This is a research study to see if the addition of cinnamon to a provided food plan would improve insulin resistance in gynecological cancer patients. One study suggests that patients with gynecological cancers are more likely to be insulin resistant and/or have higher levels of fasting insulin. The study will be 24 weeks in length.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
cinnamon twice daily plus follow Cardiometabolic diet
Cardiometabolic diet only
Woman's Hospital
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Improvement in mean glucose concentration
To determine whether the addition of cinnamon to the implementation of an integrative and functional (IF) food plan will show a difference of 10 mg% in the mean glucose concentration measured when comparing the baseline and 24 week Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) glucose levels.
Time frame: 24 weeks
body mass index (BMI)
To determine whether the addition of cinnamon to the implementation of an IF food plan will improve BMI more than just dietary intervention alone. BMI will be calculated by dividing the participant's weight by her height squared.
Time frame: 24 weeks
body composition
To determine whether the addition of cinnamon to the implementation of an IF food plan will improve the ratio of fat mass to fat free mass more than just dietary intervention alone. We will measure using a Fit3D scanner that uses infrared cameras to estimate fat mass and fat free mass.
Time frame: 24 weeks
glucose tolerance
To determine whether the addition of cinnamon to the implementation of an IF food plan will improve glucose tolerance levels more than just dietary intervention alone. It will be measured using the results of the baseline and final 2-hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test which measures glucose and insulin at 4 time points.
Time frame: 24 weeks
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