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Effects of ethyl icosapentate and omega-3-acid ethyl esters on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in Japanese type 2 diabetes patients with dislipidemia

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Type 2 diabetes
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000031673
Lead Sponsor
Yokohama City University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Patients already taking ethyl icosapentate or omega-3-acid ethyl ester (2) Patients who are bleeding (hemophilia, capillary vulnerability, digestive tract ulcer, urinary tract hemorrhage, hemoptysis, vitreous hemorrhage etc) (3) Patients with allergy to ethyl icosapentate and omega-3-acid ethyl ester (4) Pregnancy or lactation in women (5) Patients with severe complications( liver disease, mental disorder, cancer) (6) Patients with severe ketosis or diabetic coma. (7) Patients with severe infections, perioperative status, or severe trauma (8) Patients whose written imformed consent was obtained. (9) Patients who are judged by an investigator to be inappropriate for this study for any other reason.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparing the two groups of change in mean IMT over 12 months treatment period.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in next items between baseline and 12 months of treatment. 1. Body weigh, BMI, Waist circumference 2. Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure 3. Fasting plasma glucose 4. HbA1c 5. Serum insulin 6. C-peptide 7. HOMA-R 8. CPR-index 9. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, EPA/AA ratio 10. Urin protein, Urine albumin 11. high-sensitive CRP 12. Serum PAI-1 13. carotid max intima-media thickness (IMT) 14. PWV (Pulse wave velocity)
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