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Study aim
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The Effects of Vitamin D and Selenium Supplementation, Alone and in Combination, on Glycemic Indices, Inflammatory Markers, Adipokines, and Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
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Design
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Clinical Trial with Control Group, Parallel Groups, Double Blind, Randomized
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Settings and conduct
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Patients, who are eligible according to Inclusion and exclusion criteria, would be invited to Kermanshah Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center . For randomization, random blocks with quadrilateral blocks will be used.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria include willingness to cooperate and sign a written informed consent, an HbA1c above 7% (considered uncontrolled diabetes according to the American Diabetes Association guidelines), and a duration of diabetes longer than 1 year, while exclusion criteria consist of pregnancy, autoimmune disorders (such as celiac disease, Hashimoto's, asthma, and allergies), severe hypoglycemia requiring assistance (occurring 3 or more times in the past year or 1 or more times in the past 3 months), hyperglycemia leading to ketoacidosis in the past month
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Intervention groups
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Participants in the intervention group will receive a vitamin D supplement of 50,000 IU every 2 weeks, and they will also receive 1 capsule of selenium (200 mcg) daily for 12 weeks. Participants in the control group will receive a placebo for vitamin D every 2 weeks, and they will also receive 1 placebo capsule of selenium daily for 12 weeks.
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Main outcome variables
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The Primary Outcomes of this Study are Hemoglobin A1C, Serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Total Insulin, High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein.