A new rice could tame blood sugar spikes in prediabetes
NCT ID NCT07762768
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a specially developed high-protein, low-glycemic index rice can improve blood sugar control in adults with prediabetes. Participants will eat both this special rice and conventional rice in a crossover design, allowing each person to serve as their own control. Researchers will measure blood sugar, insulin, and hunger responses after meals, and track glucose over 72 hours. The goal is to see if this rice variety offers a practical dietary approach to managing prediabetes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CSIR-developed high-protein, low-glycaemic index rice
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this rice could offer a simple dietary tool to help people with prediabetes manage blood sugar spikes and potentially reduce progression to diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. The rice's effect on long-term diabetes prevention remains unproven, and individual responses can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 36 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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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 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: * Age 18-60 years * Individuals with prediabetes, defined by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as: * Fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dL and \<126 mg/dL, and/or * 2-hour plasma glucose ≥140 mg/dL and \<200 mg/dL following ingestion of 75 g anhydrous glucose * Willingness to participate and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed diabetes mellitus * Acute infections or any debilitating illness * History of hepatic, pancreatic, renal, or cardiovascular disease * Abnormal liver or renal function tests * Recent (\<3 months) weight change ≥5% or use of weight-altering medications * Use of glucose-lowering medications * Pregnancy or lactation * Known allergy or intolerance to study foods * Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with study participation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC)
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110016, India
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