Status:

COMPLETED

Alpha Lipoic Acid and Insulin Resistance

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Insulin Resistance

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Subjects will be screened with a 2 hour oral glucose tolerance test. After this screening visit, their insulin resistance will be measured. Subjects will then be given either alpha lipoic acid (antiox...

Detailed Description

We propose to perform a placebo-controlled study of Alpha Lipoic Acid (LA) administration in a cohort of non-obese, non-diabetic, insulin resistant subjects. The insulin sensitivity of 180 subjects wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy, not exercising regularly

Exclusion

  • Diabetes, Impaired glucose tolerance, Heart disease, Liver disease, HIV, abnormal TSH results, other abnormal lab values

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

68 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00845156

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2010

Last Update

June 20 2013

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University of California at San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143