum insulin, HbA1c, metabolic profile, antioxidant levels (protocol compliance) and SCFA. The fecal samples are collected to assess the fecal microbiota composition and fecal SCFA concentration. Finally, at the start of the intervention, and after the third visit an Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)(Hoofddorp, The Netherlands) sensor is inserted. The Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro CGM sensor will be injected and worn for a period of 14 days after which the subjects will visit for collecting the data for continuous glucose monitoring with a recorder. The Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro is intended for use with type 2 diabetic individuals but a recent study has validated its use in prediabetic individuals (50).The baseline continuous glucose monitoring needs to be completed before the intervention will be started.
Screening and pre-testing:
Prior to the study, volunteers' suitability to participate will be assessed in a single screening session. The participants will be asked to come to the laboratory in fasted state (i.e. no eating or drinking after 22:00h the night before; drinking water is allowed) After explaining all study procedures, written informed consent will be obtained from subjects willing to participate. A signed copy of the informed consent will be provided for the subject to keep. The subject's suitability for the trial will be confirmed by the inclusion/exclusion criteria (see section 4). During screening, body weight, height and BMI (using the equation BMI = body mass (kg)/height (m)2 ) will be assessed. Subjects will be asked to fill in a medical questionnaire enquiring about their general health, medical history, GI symptoms, use of medication and sports activities. HbA1C will be measured using an Abbott™ Afinion™ 2 Analyzer (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands). Subjects will be included based on the results from BMI, and the in- and exclusion criteria discussed in the medical questionnaire. Included subjects will be instructed to collect a fecal sample to determine microbial composition- and activity and SCFA concentration. A collection kit will be provided to take home that includes a toilet hat, instructions for collecting the specimen, a collection tube, and a biohazard mailing bag. A short questionnaire about the collection time and date will be included in the collection kit as well as a dietary recall questionnaire. Food records and stool characteristics will be scored with a questionnaire and handed in by the subject at visit 1 (pre-test), as well as a fecal donation to determine microbial composition- and activity and SCFA concentration.
Test day:
Volunteers will visit the laboratory on six occasions over a twelve-week period. All subjects will be asked to record their dietary intake at three consecutive days in a food diary and to consume similar foods during the experimental period. Participants will be asked to record this in a food diary and approximately match caloric intake on the day prior to the second test day and eat the same type of meal. For the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), participants will be asked to come to the laboratory in fasted state (i.e. no eating or drinking after 22:00h the night before; drinking water is allowed), the participants will receive a standardized meal ("Aviko meal pan", Aviko bv. The Netherlands) from the researchers and the participants need to consume this meal prior to the OGTT testing days. The meals that the participants receive have a similar macronutrient composition and energy density. In addition, the food intake during the 3 days before the OGTT is asked to be kept similar. Participants need to abstain from strenuous exercise to maintain muscle glycogen stores and alcohol consumption for at least 48 h. Subjects perform the following experimental protocol three times, prior to, 39 to 45 and 81 to 87 days after the start of the intervention period. On arrival at the laboratory, subjects will be placed in a semi-supine position whilst a resting blood sample is collected from an antecubital vein (venipuncture) inserting a BC-shielded IV catheter. After providing the fasted blood sample, subjects will consume a glucose rich drink (75 grams corrected for weight). At 30-minutes, 60-minutes, 90-minutes and 120-minutes additional blood samples will be taken. An Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro will be injected for continuous glucose monitoring. The subjects will be asked to wear an Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro sensor for a period of 14 days. Subjects will be asked to collect the first three fecal samples after the OGTT. For this collection, participants will receive feces collection materials and collect the samples by themselves.
Intervention period:
Following the first OGTT, participants start the intervention period. During this 12-week intervention period, subjects will consume a supplement twice a day at breakfast and at dinner. Supplements contain either apple polyphenols (see section 5), or control, according to the randomization scheme. The intervention products are detailed in chapter 6. To facilitate participant compliance with adhering to the intake requirements and investigate the effect of antioxidants on the circadian pattern of glucose homeostasis, participants are advised to align their oral study product dosing to the timing of breakfast and dinner. In addition, a physical activity diary will be completed. At baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks of intervention, the following measurements will be performed: three-day food record, physical activity questionnaire, Bristol stool scores and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scores and a fecal sample. Subjects will be asked to maintain their regular exercise schema. Subjects will not receive individual results after measuring the outcome parameters, except when there will be unexpected findings (e.g. abnormal clinical parameter). Subjects can only participate in this study if they are willing to be informed about relevant unexpected findings (e.g. abnormal clinical parameter).
- Being tested
- Apple Polyphenols, Control
- Keywords
- Apple Polyphenols, Prediabetes, Glucose homeostase
- Medical subject headings
- Prediabetic State, Glucose Intolerance, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Apple PolyphenolsDietary supplement
Also called Applephenon
ApplePhenon® is prepared from unripe green apples (malus domestica) and contains a large amounts of polyphenols. The supplement contains 63.8% procyanidins, 12.4% flavon-3-ols, 6.5% chalcones and 10.8% phenolcarboxylic acids
ControlOther
The placebo used in this study is 1100 mg maltodextrin (Avebe, Veendam, the Netherlands). This product is an enzymatically converted potato starch. The flavor and color will have a similar/identical appearance and taste as all mentioned antioxidants.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Twelve weeks of 1100 mg of apple polyphenol supplementation. At the start, middle and end of the study, several measurements will take place. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Apple Polyphenols |
| Control | Placebo comparator | Twelve weeks of 1100 mg of maltodextrin. This product is an enzymatically converted potato starch. The flavor and color will have a similar/identical appearance and taste as all mentioned antioxidants. Receives: Other: Control |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Apple polyphenols and glucose homeostasis in prediabetics
The primary outcome measure is the difference in glucose tolerance before and after the intervention, assessed using the oral glucose tolerance test area under the curve. Participants will undergo three oral glucose tolerance tests during the study: at the beginning, halfway, and the end. Prior to each test, participants will fast for at least 12 hours, consume a normal diet with approximately 150 grams of carbohydrate per day for three days, and avoid strenuous exercise and alcohol for at least 48 hours. During the test, participants will drink a glucose solution and have blood samples taken at various time points (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes) for analysis of glucose and insulin levels. Fasting insulin and glucose concentrations will be used to calculate insulin sensitivity using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index. Blood samples will be stored for future use.
Measured: 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Apple polyphenols and circadian pattern of blood glucose levels
For continuous glucose monitoring, for each participant, two times, at the beginning and end of the study a FreeStyle Libre Pro sensor will be applied. The investigator will insert the sensor in the participant using a sensor-applicator. The sensor will be inserted via a puncture and activated using a reader. The sensors will be worn for a period of 14 days after which the data are being collected by the investigator using the reader. The glucose concentrations over time will be obtained. Raw data will be analysed using an R-script. Using this script we can calculate the average blood glucose levels during the day and determine if the apple extract the observed glucose fluctuations over a 24 hour period.
Measured: 12 weeks
Apple polyphenols and fecal microbiota composition
Measure the changes in microbiota composition after 12 weeks of apple extract supplementation. Participants will collect fecal samples at the beginning, halfway and at the end of the study.
Fecal samples will be collected in dedicated feces collection tubes, which will be handed in by the subject to the investigator. Microbiota composition profiling will be done by HiSeq sequencing of the V4 and V5-V6 regions of the 16S rRNA gene.. In short, DNA isolated from feces will be used for amplification of the V4 and V5- V6 regions of the collective 16S rRNA genes using barcoded primers and fecal DNA as target. Afterwards, the NG-Tax pipeline will be used for microbiota profiling. Metabolite analysis will be done by organic acid HPLC. A variety of programs and in-house scripts will be used for bioinformatics analyses and multivariate statistics.
