Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Study of Mitochondrial Biology in Human Platelets

Lead Sponsor:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Insulin Resistance

Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-60 years

Brief Summary

Type II diabetes mellitus is rapidly becoming a global pandemic with a deleterious impact on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Understanding its pathophysiology is important for the development ...

Detailed Description

Type II diabetes mellitus is rapidly becoming a global pandemic with a deleterious impact on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Understanding its pathophysiology is important for the development ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Inclusion Criteria (young control group):
  • Adults older than 21 years and less than 40 years.
  • Insulin sensitivity with a fasting glucose less than 100 mg/dl and a 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test blood glucose less than 140 mg/dl.
  • Subject understands protocol and provides written, informed consent.
  • Inclusion Criteria (young insulin-resistant group):
  • Adults older than 21 years and less than 40 years.
  • Insulin resistance as defined by a fasting blood sugar of greater than or equal to 100mg/dl but less than 125 mg/dl and/or a 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test blood glucose greater than 140 mg/dl and less than 200 mg/dl.
  • Subject understands protocol and provides written, informed consent.
  • Inclusion Criteria (middle age control group):
  • Adults greater than or equal to 40 years and less than or equal to 60 years.
  • Insulin sensitivity with a fasting blood glucose less than 100 mg/dl and a 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test blood glucose less than 140 mg/dl.
  • Subject understands protocol and provides written, informed consent.
  • Inclusion Criteria (middle age insulin-resistant group):
  • Adults greater than or equal to 40 years and less than or equal to 60 years.
  • Insulin resistance as defined by a fasting blood sugar of greater than or equal to 100mg/dl but less than 125 mg/dl and/or a 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test blood glucose greater than 140 mg/dl and less than 200 mg/dl.
  • Subject understands protocol and provides written, informed consent.
  • Inclusion Criteria (middle age type II diabetes group):
  • Adults greater than or equal to 40 years and less than or equal to 60 years.
  • Type II diabetes as defined by a fasting blood sugar of greater than 125 mg/dl and/or a 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test blood glucose greater than 200 mg/dl if untreated and/or if subjects are on oral hypoglycemic agent therapy where the HbA1c is greater than 6.7 percent.
  • Subject understands protocol and provides written, informed consent.
  • Exclusion Criteria (all study subjects) :
  • Uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure, unstable coronary artery disease or symptomatic peripheral arterial disease requiring changes in medication or medical intervention in the preceding 3 months.
  • Insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus or current use of thiazolidinediones.
  • Women of childbearing age unless recent pregnancy test is negative and are not breast feeding.
  • Serum creatinine greater than 2.5 mg/dl.
  • Liver transaminase levels greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal.
  • History of cancer treated with chemotherapy or irradiation in the last 5 years.
  • Active inflammatory disease, or infection, or abnormal white blood cell differential.
  • Enrollment in any drug studies within the last 30 days.
  • BMI greater than 35 for the middle age groups and greater than 30 for the younger subjects.
  • Age greater than 60 years.
  • Another member of a potential study subject's immediate family has been recruited/participated in this study.
  • The use of anticoagulation therapy, thiazide diuretics, corticosteroids, or some psychiatric drugs that cannot be stopped for medical reasons for a few days for study participation.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 27 2009

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 24 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    18 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00833846

    Start Date

    January 27 2009

    End Date

    October 24 2011

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892