Active clinical trials for "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2"

The main aim of this study is to investigate to what extent it is possible to reach normal glucose metabolism and optimal cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor levels with early lifestyle interventions in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes compared with those who receive standard therapy (usual care) only. The project will show the effect of these interventions for the first time in people of low socio-economic levels living in a Caribbean environment.

The purpose of this study is to increase regular physical activity among students by fostering self-management competencies. The intervention was implemented as paper-pencil intervention. The aim of this research project is to evaluate a motivational and volitional intervention in comparison to a control intervention. Study participants will be recruited in lectures at Freie Universitaet Berlin and followed up twice (two and ten weeks after baseline). The motivational intervention is expected to increase unmotivated participants' intention to be physically active. The volitional intervention is expected to promote physical activity among motivated but inactive participants. Both interventions are hypothesized to improve self-management competencies over time.

This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 safety study will assess the effect of bardoxolone methyl relative to placebo on body weight and fat mass in approximately 60 patients with stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

Diabetes mellitus is characterized by chronic low grade inflammation, which is worsened by the co-existence of renal failure. One key aspect of chronic inflammatory diseases is the alteration in the polarization profile of circulating monocyte-macrophage cells. Namely, monocytes-macrophages can exist in a pro-inflammatory (M1) polarized form or an anti-inflammatory (M2) polarized state. Alterations in the M1/M2 balance is thought to contribute to inflammation within atherosclerotic lesions and visceral adipose tissue which, in turn, can worsen cardiovascular disease and metabolic features in type 2 diabetic patients. M1 and M2 are regulated by a complex interplay of soluble signaling molecules, many of which are substrate of the enzyme DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4). Therefore, inhibition of DPP-4 can affect the M1/M2 polarization balance. In this clinical trial, the investigators will test whether the DPP-4 inhibitor Linagliptin, compared to placebo, modifies the M1/M2 balance in type 2 diabetic patients with and without chronic renal failure. In addition, we will test whether DPP-4 inhibition with Linagliptin acutely affects endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which are vasculoprotective cells implicated in the pathobiology of diabetic complications.

This study is a German, prospective, multicenter, controlled, cluster-randomized, interventional comparative study evaluating the efficacy and benefits of integrated PDM care by measuring HbA1c levels in patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Patients will be randomized into two groups to use Accu-Chek Smartpix software and Accu-Chek Smartpix device.

The purpose of this cluster randomized trial is to determine whether an intervention implemented in a General Surgery, based in improving patient-provider communication, results in a better diabetes self-management in patients with lower educational level. A secondary objective is to assess whether telephone reinforcement enhances the effect of such intervention.

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of daily supplementation of fermented red ginseng (FRG) on glycemic status in subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or type 2 diabetes.

Building on the successes of a communal, relationship based approach to Aboriginal youth mentoring in an after school physical activity program (AYMP), the investigators are evaluating a peer-led approach for diabetes prevention.

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the use of genetic test information and/or health coaching in patient risk counseling for heart disease and diabetes affect health behaviors and health outcomes in active-duty Air Force (ADAF), beneficiaries or dependents and Air Force retiree patients. Total of 400 subjects will be enrolled. They will be randomly(like flipping a coin)assigned to 4 groups: 1)Standard risk assessment (SRA)only; 2)SRA plus genetic risk information (SRA+G); 3)SRA plus health coaching (SRA+HC); or 4)SRA, genetic risk information, and health coaching (SRA+G+HC). Subjects randomized to the two genetic arms will have blood collected for testing of investigational coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk markers. Participants in the two groups that include health coaching will be assigned to a trained certified health coach for a period of 6 months. The duration of the study is 12 months with 3 in person visits (baseline, 6 months and 12 months) and completion of surveys at 6 weeks and 3 month time points.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disorder determined by lifestyle and genes. It is associated with chronic hyperglycaemia along with other metabolic abnormalities. It is also one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This disease is due to insulin resistance and/or deficiency as well as increased hepatic glucose output. According to the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (3rd NHMS), the prevalence of T2DM for adults aged 30 years and above is 14.9%, increased by almost 80% from 1996 to 2006. Dietary composition may affect insulin sensitivity, postprandial triacylglycerol concentration and the risk of T2DM. The role of dietary fats in T2DM is of particular interest and has been clinically studied for many decades. The type of fat we ingest every day consists of different types of fatty acids and different degree of saturation, which in turn influence glucose metabolism by altering cell membrane function, enzyme activity, insulin signalling and gene expression. Previous studies demonstrated that interesterification of dietary fat alter postprandial lipaemia. Saturated fat such as palm olein has been reported to display lower postprandial lipaemia after interesterification. Changing the structure of triacylglycerol (TAG) alters the physical properties of dietary fat which affects digestibility, metabolism and atherogenicity. A recent study conducted by Sanders and co-workers demonstrated reduced levels of plasma glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) following both the lard and interesterified palm olein (IPO) compared with the palm olein (PO) and high oleic sunflower oil (HOS) diets in healthy subjects. The GIP and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are major players in the modulation of postprandial insulin secretion by the pancreas. Although GIP secretion in response to meals is normal in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), GIP induced secretion of insulin is defective in diabetes. This is observed to be predominantly a defective stimulation of the late phase of insulin response (20-120 minutes). The effect of IPO on GIP may be exaggerated in T2DM patients with impaired insulin sensitivity. Hence, IPO may change the concentrations of gut hormones, postprandial lipaemia, insulinaemic response and CVD related haemostatic markers.