Status:

COMPLETED

Skeletal Muscles, Myokines and Glucose Metabolism MYOGLU

Lead Sponsor:

Oslo University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Oslo

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Conditions:

Hyperglycemia

Normoglycemia

Eligibility:

MALE

40-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Normal glucose uptake and metabolism in skeletal muscles are essential to keep blood glucose within normal range and hence, insulin resistance (possibly mediated by inflammatory processes) in skeletal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male
  • Age 40-65 years
  • Nordic ethnicity
  • Non-smoker
  • Either (participants with impaired glucose metabolism): Body Mass Index (BMI) 27-32 kg/m2 and abnormal glucose metabolism, defined as:
  • i. impaired fasting glucose (FPG ≥ 5.6 mmol/L) ii. impaired glucose tolerance (2 h PG ≥7.8 mmol/L) iii. type 2 diabetes (no medication, HbA1c ≤7.5%)
  • Or (controls): BMI 19-25 kg/m2 and normal glucose metabolism and no first degree relatives with type 2 diabetes.

Exclusion

  • Subjects having type 1 diabetes or medically treated type 2 diabetes.
  • Systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg at screening
  • Significant hematological or renal disease or chronic renal impairment, GFR\< 50 ml/min.
  • Significant liver disease or ALAT \>3x UNL.
  • Chronic inflammatory disease in active phase or long-term use of corticosteroids last 3 months.
  • Use of anti-diabetic agents, lipid lowering drugs, antihypertensive medication, ASA or any other drug not deemed suitable by the study physician.
  • Mental condition (psychiatric or organic cerebral disease), drug or alcohol abuse rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.
  • BMI outside inclusion criteria.
  • Smoker
  • Any medical or other condition that in the judgment of the investigator would jeopardize the subject's safety or evaluation of the intervention for efficacy and safety
  • Exercising regularly (\>1 times pr week)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

31 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01803568

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

March 4 2013

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