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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/02/012035 [Registered on: 21/02/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 20/02/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Functional Food]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical study of a functional food product in Regulating Blood Glucose in Pre-diabetic Subjects 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled, interventional Study to Evaluate the Effect of Test/placebo biscuits in Regulating Blood Glucose and Safety in Pre-diabetic Subjects  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
KLS-PH-041605 Version 00 dated 06 Jul 16  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Vipul Doshi  
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Karmic Lifesciences LLP 
Address  Karmic Lifesciences LLP 7 and 8, Garden View, Opposite Bodakdev Auda Garden, Near Allen Institute, Off Sindhu Bhavan Road, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  07966219521  
Fax  07966219549  
Email  vipul.doshi@karmiclifesciences.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Maheshvari Tamboli 
Designation  Head Operation- PHC 
Affiliation  Karmic Lifesciences LLP 
Address  Karmic Lifesciences LLP Unit No.2, Ground Floor, Reliable Plaza, Plot No. K10, Thane Belapur Road, Airoli, Navi Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400708
India 
Phone  02261438603  
Fax  02261438603  
Email  maheshvari.tamboli@karmiclifesciences.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Nikhil Patel  
Designation  Project Coordinator 
Affiliation  Karmic Lifesciences LLP 
Address  Karmic Lifesciences LLP 7 and 8, Garden View, Opposite Bodakdev Auda Garden, Near Allen Institute, Off Sindhu Bhavan Road, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380054
India 
Phone  07966219521  
Fax  07966219549  
Email  nikhil.patel@karmiclifesciences.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
ITC Life Sciences and Technology Center, ITC Ltd Peenya Industrial Area, 1st Phase, Bangalore - 560 058 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  ITC Life Sciences and Technology Center 
Address  #3, 1st Main, Peenya Industrial Area, 1st Phase, Bangalore  
Type of Sponsor  Other [FMCG] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NA  NA 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Vipul Doshi  Karmic Lifesciences LLP  7 & 8, Garden View, Ground floor PHC department Opposite Bodakdev Auda Garden, Near Allen Institute, Off Sindhu Bhavan Road, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07966219521
07966219529
vipul.doshi@karmiclifesciences.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Pre-diabetes,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Placebo  3 Biscuits Twice daily Route of administration: oral Duration: 84 days 
Comparator Agent  Test Biscuit 1  3 Biscuits Twice daily Route of administration: oral Duration:84 days  
Intervention  Test Biscuit 2  3 Biscuits Twice daily Route of administration: oral Duration: 84 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Males and females greater than or equal to 18 and less than or equal to 65 years of age
2. Body mass index of greater than or equal to 18.5 and less than or equal to 30 kg per m2
3. Pre-diabetic subjects with fasting blood glucose between 100 and 125 mg/dL (called impaired
fasting glucose or IFG), IGT (greater than or equal to 140 and less than 200), and HbA1c levels greater than or equal to 5.7% and less than or equal to 6.4%
4. Subjects willing to comply with diet control
5. Subjects with history of stable weight, defined as no significant weight change (less than ±5%)
within three months prior to enrollment
6. If on anti-hypertensive therapy, the dosage must be constant for at least 2 months prior to the
screening visit, based on medical history.
7. Females of child-bearing potential and males should be willing to use adequate methods of
contraception.
8. Must be willing to give written informed consent and comply with the study procedures.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
2. Subject with lipid abnormalities or thyroid disorders
3. Pregnant or lactating women
4. Subjects requiring a fibre free diet
5. Subject requiring enteral tube feed or parenteral nutrition
6. Diagnosed with an eating disorder such as bulimia or binge eating
7. Any acute gastrointestinal disease within 2 weeks prior to study entry
8. History of Cancer
9. Clinically significant cardiac disease or endocrine abnormalities
10. Suspicion of drug abuse, abuse of/addiction to alcohol
11. Untreated major psychiatric disorder
12. History of bariatric surgery
13. Known HIV positive
14. Serum creatinine of greater than or equal to 1.5 mg per dL
15. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values greater than or equal to 2.5 X Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Effects assessed in terms of maintenance and/or mean change in blood glucose (FBG, PPBG) from baseline to end of treatment i.e. 12 weeks, between the two test biscuit groups and compare to placebo group  At week 12 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Maintenance and /or mean change in
HbA1c, QUICKI, body weight, waist circumference, BMI, lipid parameters (HDL, LDL, VLDL and TG),
BP,fructosamine levels, adiponectin, PAI-1, IL-6, CRP and safety of biscuits 
at week 12  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="150" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "150"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="150" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/09/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) 05/09/2017 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not Available 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  

This study was a randomized, double blind, parallel group trial for evaluating the safety and efficacy of test/placebo biscuits in pre-diabetic subjects. Total 150 subjects were  enrolled from single center (India) to get at least 129 evaluable subjects. 

To access outcome  maintenance and /or mean change in fasting blood glucose from baseline to end of treatment i.e week 12 and  safety of biscuits in pre-diabetic subjects maintenance and /or mean change in parameters like  HbA1c, HDL, VLDL, TG, BP, Fructosamine level. 

 

 
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