YKL-40 and Complications in Type 2 Diabetes

This study has been completed.
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Collaborator:
National Science Council, Taiwan
Information provided by:
National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01387984
First received: July 1, 2011
Last updated: July 5, 2011
Last verified: June 2011

July 1, 2011
July 5, 2011
April 2010
April 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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YKL-40 and Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
Association Study of the Plasma Concentration of YKL-40 and Vascular Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

In this study, the investigators plan to establish the relationship between plasma concentration of YKL-40 with various vascular complications in the patients of type 2 diabetes.

It is well recognized now that diabetes mellitus is a systemic vasculopathy and causes various micro- and macrovascular complications. Vascular damage and endothelium dysfunction in diabetes mellitus involve a chronic inflammatory process via a complicated mechanism.

YKL-40 is a 40 kD lectin molecule. It is secreted by various cells, including macrophages, vascular smooth muscle cells and giant cells, and the level of YKL-40 is found elevated in both acute (eg. infection) and chronic (eg. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus or cirrhosis of the liver) inflammatory processes. The plasma concentration of YKL-40 is elevated in the patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with non-diabetic controls, and is associated with insulin resistance, fasting plasma glucose and plasma IL-6 concentrations. Furthermore, the concentration of YKL-40 is elevated and is associated with the severity of albuminuria in the patients of type 1 diabetes.

The objective of this study is to establish the relationship between plasma concentration of YKL-40 with various vascular complications in the patients of type 2 diabetes, and to evaluate its potential as a biomarker for the vascular diabetic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
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Non-Probability Sample

The type 2 diabetic patient who receives follow-up at NTUH diabetics caring network

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Completed
473
April 2010
April 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clear consciousness
  • type 2 diabetic patient
Both
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Taiwan
 
NCT01387984
201002053R
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Chih-Hung Lin, MD, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch
National Taiwan University Hospital
National Science Council, Taiwan
Principal Investigator: Chih-Hung Lin, M.D. National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch
National Taiwan University Hospital
June 2011

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