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Trial reportTrials2016

Assessment of the effeCt of lIfestyle iNtervention plus water-soluble ciNnAMon extract On loweriNg blood glucose in pre-diabetics, a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo controlled trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Paul Crawford, Chuong Thai, Joshua Obholz, Jeffrey Schievenin, Mark True, Sachin A Shah, John Hallgren, Jill Clark, Danny Sharon

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Trials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01301521 (Cinnamon Trial-Assessment of the effeCt of lIfestyle iNtervention Plus Water-soluble ciNnAMon Extract On loweriNg Blood Glucose in Pre-diabetics), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01301521 nacompletednot on this map

Cinnamon Trial-Assessment of the effeCt of lIfestyle iNtervention Plus Water-soluble ciNnAMon Extract On loweriNg Blood Glucose in Pre-diabetics: A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Placebo Controlled TRIAL.

TypeinterventionalSponsorMike O'Callaghan Military HospitalRan2013 to 2019Enrolled229ConditionsDiabetes, Pre-DiabetesArmswater-soluble cinnamon extract (Cinnulin PF)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paul CrawfordNellis Family Medicine Residency, 4700 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV, 89191, USA. paul.crawford@us.af.mil.
Chuong ThaiEglin AFB Family Medicine Residency, 307 Boatner Rd, Suite 114, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542, USA. chuong.thai.2@us.af.mil.
Joshua ObholzEglin AFB Family Medicine Residency, 307 Boatner Rd, Suite 114, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542, USA. j.obholz@gmail.com.
Jeffrey SchieveninEglin AFB Family Medicine Residency, 307 Boatner Rd, Suite 114, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542, USA. jeffrey.schievenin.1.ctr@us.af.mil.
Mark TrueAir Force Endocrinology Fellowship, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr, JBSA - Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA. mark.w.true.mil@mail.mil.
Sachin A ShahPharmacy Practice, University of the Pacific, Vacaville, CA, USA. sshah@pacific.edu.
John Hallgren55MDOS, 2501 Capehart Road, Offutt AFB, NE, 68113, USA. john.hallgren@us.af.mil.
Jill ClarkNellis Clinical Investigation Program, 4700 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV, 89191, USA. jill.clark.3.ctr@us.af.mil.
Danny SharonAdolos Strategic, San Antonio, TX, USA. adolos@sbcglobal.net.
Eglin Air Force Base · USJoint Base San Antonio · USSan Antonio Military Medical Center · USUniversity of the Pacific · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 diabetes will be the seventh leading cause of death in the world. Multiple studies have tried to determine if cinnamon is an effective treatment for diabetes. Cinnamon extract is an insulin sensitizer, protects mesangial cells, decreases inflammatory markers, and lowers glucose, lipids, and blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes, so we developed a protocol to study whether ingestion of water-soluble cinnamon extract prevents progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes. METHODS/

designThis is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comparing cinnamon extract versus placebo in subjects with pre-diabetes who have committed to participate in a lifestyle change program. The trial will be conducted at five sites and will include 428 subjects who take cinnamon extract or placebo for 1 year. Follow-up for these subjects will be for a total of 2 years (nine study visits). The primary outcomes to be assessed are 1) conversion of patients from pre-diabetes to diabetes and 2) impact of water-soluble cinnamon extract on hepatic transaminases, renal function, and QT interval on electrocardiogram. Secondary outcomes include changes in HbA1c, lipids, waist circumference, weight, blood pressure, and fasting plasma glucose. The trial protocol has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the US Air Force 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (Protocol FWH20110035H). Investigator-sponsored Investigational New Drug status (114078) was granted by the US Food and Drug Administration. DISCUSSION: This study will provide high-quality evidence of the efficacy of water-soluble cinnamon extract in conjunction with lifestyle intervention for preventing patients with pre-diabetes from converting to diabetes. Additionally, it will provide important safety information about water-soluble cinnamon extract.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01301521 , 18 February 2011.

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Cinnamomum zeylanicumClinical ProtocolsLife StylePhytotherapyBlood GlucoseDouble-Blind MethodHumansPlant ExtractsPrediabetic StateRisk AssessmentSample SizeBlood GlucosePlant Extracts

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