Status:

COMPLETED

Prevalence of Peripheral Neuropathy in Children and Adolescents With Type I Diabetes Mellitus: a Prospective Study

Lead Sponsor:

Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus Type I

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-18 years

Brief Summary

Diabetes mellitus type I is an increasing burden for more and younger children. Therapy should avoid long-term complications as macrovascular diseases and diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy and diabeti...

Detailed Description

The number of newly diagnosed patients with diabetes mellitus type I increases every year, with the patients becoming younger. The Austrian Diabetes Incidence Study Group demonstrated a significant an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 8 to 18 years suffering from diabetes mellitus type I for more than one year.

Exclusion

  • Children who are unable to understand informed consent
  • Diabetic children with duration of diabetes \< 1 year, age \<8 or \>18
  • Insulin \< 0.5IE/kg/d
  • Blood glucose before examination below 50 or above 350mg/dL
  • Children with chronic diseases, handicapped children, children with cancer, chronic renal impairment, or neurological diseases
  • Children who are on medications that can produce peripheral neuropathy, i.e antineoplastic drugs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01512030

Start Date

December 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

September 7 2016

Active Locations (1)

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Dep. of Pediatrics, Academic Teaching Hospital, Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch

Feldkirch, Austria, 6900