NCT01283113

Evaluation of Intra-Abdominal Fat in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Using a Non-Invasive Method

Evaluation of Intra-Abdominal Fat Contents in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Using a Novel Non-Invasive Method of Bioelectric Impedance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 110 (actual)
• Sponsor: Joslin Diabetes Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main aim of this study is to compare 2 different measurements of visceral fat that can be easily used in clinical practice (waist circumference versus bioelectric impedance) in relation to known risk factors of coronary artery disease in a large cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes and with a BMI range between 20-45 kg/m2

Conditions

• Obesity
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Metabolic Syndrome

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-01
• Completion: 2017-01-01
• First posted: 2011-01-25
• Last updated: 2017-03-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States