YKL-40 and Complications in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT01387984

Last Updated: 2011-07-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

473 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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In this study, the investigators plan to establish the relationship between plasma concentration of YKL-40 with various vascular complications in the patients of type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

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It is well recognized now that diabetes mellitus is a systemic vasculopathy and causes various micro- and macrovascular complications. Vascular damage and endothelium dysfunction in diabetes mellitus involve a chronic inflammatory process via a complicated mechanism.

YKL-40 is a 40 kD lectin molecule. It is secreted by various cells, including macrophages, vascular smooth muscle cells and giant cells, and the level of YKL-40 is found elevated in both acute (eg. infection) and chronic (eg. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus or cirrhosis of the liver) inflammatory processes. The plasma concentration of YKL-40 is elevated in the patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with non-diabetic controls, and is associated with insulin resistance, fasting plasma glucose and plasma IL-6 concentrations. Furthermore, the concentration of YKL-40 is elevated and is associated with the severity of albuminuria in the patients of type 1 diabetes.

The objective of this study is to establish the relationship between plasma concentration of YKL-40 with various vascular complications in the patients of type 2 diabetes, and to evaluate its potential as a biomarker for the vascular diabetic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clear consciousness
* type 2 diabetic patient
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch

Principal Investigators

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Chih-Hung Lin, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch

Douliu City, Yunlin County, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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201002053R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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