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The Effect of Colesevelam Hydrochloride on Disposition Index and Incretin Concentrations in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Using a Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study Design

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2012

38 participants

Abstract

The goal of this study was to determine the metabolic mechanism for a certain type medication's ability to lower blood sugar after a meal in Type 2 Diabetics, in order to develop a better understanding of it's potential role in the treatment of obesity.

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes.

Primary outcome: Total Disposition Index.

Enrollment: 38 participants.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 38 participants or records.

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