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UnknownNCT01819402

Pioglitazone Decreases Visceral Fat Metabolism

Effects of Pioglitazone on Visceral Fat Metabolic Activity

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
Kurume University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
35 Years – 58 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Excess visceral fat is associated with chronic systemic inflammation and cardiovascular complications. Pioglitazone has been reported to variably influence visceral fat volume, but it its effect on metabolic activity of the visceral fat remains uncharacterized. To evaluate the effect of pioglitazone on glucose metabolism of fat tissue by using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGPioglitazone vs Glimepiride

Timeline

Start date
2012-03-01
Primary completion
2013-04-01
First posted
2013-03-27
Last updated
2013-03-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Japan

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01819402. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.