Effect of Cinnamon Extract on Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Stopped early · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Cinnamon from the Cassae Plant is effective in the body as insulin could lower blood sugar levels.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00970541
- Run by
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- People needed
- 8
- Starts
- 2009-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-08-25
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 20 to 40 years of age
- Have a body mass index 25-40 kg/m2
- Have a sedentary lifestyle (participated in less than 30 minutes of physical activity 3 days per week over the last 6 months)
- History of irregular menstrual cycles (fewer than 6 cycles in past year)
- Excess androgen (to be measured at screening)
- Willing to supplement normal diet with cinnamon extract and a placebo for 12 weeks
- You can stay overnight at Pennington Center three times over the next six months
You may not qualify if…
- Do not meet our diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome
- Have heart disease, lung disease, liver disease, blood disease, kidney disease, type 1 or 2 diabetes, or any other disease that in the opinion of the doctor might make you ineligible.
- Have cancer (active malignancy with or without concurrent chemotherapy).
- Abuse alcohol or illegal drugs.
- Smoke or have smoked within the previous 6 months. No smoking will be permitted during the study.
- Have donated blood within 30 days prior to randomization date.
- Have a hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell, or iron level below the normal lower limit at screening.
- Taking medications that alter your glucose metabolism, (30 minute or more, 4 or more times per week over the past year.)
- Unwilling or unable to adhere to the clinical evaluation schedule over the entire six-month follow-up period.
Where it is running
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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