Measured: 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Jul 2023
- Study start14 Jan 2022
- Primary completion26 Jan 2023
- Study completion3 Feb 2023
Why it stopped: Difficulty in recruiting participants with prediabetes
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PreDiabetesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- The study conforms to a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled parallel study design.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator
- Enrolment
- 8 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Maastricht University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Freddy Troost, Doctor, Principal investigator, Maastricht University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05951270
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NL77812.068.21
- Status last verified
- Jul 2023
- First submitted
- 27 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 19 Jul 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: I will make the following end products available for further research and verification * Syntaxes * Documentation of the research process, including documentation of all participants * Data documentation (Several versions of) processed data * Raw data I will select a data format, which will allow other researchers and their computers (machine actionable) to read my data collection. Text documents --\> PDF/A (.pdf) Spreadsheets --\> CSV (.csv) Statistical data --\> SPSS (.dat/.sps), R The data collection of my project will be findable for subsequent research. Data can be found through the search engine of the archive or repository in which it is stored. The data will be made findable for subsequent research. I will be using a persistent identifier as a permanent link to my data collection. Once the associated article is published and/or the project has ended, (part of) my data will be accessible for further research and verification.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Jul 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of Apple Polyphenol Supplementation on Glucose Homeostasis in Prediabetic Individuals
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05951270
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NL77812.068.21
- Keywords
- Apple Polyphenols, Prediabetes, Glucose homeostase
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Difficulty in recruiting participants with prediabetes
- Enrolment
- 8 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Maastricht UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 14 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 3 Feb 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Jul 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective is to investigate the effect of apple polyphenol supplementation for 12 weeks on glucose homeostasis in prediabetic individuals. Further, this study has three secondary objectives: 1) to investigate whether daily supplementation at breakfast and dinner with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks affects the rhythm of glucose uptake over the day and reduces fasting glucose levels and postprandial glucose peaks; 2) to determine the effect of daily supplementation with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks on biomarkers of metabolic health; 3) to assess whether daily supplementation with apple polyphenols for 12 weeks alters fecal SCFA concentrations and fecal microbiota composition.
Detailed description
Study Design:
45 Prediabetic adults will be included in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. All volunteers will be subjected to a 12-week period during which an apple polyphenol supplement or placebo will be ingested at breakfast and dinner. An intervention period of 12 weeks with a third visit half way of the intervention has been chosen. After 6 weeks and at the end of the study microbiota composition is measured since dietary intervention of at least 6 weeks is required to be able to measure changes in microbial composition and metabolic health. The third visit will be scheduled to monitor protocol compliance and check the well-being of subjects. Concomitant medication will be recorded as well as adverse events. In addition, subjects will be reminded about the intake of the investigational product and difficulties to compliance will be discussed. Subjects will perform an oral glucose tolerance test, blood samples are taken and fecal samples will be collected at the start of the study, half-way and at the end of the intervention period. The oral glucose tolerance test will be performed to determine glucose tolerance. During the OGTT blood glucose samples will be collected at 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes in order to determine area under the curve of glucose as primary endpoint for the glucose tolerance. The blood samples are taken to measure whole blood glucose, serum insulin, HbA1c, metabolic profile, antioxidant levels (protocol compliance) and SCFA. The fecal samples are collected to assess the fecal microbiota composition and fecal SCFA concentration. Finally, at the start of the intervention, and after the third visit an Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)(Hoofddorp, The Netherlands) sensor is inserted. The Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro CGM sensor will be injected and worn for a period of 14 days after which the subjects will visit for collecting the data for continuous glucose monitoring with a recorder. The Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro is intended for use with type 2 diabetic individuals but a recent study has validated its use in prediabetic individuals (50).The baseline continuous glucose monitoring needs to be completed before the intervention will be started.
