Double Blind Randomized Trial to Compare Gurmar (Gymnema Sylvestre) With Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study plans to compare the glucose-lowering effect of gurmar, a herbal preparation, with metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
• Collaborators: Indian Council of Medical Research; International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN) TRUST
• Treatments: Metformin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Newly detected type 2 diabetes

• Fasting plasma glucose >126mg/dl

• HbA1c > 7%

Exclusion Criteria:

• Serious comorbid illnesss

• History of drug abuse

• History of recent weight loss