Status:

COMPLETED

Metabolic Syndrome Feasibility Study

Lead Sponsor:

Epic Research & Diagnostics, Inc.

Conditions:

Metabolic Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-85 years

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether the finger tip images captured by the EPIC ClearView device, when analyzed via the ClearView software, produce a Response Scale that characterizes t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Metabolic Group
  • Sex: Male or Female
  • Age range: 21 to 85
  • Qualifying Metabolic Syndrome diagnosis(using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III definition)(Grundy, 2004)
  • Subjects will be identified as having Metabolic Syndrome if they meet at least three of the following five criteria:
  • Elevated waist circumference: ≥ 102 cm (≥40 inches) in men, ≥ 88 cm (≥35 inches) in women
  • Elevated triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or on drug treatment for elevated triglycerides (examples include, but are not limited to, fibrates and nicotinic acid)
  • Reduced HDL cholesterol: \< 40 mg/dL (1.03 mmol/L) in men or \< 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L) in women or on drug treatment for reduced HDL-C
  • Elevated blood pressure: ≥ 130 mm Hg systolic blood pressure or ≥85 mm Hg diastolic blood pressure or on antihypertensive drug treatment in a patient with a history of hypertension
  • Elevated fasting glucose: ≥ 100 mg/dL or on drug treatment for elevated glucose
  • The patient or legal representative is able to understand and provide signed consent for the procedure.

Exclusion

  • Patients \< 21years in age or \> 85 years in age.
  • Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
  • Patients with pacemakers or another electrical device implanted somewhere in their body.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Missing all or part of fingers or cuts/burns on pads of fingers
  • Hand tremors or involuntary oscillations of the hands that prevents clear imaging
  • Control Group:
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Sex: Male or Female
  • Age range: 21 to 85
  • Freedom from qualifying medical diagnoses (control group)
  • Any one of the following will exclude the subject from participation in the study
  • Documented current diagnosis/treatment of cancer (including Sickle Cell Disease)
  • Documented current diagnosis/treatment of coronary artery disease or heart attack
  • Documented as currently in Renal Failure (chronic or acute) or on renal dialysis
  • Documented current diagnosis/treatment for Hepatitis
  • 5 .The patient or legal representative is able to understand and provide signed consent for the procedure.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

193 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02287766

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

August 4 2015

Active Locations (2)

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EPIC Research and Diagnostics

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85255

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Integrated Health Institute, LLC

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85255