Status:

COMPLETED

Reactive Oxygen Species in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Complications

Lead Sponsor:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Type 1 Diabetes

Eligibility:

MALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Benfotiamine blocks three major pathways of hyperglycemic damage and prevents experimental diabetic retinopathy and incipient nephropathy in these models. In cultured vascular cells, it also reduces a...

Detailed Description

The glycemic status of study patients was assessed by measuring baseline values of HbA1c, fructosamine, and fasting plasma glucose. Mean HbA1c was 8.7+ 0.7%, mean fructosamine was 421+29 mg/dl (normal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male
  • Type 1 diabetes duration between zero and fifteen years
  • current insulin therapy

Exclusion

  • Female
  • proliferative retinopathy
  • microalbuminuria
  • symptomatic diabetic neuropathy
  • cardiovascular disease
  • taking medications
  • smoking

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00703989

Start Date

February 1 2005

End Date

February 1 2008

Last Update

November 12 2019

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GCRC, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461