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:
2025-12-25 @ 1:08 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:08 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00174993
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria
* Type 2 diabetes mellitus
* Glycosylated hemoglobin above the upper limit of normal (ie, the local equivalent of 6.5% for)
* Established history of macrovascular disease, defined as 1 or more of:
* Myocardial infarction at least 6 months before entry into the study.
* Stroke at least 6 months before entry into the study
* Percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft at least 6 months before entry into the study.
* Acute coronary syndrome at least 3 months before entry into the study.
* Objective evidence of coronary artery disease.
* Peripheral arterial obstructive disease
Exclusion Criteria
* Signs of type 1 diabetes.
* Patients prescribed insulin as sole therapy for glycemic control of diabetes for 2 weeks or more at any time in the previous 3 months.
* Myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft, or percutaneous cardiac intervention in the 6 months prior to enrolment.
* Acute coronary syndrome in the 3 months prior to enrolment.
* Heart failure at entry defined as patient having a New York Heart Association functional score of II or above.
* Had an appointment for a coronary angiogram or endovascular or surgical intervention.
* Leg ulcers, gangrene, or ischemic rest pain.
* Had an appointment for an angiogram or endovascular or surgical intervention for leg ischemia.
* Had undergone a major operation (defined as a surgical procedure lasting for more than 30 minutes) at any time in the previous 4 weeks.
* Significantly impaired hepatic function, defined as alanine aminotransferase greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal.
* Familial polyposis coli.
* Required dialysis.
* History of alcohol or drug abuse.
* Any other intercurrent disease believed to be likely to have a significant impact on the patient's life expectancy during the course of the study (eg, cancer).
* Patient was undergoing follow-up as part of another clinical trial or less than 3 months had elapsed since the last dose of an investigational drug or procedure.
* Hypersensitivity to pioglitazone or other TZD.
* Current use of pioglitazone or other TZD.
* Patient was known to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus or was known to have viral hepatitis.
* Women who were any of the following: pregnant, breast feeding, wished to become pregnant during the course of the study or of childbearing potential and not planning to use a reliable method of contraception throughout the study.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
35 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT00174993
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00174993