Population Research of Sublingual Microcirculation Data of Healthy Volunteers by Using the Third Generation Microcirculation Video Microscope

National Taiwan University Hospital1 site in 1 country150 target enrollmentApril 2015

ConditionsHealthy

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Healthy
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Enrollment: 150
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Total small vessel density of sublingual small vessels measured by Cytocam
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study will enroll 150 healthy volunteers, and the grouping is as follows: group 20-39 (30 males and 30 females); group 40-59 (30 males and 30 females); and group 60-79 (15 males and 15 females). The sublingual microcirculation will be examined with the incident dark field video microscope (Cytocam，Braedius Battery Powered Transilluminator). The study aims to compare the differences of microcirculation among the three groups and between genders.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

February 28, 2017

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Healthy volunteers aged from 20 to 79 years old
•BMI ranged from 18.5 to 27 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

•Systolic blood pressure \> 140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure \> 95 mm Hg, or systolic blood pressure \< 90 mm Hg at enrollment
•Body temperature \> 37.5 ℃ or \< 35.5 ℃ at enrollment
•had been diagnose with any one of the following diseases
•hypertension
•diabetes mellitus
•peripheral arterial occlusive disease
•coronary arterial disease
•liver cirrhosis
•chronic kidney disease
•chronic bronchitis