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Development of deuterium metabolic imaging to map body biochemistry with MRI

Recruiting
Conditions
Diabetes mellitus type 2
type 2 diabetes
10018424
Registration Number
NL-OMON56442
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

All subjects:
• Age > 40 and younger than 70 years (healthy controls and type 2 diabetes
patients matched for age; age differences of ± 5 years will be allowed)
• Sex: male
• Ability and willing to give informed consent
• Ability to follow test instructions
• Sufficient understanding of the Dutch language

Healthy control subjects:
• BMI: 20-25 kg/m2

Type 2 diabetes patients:
• Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 1 years
• BMI: 20-35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

All subjects:
• Contra-indications to MRI examination according to 7T MRI screening guideline
of the UMC Utrecht
• An average alcohol consumption of >21 standard drinks per week
• Abnormal liver function (fibrosis)

Type 2 diabetes patients:
• Use of exogenous insulin
• Known causes of hepatic steatosis other than non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main study parameters are 3D DMI measurements of hepatic carbohydrate and<br /><br>lipid metabolism in the liver of healthy volunteers and type 2 diabetes<br /><br>patients. Specifically we will determine rates of glucose uptake and<br /><br>metabolism (study 1) and the fraction of de novo synthesized lipids in the<br /><br>liver lipid pool (study 2).</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Not applicable</p><br>
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