Could a natural grain-bran supplement free type 2 diabetes patients from daily pills?
NCT ID NCT07768280
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding Hebenrun, a functional food made from natural grain bran, to standard metformin treatment helps people with type 2 diabetes achieve better blood sugar control. About 110 adults with type 2 diabetes will be randomly assigned to take either metformin alone or metformin plus Hebenrun for 48 weeks. The main question is whether more people in the Hebenrun group can completely stop all diabetes medication while keeping their blood sugar in a healthy range.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hebenrun, a functional food made from natural grain bran, taken as a supplement alongside metformin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way for some people with type 2 diabetes to manage their blood sugar without daily medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the supplement may not help everyone. Stopping diabetes drugs carries risks, and the results may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Meets the Western medicine diagnostic criteria for type 2 diabetes (T2DM), referring to the Chinese Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes (2024 Edition). If typical diabetes symptoms are present (such as polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, unexplained weight loss), meeting any one of the following can confirm the diagnosis: fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥7.0 mmol/L; random blood glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L; oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 2-hour blood glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L; glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥6.5%. If typical diabetes symptoms are lacking, two of the above blood glucose indicators at the same time point or at two different time points (excluding random blood glucose) need to reach or exceed the diagnostic cut-off point to diagnose diabetes. 2. Age 18-65 years, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c): 6.5%-8.5%. 3. Good patient compliance, cooperation with treatment and follow-up. 4. The research has been approved by the hospital ethics committee, and all patients voluntarily participate and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and special types of diabetes. 2. History of acute diabetic complications (ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, lactic acidosis). 3. Major organ diseases (severe heart, liver, kidney dysfunction), malignant tumors, or severe mental disorders. 4. Contraindications or allergy history to any component of Hebenrun. 5. Psychotropic drug dependence, accompanied by obvious anxiety or depression tendencies. 6. Women preparing for pregnancy, during pregnancy, and lactation. 7. Expected poor compliance or language communication dysfunction. 8. Already enrolled or about to enroll in other clinical studies. Withdrawal/Discontinuation Criteria: 1. Subjects actively request withdrawal. 2. Unable to contact during follow-up. 3. Adverse reactions or disease changes making it unsuitable to continue participation. 4. The researcher determines that continued participation is detrimental to the subject. 5. Unable to follow the prescribed treatment regimen or unable to persist with medication.
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The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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