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CompletedNCT00549536

The Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Insulin Resistance and 24h Blood Pressure

The Effect of Oral Calcium Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity, Intracellular Cationic Concentrations and the Transmembrane Sodium/Hydrogen Exchanger Activity in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
31 (actual)
Sponsor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Increased levels of intracellular calcium are thought to diminish maximal cellular response to insulin and induce insulin resistance. Also, both hypertension and diabetes are thought to be conditions of altered intracellular ionic state. The aim of the present study is to investigate the possible effect of oral calcium supplementation on intracellular ions, insulin sensitivity, 24-h blood pressure and sodium/hydrogen exchanger activity in patients with type 2 diabetes and essential hypertension.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTtablets each containing of 1000mg elemental calcium (Mega-Calcium Sandoz)1500 mg of elemental calcium per day.

Timeline

Start date
2007-01-01
Primary completion
2008-05-01
Completion
2008-05-01
First posted
2007-10-26
Last updated
2008-07-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00549536. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.