Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:39 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:39 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00835757
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Presence of diabetes mellitus diagnosed for more than 6 months as defined by the World Health Organization Classification.
2. Presence of confirmed DPN as defined below.
3. Age between 18-70 years.
4. Have no risk factors for other non-diabetic neuropathies (as determined by medical history, family history, history of medications, occupational history, history of exposure to toxins, physical and neurological examinations).
5. Willingness to provide informed consent and cooperate with the medical procedures for the study.
Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls:
1. Age-matched non-obese (BMI \< 30) control subjects
2. Normal glucose tolerance
3. Normal blood pressure
4. Normal lipid profile
5. Free of any causes of neuropathy as described above.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Nursing mothers or pregnant women (excluded by a positive pregnancy test).
2. Patients with a history of previous kidney, pancreas or cardiac transplantation.
3. Patients with a past history of neuropathy (independent of diabetes), or with a disease known to be associated with neuropathy (e.g. end stage renal disease, hepatitis C, systemic lupus erythematosus).
4. Participation in an experimental medication trial within 3 months of starting the study.
5. Subjects with implantable cardioverter defibrillators and other devices that would preclude MRI scanning.
6. Subjects who are unable or unwilling to comply with the experimental protocol.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT00835757
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00835757