Quinoa diet shows promise for taming type 2 diabetes
NCT ID NCT07329231
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether eating quinoa-based foods instead of regular starches can improve blood sugar and fat levels in people with early-stage type 2 diabetes. Sixty adults with diabetes for less than 5 years will eat quinoa noodles, powder, or cookies for 14 weeks. Researchers will monitor blood sugar fluctuations and insulin function to see if the diet helps reduce the need for diabetes drugs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- quinoa-based foods (noodles, blended powder, cookies)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that replacing regular starches with quinoa helps manage blood sugar and lipids, possibly reducing the need for diabetes medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase dietary study with only 60 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and dietary changes can be hard to maintain long-term.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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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20 to 70 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: patients diagnosed according to the 1999 WHO diagnostic criteria for T2DM with a duration of less than 5 years HbA1c levels between 6.5% and 10% no history of insulin therapy age between 20 and 70 years. Exclusion Criteria: acute complications of diabetes, such as diabetic ketoacidosis severe acute or chronic conditions affecting the liver, kidneys, heart, cerebrovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, or acute infectious diseases pregnancy or plans for pregnancy soon allergies to quinoa or bean products participation in other dietary interventions or drug clinical trials within the past three months gastrointestinal diseases within two weeks prior to enrolment.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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