Screening and pre-testing:
Prior to the study, volunteers' suitability to participate will be assessed in a single screening session. The participants will be asked to come to the laboratory in fasted state (i.e. no eating or drinking after 22:00h the night before; drinking water is allowed) After explaining all study procedures, written informed consent will be obtained from subjects willing to participate. A signed copy of the informed consent will be provided for the subject to keep. The subject's suitability for the trial will be confirmed by the inclusion/exclusion criteria (see section 4). During screening, body weight, height and BMI (using the equation BMI = body mass (kg)/height (m)2 ) will be assessed. Subjects will be asked to fill in a medical questionnaire enquiring about their general health, medical history, GI symptoms, use of medication and sports activities. HbA1C will be measured using an Abbott™ Afinion™ 2 Analyzer (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands). Subjects will be included based on the results from BMI, and the in- and exclusion criteria discussed in the medical questionnaire. Included subjects will be instructed to collect a fecal sample to determine microbial composition- and activity and SCFA concentration. A collection kit will be provided to take home that includes a toilet hat, instructions for collecting the specimen, a collection tube, and a biohazard mailing bag. A short questionnaire about the collection time and date will be included in the collection kit as well as a dietary recall questionnaire. Food records and stool characteristics will be scored with a questionnaire and handed in by the subject at visit 1 (pre-test), as well as a fecal donation to determine microbial composition- and activity and SCFA concentration.
Test day:
Volunteers will visit the laboratory on six occasions over a twelve-week period. All subjects will be asked to record their dietary intake at three consecutive days in a food diary and to consume similar foods during the experimental period. Participants will be asked to record this in a food diary and approximately match caloric intake on the day prior to the second test day and eat the same type of meal. For the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), participants will be asked to come to the laboratory in fasted state (i.e. no eating or drinking after 22:00h the night before; drinking water is allowed), the participants will receive a standardized meal ("Aviko meal pan", Aviko bv. The Netherlands) from the researchers and the participants need to consume this meal prior to the OGTT testing days. The meals that the participants receive have a similar macronutrient composition and energy density. In addition, the food intake during the 3 days before the OGTT is asked to be kept similar. Participants need to abstain from strenuous exercise to maintain muscle glycogen stores and alcohol consumption for at least 48 h. Subjects perform the following experimental protocol three times, prior to, 39 to 45 and 81 to 87 days after the start of the intervention period. On arrival at the laboratory, subjects will be placed in a semi-supine position whilst a resting blood sample is collected from an antecubital vein (venipuncture) inserting a BC-shielded IV catheter. After providing the fasted blood sample, subjects will consume a glucose rich drink (75 grams corrected for weight). At 30-minutes, 60-minutes, 90-minutes and 120-minutes additional blood samples will be taken. An Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro will be injected for continuous glucose monitoring. The subjects will be asked to wear an Abott FreeStyle Libre Pro sensor for a period of 14 days. Subjects will be asked to collect the first three fecal samples after the OGTT. For this collection, participants will receive feces collection materials and collect the samples by themselves.
Intervention period:
Following the first OGTT, participants start the intervention period. During this 12-week intervention period, subjects will consume a supplement twice a day at breakfast and at dinner. Supplements contain either apple polyphenols (see section 5), or control, according to the randomization scheme. The intervention products are detailed in chapter 6. To facilitate participant compliance with adhering to the intake requirements and investigate the effect of antioxidants on the circadian pattern of glucose homeostasis, participants are advised to align their oral study product dosing to the timing of breakfast and dinner. In addition, a physical activity diary will be completed. At baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks of intervention, the following measurements will be performed: three-day food record, physical activity questionnaire, Bristol stool scores and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scores and a fecal sample. Subjects will be asked to maintain their regular exercise schema. Subjects will not receive individual results after measuring the outcome parameters, except when there will be unexpected findings (e.g. abnormal clinical parameter). Subjects can only participate in this study if they are willing to be informed about relevant unexpected findings (e.g. abnormal clinical parameter).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- The study conforms to a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled parallel study design.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Dietary Supplement: Apple PolyphenolsTwelve weeks of 1100 mg of apple polyphenol supplementation. At the start, middle and end of the study, several measurements will take place. |
| Control | Placebo comparator | Other: ControlTwelve weeks of 1100 mg of maltodextrin. This product is an enzymatically converted potato starch. The flavor and color will have a similar/identical appearance and taste as all mentioned antioxidants. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 40 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Aged from 40 - 70 years
- 22.5 < BMI < 30 kg/m^2
- Weight-stable for at least 90 days prior to participation (no change in bodyweight, i.e. < 3kg).
