Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial

Chit Moy Ley; Qing Ni; Xing Liao; Huai-lin Gao; Nicola Robinson

doi:10.1007/s11655-016-2521-2

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Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial

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- Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 22, Issue 10, Pages: 728-737(2016)
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  1. School of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University,London,UK
  2. Department of Endocrinology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Beijing,China
  3. Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Beijing,China
  4. Department of Endocrinology, Yiling Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University,Hebei Province,China
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-016-2521-2
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  Published Online：13 July 2016，
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Ley, C.M., Ni, Q., Liao, X. et al. Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 728–737 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-016-2521-2

Chit Moy Ley, Qing Ni, Xing Liao, et al. Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 22(10):728-737(2016)
Ley, C.M., Ni, Q., Liao, X. et al. Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 728–737 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-016-2521-2 DOI：

Chit Moy Ley, Qing Ni, Xing Liao, et al. Bromelain and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes: An exploratory randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 22(10):728-737(2016) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-016-2521-2.

摘要

To assess whether the dietary supplement (bromelain) has the potential to reduce plasma fibrinogen and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with diabetes. This randomized placebo controlled

double blind

parallel design

efficacy study was carried out in China and investigated the effect of 12 weeks of bromelain (1

050 mg/day) on plasma fibrinogen. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) recruited 68 Chinese diabetic patients [32 males and 36 females; Han origin

mean age of 61.26 years (standard deviation (SD)

12.62 years)] with at least one CVD risk factor. Patients were randomized into either bromelain or placebo group. While bromelain group received bromelain capsule

the placebo group received placebo capsule which consisted inert ingredient and has no treatment effect. Subjects were required to take 1

050 mg (3×350 mg) of either bromelain or starch-filled placebo capsules

two to be taken (2×350 mg) after breakfast and another (350 mg) after dinner

daily for 12 weeks. Plasma fibrinogen

CVD risk factors and anthropometric indicators were determined at baseline and at 12 weeks. The change in the fibrinogen level in the bromelain group at the end of the study showed a mean reduction of 0.13 g/L (standard deviation (SD) 0.86g/L) compared with the mean reduction of 0.36 g/L (SD 0.96 g/L) for the placebo group. However

there was no significant difference in the mean change in fibrinogen between the placebo and bromelain groups (mean difference=0.23g/L (SD 0.22 g/L)

=0.291). Similarly

the difference in mean change in other CVD risk factors (blood lipids

blood pressure)

blood glucose

C-reactive protein and anthropometric measures between the bromelain and placebo groups was also not statistically significant. Statistical differences in fibrinogen between bromelain and placebo groups before the trial despite randomization may have influenced the results of this study. This RCT failed to show a beneficial effect in reducing fibrinogen or influencing other selected CVD risk factors but suggests other avenues for subsequent research on bromelain.

Abstract

double blind

parallel design

efficacy study was carried out in China and investigated the effect of 12 weeks of bromelain (1

050 mg/day) on plasma fibrinogen. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) recruited 68 Chinese diabetic patients [32 males and 36 females; Han origin

mean age of 61.26 years (standard deviation (SD)

12.62 years)] with at least one CVD risk factor. Patients were randomized into either bromelain or placebo group. While bromelain group received bromelain capsule

the placebo group received placebo capsule which consisted inert ingredient and has no treatment effect. Subjects were required to take 1

050 mg (3×350 mg) of either bromelain or starch-filled placebo capsules

two to be taken (2×350 mg) after breakfast and another (350 mg) after dinner

daily for 12 weeks. Plasma fibrinogen

there was no significant difference in the mean change in fibrinogen between the placebo and bromelain groups (mean difference=0.23g/L (SD 0.22 g/L)

=0.291). Similarly

the difference in mean change in other CVD risk factors (blood lipids

blood pressure)

blood glucose

关键词

cardiovascular diseaseFibrinogendiabetesbromelainRandomized Control Trial

Keywords

cardiovascular diseaseFibrinogendiabetesbromelainRandomized Control Trial

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