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Study aim
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Investigation of the effects of concentrated beetroot juice supplementation on glycemic control, lipid profile, hypertension, systemic inflammatory markers and oxidative stress and NF-κB in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and anthropometric measures in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Design
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A randomized, controlled, open-label , phase 3 trial on 70 patient. Patients will be matched for gender and age then will be allocated to the concentrated group (A) and control group (B). Randomization will be done by blocked randomization (using 18-block charts and 70 sealed envelopes named A and B).
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Settings and conduct
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Patients with diabete 2 referring to the Shahid Ghasemi Clinic, Sari, Iran, who have criteria for entering the study, will write informed consent. At baseline ,they will be randomly assigned into intervention group who will receive 25 ml of concentrate, daily for 12 weeks and the control group who will receive routine care. At the beginning and after the intervention, meanwhile evaluating the anthropometric measures, 10 cc blood will be taken from patients after 12-14 hours fasting .
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Patients with noninsulin dependent diabetes for 1 to 10 years, aged between 35 -70 years and BMI between 20–25 kg/ m2. Exclusion criteria: Having inflammatory, hepatic and renal disease, receiving multivitamin supplements or herbal medicines during last 3 months or taking nitrate-containing drugs.
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Intervention groups
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Patients will randomly be allocated to the consternate (n = 35) and control group (n = 35) respectively for consumption in either order, a 12-week period of supplementation with 25 ml concentrated beetroot juice daily or without any intervention.
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Main outcome variables
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Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1C,Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance& pancreatic β-cell function (HOMA-IR and HOMA-β respectively).