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Diabetes Mellitus - A Diagnosis Trial by Means of Non Invasive Measurements

Completed
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Registration Number
NCT02028091
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of Vienna
Brief Summary

Vascular damage caused by diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, age and arterial hypertension theoretically changes pulse wave velocity.

Detailed Description

Diabetes mellitus related vascular alterations are associated with an increased risk of hypertonia, atherosclerosis, neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and further more.

Increased vascular rigidity, which is based on the increased stiffness of vessels caused by vascular damage leads to an increase of pulse wave velocity. This assumption is based on the Moens-Korteweg-equation which is calculated using the modus of arterial vessel elasticity, arterial vessel wall thickness, the arterial radius and blood viscosity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients over 18 years
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Diabetic foot gangrene
  • No possibility of pulse wave velocitiy measurement on the finger or toe
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulse wave arrival time difference between finger and toe, duration of diabetes1 Minute data recording of the pulse waves at four sites.

The pulse wave is recorded by plethysmography using a pulse-oximeter and a continuous noninvasive arterial blood pressure measurement (CNAP-500) device, both on the finger and toe. The time between these 4 recorded waves is then calculated. The influence of age, duration of known arterial hypertension, cigarette smoking (pack-years) and diabetes mellitus.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of Vienna

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Vienna, Austria

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