Effectiveness of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions as Initial Treatment in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (EMINENT Study)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000004193
- Lead Sponsor
- issay Hospital
- Brief Summary
Satoru Sumitani, Shinya Morita, Yoshihiko Utsu, Kosuke Mukai, Shunji Miki, Bunzo Sato, Hideji Nakamura, Soji Kasayama. Effectiveness of metformin and lifestyle interventions asan initial treatment in Japanese patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes : a prospective observational study. J. Med. Invest. 59 : 166-173, February, 2012
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Type 1 diabetes. Patients contraindicated to metformin. Patients judged not to be eligible by the principal investigator.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) at 16 weeks after the initiation of the treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in body weight, fasting plasma glucose, glycated albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, liver enzymes, and an incidence of adverse effects during treatment.