UMIN ID: UMIN000001707
Registered date:16/02/2009
Clinical study of ghrelin administration on diabetic neuropathy
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
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| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | type2 diabetes mellitus |
| Date of first enrollment | 2008/12/01 |
| Target sample size | 15 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | two weeks ghrelin administration |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Improvement of diabetic neuropathy. Changes of glucose metabolism and appetite. |
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| Secondary Outcome | Insulin secretion capacity. |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 20years-old |
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| Age maximum | 70years-old |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | Insulin treatment. Severe liver or renal dysfunction. Severe heart diseases. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Medication with epalrestat, anti-eplepsy drugs, or mexiletine. Pregnant women. |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki |
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| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | Ministry of education, culture, sports, science & technology |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Hiroaki Ueno |
| Address | 5200, kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 0985-85-9246 |
| intron@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Masamitsu Nakazato |
| Address | 5200, kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 0985-85-9246 |
| Affiliation | Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism |