YKL-40 and Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01387984 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: July 6, 2011
Last Update Posted
: July 6, 2011
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Condition or disease |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
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.
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 473 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Association Study of the Plasma Concentration of YKL-40 and Vascular Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes |
Study Start Date : | April 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2010 |

Group/Cohort |
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clear consciousness
- type 2 diabetic patient

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01387984
Taiwan | |
National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch | |
Douliu City, Yunlin County, Taiwan, 640 |
Principal Investigator: | Chih-Hung Lin, M.D. | National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch |
Responsible Party: | Chih-Hung Lin, MD, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01387984 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
201002053R |
First Posted: | July 6, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 6, 2011 |
Last Verified: | June 2011 |
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus Diabetic complications YKL-40 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |
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