Wild Blueberries for Gut, Brain, and Cardiometabolic Health in Prediabetes

ConditionsPrediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance)Female Adult Endothelial Function (Reactive Hyperemia)Arterial Stiffness Cognition Oxidative Stress Gut Microbiota Overweight Inflammation Microvascular Function Body Composition

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexFemale

Age20-65

SponsorGeorgia State University

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of using a freeze-dried wild blueberry powder on cardiometabolic health, cognitive function, and gut microbiota composition in adult women with prediabetes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Women aged 20-65 years old

Prediabetes (fasting blood glucose 100-125 mg/dL and/or HbA1c percentage between 5.7-6.4)

Body Mass Index between 25-30 kg/m²

Disqualifiers

Allergies to berries

Use of insulin, antidiabetic, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs

Active cancer, gastrointestinal, renal, thyroid, stage 1 & 2 hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, or severe head injury

Smoking

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Wild Blueberry
Placebo

Treatment groups

30 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Georgia State University

Lead sponsor

Wild Blueberry Association of North America

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov