Status:

COMPLETED

Metabolomic Analysis of Hepatic Insulin Resistance

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study to show that it is possible to identify the specific types of fats in blood, adipose tissue, and liver tissue. The study doctors hope to use the analysis of these fats to learn m...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Subjects eligible to participate in the study will be:
  • Adults over age 18;
  • Patients enrolled in the bariatric surgery clinic who are planning to undergo and have insurance approval for bariatric surgery;
  • Insulin sensitive (based on HOMA-IR calculated from screening labs) OR insulin resistant (based on HOMA-IR and or personal history of diet controlled diabetes)
  • Able and willing to give informed consent.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • The following will exclude subjects from study participation:
  • Clinically significant medical issues outside of diabetes (eg, pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled pulmonary disease). If female and of child bearing potential, a pregnancy test will be performed and confirmed negative prior to participation in the study and prior to the scheduled glucose clamp procedure.
  • A history of hematologic (platelets \<100 x107/L), hepatic (liver function tests \[LFTs\] \>2X upper limit of normal), renal (Creatinine \>1.5 mg/dL), pulmonary/ cardiac abnormalities (ie, abnormal electrocardiogram \[EKG\]).
  • Use of anti-diabetes medication, anticoagulants, or medication that might alter lipids. If the subject has a history of diabetes, it should be controlled by diet alone.
  • Inflammatory or celiac intestinal disease;
  • Untreated thyroid disease;
  • Excessive alcohol use, illicit drug use, or active untreated psychiatric disease.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2013

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2014

    Estimated Enrollment :

    4 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01833403

    Start Date

    April 1 2013

    End Date

    March 1 2014

    Last Update

    April 20 2017

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    University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455