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Clinical Trials/NCT00324792
NCT00324792CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of an Intensive Insulin Therapy on the Production of LTE4 in Patients With Diabetes

University Hospital, Grenoble1 site in 1 country45 target enrollmentStarted: May 1, 2006Last updated:
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Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
45
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
changes in urinary LTE4 excretion and HbA1c after 3-month intensive insulin therapy versus baseline

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to assess the effect of a 3-month intensive insulin therapy on urinary leukotriene E4 (LTE4) excretion in patients with diabetes.

Detailed Description

Our group has recently reported the results of a preliminary cross-sectional study, which demonstrated that the urinary LTE4 excretion is increased in patients with type 1 diabetes. With regard to recent human genetic studies showing that polymorphisms in the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) promoter and FLAP haplotypes is linked to cardiovascular disease susceptibility our data suggested the potential interest of LTE4 as a non-invasive biomarker of cardiovascular risk. In diabetes mellitus, further studies are required to evaluate the 5-LO pathway after improvement of glucose control and concomitantly with established inflammatory cardiovascular biomarkers.

The secondary objectives are:

Before and after 3-month intensive insulin therapy- Relationship between a marker of platelet activation (urinary 11-dehydro-thromboxan B2 :11-dehydroTXB2) and urinary LTE4- Relationship between inflammatory plasma markers of cardiovascular risk (hs-CRP and fibrinogen) and urinary LTE4- Relationship between a plasma marker of endothelial dysfunction (sICAM-1) and urinary LTE4- Changes in LTE4 according to patient subgroups (patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus)

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
  • •> 18 year-old
  • •subject has given free, informed written consent
  • •subject entitled to health insurance cover
  • •medical follow-up at the department of Diabetology, Grenoble University Hospital
  • •inappropriate glucose control (HbA1c > 8.5%) requiring an initiation, or revision, of insulin therapy

Exclusion Criteria

  • •legal incapacity or limited legal competence
  • •pregnant women
  • •heart failure
  • •impaired renal function,defined by a creatinin clearance < 60 ml/mn according to Cockroft formula
  • •respiratory failure
  • •IV, IM, SC or oral treatment with cortico-steroids for the last 2 months prior to baseline
  • •current smoking > cigarettes / day
  • •any infectious disease for the last 2 months prior to baseline
  • •baseline CRP > 20 mg/l

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

changes in urinary LTE4 excretion and HbA1c after 3-month intensive insulin therapy versus baseline

Secondary Outcomes

  • sICAM-1 plasma levels
  • hs-CRP
  • fibrinogen
  • urinary 11-dehydroTXB2

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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