Effect of ANKASCIN 568-P Products on Decreasing HbA1c and Regulating Blood Glucose

NCT ID: NCT05737342

Last Updated: 2025-08-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-01

Study Completion Date

2025-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-controlled trial (24 weeks in total), divided into three periods (screening, treatment, and discontinuation follow-up)

Detailed Description

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This trial is a randomized double-blind human trial, mainly to investigate the effect of long-term consumption of red yeast rice products on reducing glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and regulating blood sugar. It is expected to recruit 80 subjects for a period of 24 weeks. The test group takes 2 capsules of red yeast rice per day (Each capsule contains 440mg ANKASCIN 568-P), the control group took placebo capsules daily, blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis at 0, 4, 12, and 24 weeks, and the general body position measurement, blood pressure, Blood lipids, blood sugar and other related changes, and monitor liver, kidney, thyroid function.

Conditions

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High Blood Sugar Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
This experiment adopts a block random assignment design, and the system assignment table (Block randomization, block size = 6) randomly generated by the program is given serial numbers and assigned to groups. The probability of assignment to each group is 1/2.

Study Groups

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ANKASCIN 568-P Red yeast rice capsules

ANKASCIN 568-P is a fermented product from the red yeast rice fungus \<Monascus purpureus NTU 568\>. It does not contain Monacolin K, an ingredient that may harm the human body, and is rich in new active ingredients. Take 2 red yeast rice capsules (each containing 440mg ANKASCIN 568-P) every day, and the control group takes 2 placebo capsules (containing equal weight maltodextrin) every day, respectively, at the 0th, 4th , , 12, 24, Collect blood samples for biochemical analysis and record the general body position measurement, blood pressure, blood lipid, blood sugar and other related changes of the subjects, and monitor the liver, kidney, and thyroid functions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ANKASCIN 568-P Red yeast rice capsules

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Product ingredients: ANKASCIN 568-P red yeast rice product 440 mg,microcrystalline ,cellulose,Maltodextrin; capsule shell composition: HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), purified water, titanium dioxide, gellan gum.

Placebo Capsules

Maltodextrin was used as a placebo.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Capsules

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Maltodextrin was used as a placebo

Interventions

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ANKASCIN 568-P Red yeast rice capsules

Product ingredients: ANKASCIN 568-P red yeast rice product 440 mg,microcrystalline ,cellulose,Maltodextrin; capsule shell composition: HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), purified water, titanium dioxide, gellan gum.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo Capsules

Maltodextrin was used as a placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Men or non-pregnant women over 20 years old (women of childbearing age are not allowed to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study) adults who are sane and able to communicate.
2. 18≦BMI≦35.
3. Blood routine examination (CBC; Complete blood count): the mean corpuscular volume MCV should not be less than 70 fL.
4. Blood glucose level measurement meets any of the following conditions:

(1) The fasting blood sugar is between 100∼125 mg/dL, and the doctor judges that there is no need to use hypoglycemic drugs for the time being.

(2) Or the glycosylated hemoglobin is between 5.7∼6.4%, and the doctor judges that the use of hypoglycemic drugs is not needed for the time being.

(3) Diabetic patients who have no willingness to take medicine and have not taken hypoglycemic drugs in the past month.

5\. Those without other serious diseases (cancer, heart failure, myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis, moderate to severe liver and kidney dysfunction, stroke, etc.).

6\. Hypoglycemic drugs are not allowed to be used during the trial. If the condition changes and the use of hypoglycemic drugs is required, the trial must be withdrawn.

7\. During the test period, the daily routine and eating habits should be maintained without deliberately changing them.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Blood pressure: systolic blood pressure ≧ 200 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≧ 140 mmHg.
2. Moderate or severe liver and kidney dysfunction (generally refers to serum aminopyruvate converting enzyme (SGPT) and serum glutamate phenylacetate transaminase (SGOT) are more than 3 times higher than the upper limit of normal value or have been diagnosed Liver cirrhosis, or glomerular filtration rate eGFR≦30 ml/min/1.73m2).
3. Pregnant or lactating women.
4. Diabetic patients taking hypoglycemic drugs or insulin injections.
5. Those who take traditional Chinese medicine mainly red yeast rice.
6. Have undergone surgery within one month.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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SunWay Biotech Co., LTD.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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WEN-HUI FANG, Ph. D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chief of Family medicine department

Locations

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Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei city,

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Sean Lin

Role: CONTACT

02-27929568 ext. 612

Facility Contacts

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WEN-HUI FANG

Role: primary

References

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Hsu LC, Hsu YW, Hong CC, Pan TM. Safety and mutagenicity evaluation of red mold dioscorea fermented from Monascus purpureus NTU 568. Food Chem Toxicol. 2014 May;67:161-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.02.033. Epub 2014 Feb 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24582683 (View on PubMed)

Shi YC, Pan TM. Anti-diabetic effects of Monascus purpureus NTU 568 fermented products on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Jul 14;58(13):7634-40. doi: 10.1021/jf101194f.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20557124 (View on PubMed)

Shi YC, Pan TM. Antioxidant and pancreas-protective effect of red mold fermented products on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Sci Food Agric. 2010 Nov;90(14):2519-25. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4115.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20737515 (View on PubMed)

Shi YC, Liao JW, Pan TM. Antihypertriglyceridemia and anti-inflammatory activities of monascus-fermented dioscorea in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Exp Diabetes Res. 2011;2011:710635. doi: 10.1155/2011/710635. Epub 2011 May 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21716679 (View on PubMed)

Lee BH, Hsu WH, Huang T, Chang YY, Hsu YW, Pan TM. Monascin improves diabetes and dyslipidemia by regulating PPARgamma and inhibiting lipogenesis in fructose-rich diet-induced C57BL/6 mice. Food Funct. 2013 Jun;4(6):950-9. doi: 10.1039/c3fo60062a. Epub 2013 May 14.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23673903 (View on PubMed)

Chen CL, Pan TM. Effects of red mold dioscorea with pioglitazone, a potentially functional food, in the treatment of diabetes. J Food Drug Anal. 2015 Dec;23(4):719-728. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2015.04.013. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28911488 (View on PubMed)

Slim R, Ben Salem C, Zamy M, Biour M. Pioglitazone-induced acute rhabdomyolysis. Diabetes Care. 2009 Jul;32(7):e84. doi: 10.2337/dc09-0593. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19564463 (View on PubMed)

Wang YR, Liu SF, Shen YC, Chen CL, Huang CN, Pan TM, Wang CK. A randomized, double-blind clinical study to determine the effect of ANKASCIN 568 plus on blood glucose regulation. J Food Drug Anal. 2017 Apr;25(2):409-416. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.06.011. Epub 2016 Jul 30.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28911684 (View on PubMed)

Liu SF, Wang YR, Shen YC, Chen CL, Huang CN, Pan TM, Wang CK. A randomized, double-blind clinical study of the effects of Ankascin 568 plus on blood lipid regulation. J Food Drug Anal. 2018 Jan;26(1):393-400. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2017.04.006. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29389579 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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22 ANKASCIN 568-P

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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