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The effect of nutritional supplementation with a disease specific tube feed on the postprandial plasma glucose response in type 2 diabetic patients at baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks of supplementation
ISRCTN ISRCTN57864852
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title The effect of nutritional supplementation with a disease specific tube feed on the postprandial plasma glucose response in type 2 diabetic patients at baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks of supplementation
Scientific title
Acronym DiaTube trial
Serial number at source NTR584; 100088
Study hypothesis Usage of disease specific tube feed will improve glucose control in diabetic patients.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Received from local medical ethics committee
Study design Multicentre randomised double blind active controlled parallel group trial
Countries of recruitment Netherlands
Disease/condition/study domain Diabetes mellitus type II (DM type II)
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Diagnosis type 2 diabetes
2. Age >18
3. HbA1c between 6.5%-8.5%
4. In need of nutritional support by tube feeding for at least 12 weeks
5. Functioning gastrointestinal (GI) tract, eligible for tube feeding
6. Nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or nasogastric tube
7. Having given written informed consent
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Pregnant or lactating women or women planning to become pregnant
2. Usage of a disease specific tube feed within past 4 weeks
3. Acute severe heart failure, end stage liver failure or renal failure requiring dialysis;
4. Any acute gastrointestinal disease within past 2 weeks
5. Concomitant therapy with glucocorticoids or acarbose
6. Nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ)
7. Drug or alcohol abuse
8. Participation in other trials within four weeks of study entry
Anticipated start date 01/01/2006
Anticipated end date 01/09/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 58
Interventions Duration intervention: 12 weeks
Intervention group: disease specific tube feed
Control group: isocaloric standard tube feed
Primary outcome measure(s) Postprandial glucose response
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Glycaemic control before and after 6 and 12 weeks of supplementation
2. Fasting plasma lipid profile before and after 6 and 12 weeks of supplementation
Sources of funding Numico Research B.V. (Netherlands)
Trial website
Publications 2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19501937
Contact name Dr  Tessa  Rossenberg, van
  Address Numico Research
P.O. Box 7005
  City/town Wageningen
  Zip/Postcode 6700 CA
  Country Netherlands
  Tel +31 (0)317 467805
  Email tessa.vanrossenberg@numico-research.nl
Sponsor Numico Research B.V. (The Netherlands)
  Address P.O. Box 7005
  City/town Wageningen
  Zip/Postcode 6700 CA
  Country Netherlands
Date applied 08/03/2006
Last edited 24/08/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 08/03/2006
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