Status:

COMPLETED

Vascular Inflammation in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Conditions:

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Coronary Artery Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-18 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if diabetes damages the blood vessels of adolescents with good diabetes control compared to adolescents with less optimal control.

Detailed Description

Many published studies reveal that adult patients with T1DM can have early, silent and more advanced vessel wall thickness than normal subjects. This is influenced by the degree of their blood sugar c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adolescents ages 12-18 years
  • Tanner stage III-V
  • T1DM \> 2 years
  • HgbA1c \<8 or \>10 for previous 2 years

Exclusion

  • Subjects with known history of hypercholesterolemia or family history of hypercholesterolemia
  • Family history of premature cardiovascular disease
  • Hypertension defined as subjects with blood pressure greater than the 90th percentile for age
  • Anemia defined as Hgb \<11.0 g/dl
  • ADHD
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Pituitary tumor
  • Known allergy to ultrasound gel
  • Recent head injury
  • Chromosomal abnormalities

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

51 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00933101

Start Date

January 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

June 27 2011

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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108