Double-blind and placebo-controlled study on intervention effect of medium and long chain fatty acid triglyceride on glycolipid homeostasis in patients with metabolic syndrome and mechanisms
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
240
MLCT 25g/d for 6 months
Matching placebo (olive oil) 25g/d for 6 months
Lanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Change in blood glucose from baseline
The investigators will measure HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose levels in blood samples before and after treatment.
Time frame: 6 months
Change in blood lipids from baseline
The investigators will measure Triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), LDL-C, and HDL-C levels in blood samples before and after treatment.
Time frame: 6 months
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