- HbA1c: 5.7% to 6.4%
- Fasting blood glucose levels 100 to 125 mg/dl (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/l)
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Subject following an overly imbalanced or restrictive diet as per nutritional advice
- Concurrent systemic disease and/or laboratory abnormalities considered by investigators to be detrimental for the participants safety or potentially interfering with the study procedures and/or study outcome
- Abdominal surgery interfering with gastrointestinal function, upon judgement of the medical doctor, who will decide in-or exclusion based on the surgery applied
- Participants who received antibiotics in the 90 days prior to the start of the study
- Use of other medication will be reviewed by a medical doctor, who will decide on in- or exclusion based on the drug(s) used
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Apple PolyphenolsAlso: ApplephenonApplePhenon® is prepared from unripe green apples (malus domestica) and contains a large amounts of polyphenols. The supplement contains 63.8% procyanidins, 12.4% flavon-3-ols, 6.5% chalcones and 10.8% phenolcarboxylic acids | Dietary supplement | Intervention |
| ControlThe placebo used in this study is 1100 mg maltodextrin (Avebe, Veendam, the Netherlands). This product is an enzymatically converted potato starch. The flavor and color will have a similar/identical appearance and taste as all mentioned antioxidants. | Other | Control |
Primary outcome
Apple polyphenols and glucose homeostasis in prediabetics
Time frame: 12 weeks
The primary outcome measure is the difference in glucose tolerance before and after the intervention, assessed using the oral glucose tolerance test area under the curve. Participants will undergo three oral glucose tolerance tests during the study: at the beginning, halfway, and the end. Prior to each test, participants will fast for at least 12 hours, consume a normal diet with approximately 150 grams of carbohydrate per day for three days, and avoid strenuous exercise and alcohol for at least 48 hours. During the test, participants will drink a glucose solution and have blood samples taken at various time points (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes) for analysis of glucose and insulin levels. Fasting insulin and glucose concentrations will be used to calculate insulin sensitivity using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index. Blood samples will be stored for future use.
2 secondary outcomes
Apple polyphenols and circadian pattern of blood glucose levels
Time frame: 12 weeks
Apple polyphenols and fecal microbiota composition
Time frame: 12 weeks
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: Difficulty in recruiting participants with prediabetes). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Jul 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. I will make the following end products available for further research and verification * Syntaxes * Documentation of the research process, including documentation of all participants * Data documentation (Several versions of) processed data * Raw data I will select a data format, which will allow other researchers and their computers (machine actionable) to read my data collection. Text documents --> PDF/A (.pdf) Spreadsheets --> CSV (.csv) Statistical data --> SPSS (.dat/.sps), R The data collection of my project will be findable for subsequent research. Data can be found through the search engine of the archive or repository in which it is stored. The data will be made findable for subsequent research. I will be using a persistent identifier as a permanent link to my data collection. Once the associated article is published and/or the project has ended, (part of) my data will be accessible for further research and verification.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Freddy Troost, Doctor principal investigator
Maastricht University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Apple Polyphenols in people with PreDiabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance, run by Maastricht University at 1 site in Netherlands.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: Difficulty in recruiting participants with prediabetes). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Apple polyphenols and glucose homeostasis in prediabetics (time frame: 12 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jul 2023.