Status:

COMPLETED

Mechanism Underlying Beta-cell Failure in Obese African Americans With History of Hyperglycemic Crises

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Diabetes Association

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Obesity is common in African American (AA) patients with newly diagnosed diabetes who present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Despite the presentation with severe symptoms of insulinopenia and ketoa...

Detailed Description

Obese AA patients with a history of DKA who later experience near-normoglycemia remission represent an ideal population in which to define the sequence of events that lead to b-cell dysfunction in typ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Obese African American subjects (body mass index (BMI) equal or greater than 30)
  • Age 18-65
  • Patients with a history of diabetic ketoacidosis as defined by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria
  • Patients admitted with hyperglycemia but without ketoacidosis (blood glucose greater than 400ml/dl without evidence of ketosis/ketones
  • Obese nondiabetic controls (BMI \>30; ruled out for diabetes with a 75g oral glucose tolerance test)

Exclusion

  • Patients with positive autoimmune markers (islet cell or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) autoantibodies)
  • Patients with significant medical or surgical illness, including but not limited to myocardial ischemia, congestive heart failure, chronic renal insufficiency, liver failure, and infectious processes
  • Patients with recognized or suspected endocrine disorders associated with increased insulin resistance, such as hypercortisolism, acromegaly, or hyperthyroidism
  • Patients with bleeding disorders, thrombocytopenia, or abnormalities in coagulation studies
  • Patients with fasting hyperglycemia (blood glucose \> 120 mg/dl) after discontinuation of insulin therapy
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00753142

Start Date

March 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

October 12 2018

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Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303

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