Status:

TERMINATED

Study Investigating the Levels and Effects of Low-grade Inflammation in Diabetic Retinopathy of Type 1 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Conditions:

Diabetic Retinopathy

Inflammation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

There is much evidence that localized low grade inflammatory processes may contribute to the microvascular complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus including sight-threatening diabetic ret...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus with duration of \> 1 year
  • Men and women, age ≥ 18, nonsmokers
  • Body mass index between 16 and 30 kg/m²
  • Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant or diabetes-related
  • Mild, moderate or severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Exclusion

  • Abuse of drugs or alcoholic beverages
  • Participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the study
  • Treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs in the 3 weeks before the study day
  • Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the study day
  • Blood donation or equivalent blood loss in the 3 weeks before the study day
  • Other ocular pathologies than non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Ametropia \> 6 dpt
  • History or family history of epilepsy
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00880139

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

November 14 2014

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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria