NCT07233460Completed
Effect of Using Bitter Melon, Blueberries and Cranberries on HbA1c and Diabetes Symptom Levels
Effect of Use of Bitter Melon, Blueberry and Cranberry as Complementary Therapy on HbA1c and Diabetes Symptom Level in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Single-blind Randomized Controlled Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This double-blind, randomized controlled trial investigated the effect of bitter melon, blueberry, and cranberry powder extract use on glycemic control and diabetes symptom levels in individuals with T2DM.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (actual)
- First submitted
- 14 Nov 2025
- Start date
- 6 Feb 2024
- Primary completion date
- 15 Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Hatice Demirağ, Ph.D
- Diseases
- Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT07233460
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 120
- From 6 Feb 2024 to the primary completion date, 15 Feb 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Having previously received complementary therapy for DM, or having hearing loss.
Other illness
- Not meeting the inclusion criteria, having a known psychological disorder,
Who the study is looking for
- Being 18 years of age or older,
- Volunteering to participate in the study,
- Being conscious and able to communicate,
- Having been diagnosed with T2DM at least 3 months prior and currently using oral antidiabetic medication,
- Be using one of the following powder extracts-bitter melon, blueberry, or cranberry-for the first time as a complementary treatment upon a physician's recommendation and be on the first day of use,
- Not taking any other medications that affect blood sugar,
- No allergy to bitter melon, blueberry, or cranberry,
- Not engaging in exercise,
- Taking 10g of bitter melon, blueberry, or cranberry powder extract daily.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gümüşhane University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gümüşhane | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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