'Vidangadi Lauha' for obese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients - An open-label randomized controlled clinical trial

Autor: Punam Khobarkar, Jayant Gulhane, Amit Nakanekar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 100878- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0975-9476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100878
Popis: Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus in obese persons is becoming alarming due to the increasing prevalence of its microvascular and macrovascular complications. Multi-targeted treatment can be considered better than single-targeted treatment because of the multiple pathways involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ‘Vidangadi Lauha' (VL) (an Ayurveda formulation) compared with Metformin for obese type II diabetes mellitus. Methodology: This is an open-label randomized controlled clinical study.Participants were divided into two groups. The trial Group received VL 5 gm BID, and the control group received tablet metformin (MT) 500 mg BID for three months. Results: VL showed reduction in HbA1c from 8.048(0.95) to 7.14(0.73), (CI, 0.7810 to 1.035; p
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