Diabetic NephropathiesNCT00237952
Environmental Exposure to Lead and Progressive Renal Insufficiency in Type II Diabetic Nephropathy
A study testing EDTA chelating agents in people with Diabetic Nephropathies and Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 2 sites in China.
Trial summary
Background The relationship between long-term heavy lead exposure and chronic interstitial nephropathy is well recognized in the previous literatures. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated a positive association between blood lead levels and the age related decreases of renal function in the general… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- What is being tested?
- EDTA chelating agents
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 2 sitesChina
- Study dates
- Aug 2005to not given
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients from 20 through 80 years of age who have type II diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy and followed up at our hospital for more than one year were eligible if they have a serum creatinine concentration between 1.5 mg per deciliter (132.6 μmol per liter) and 3.9 mg per deciliter (344.8 μmol per liter), with a daily proteinuria more than 0.5g/day and no micro-hematuria in urinalysis tests, normal size of both kidneys, retinopathy with laser therapy by ophthalmologists, a history of diabetes more than 5 years and no known history of exposure to lead or other heavy metals (body lead burden, less than 600 μg [2.90 μmol], as measured by EDTA mobilization testing and 72-hour urine collection). Diabetic nephropathy diagnoses are based on the patients' history and the results of laboratory evaluations, renal imaging, and renal histological examination.
Who cannot join
- type I diabetes; renal insufficiency with a potentially reversible cause, such as malignant hypertension, urinary tract infection, hypercalcemia, or drug-induced nephrotoxic effects; other systemic diseases, such as connective-tissue diseases; use of drugs that may alter the course of renal disease, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, steroids, immunosuppressive drugs or Chinese herb drugs.; previous marked exposure to lead (lead poisoning or occupational exposure); drug allergies; and absence of informed consent.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
China2 sites
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center
Taipei, Taiwan, 105
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 105
About this study
Official title: Environmental Lead Exposure and Progressive Renal Insufficiency in Patients With Type II Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy
Background The relationship between long-term heavy lead exposure and chronic interstitial nephropathy is well recognized in the previous literatures. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated a positive association between blood lead levels and the age related decreases of renal function in the general population and suggested that environmental low-level lead exposure may accelerate the progression of renal function in the healthy persons. In addition, previous our works suggest environmental lead exposure may correlate to progressive renal insufficiency and lead chelation therapy or repeated lead chelation may improve and slow the progressive renal insufficiency in non-diabetic patients with chronic renal diseases. However, Diabetes mellitus is increasing in prevalence worldwide and is currently estimated to affect more than 6.5 percent of the population of the United States. In addition, diabetes is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in many countries, accounting for about 40 percent of cases. It is still unknown that the relationship between long-term environmental lead exposure and the progressive renal insufficiency in patients with type II diabetes and diabetic nephropathy.
Methods Ninety patints with type II diabetes and diabetic nephropathy (serum creatinine levels between 1.5 mg per deciliter and 3.9 mg per deciliter) who have a normal body lead burden and no history of exposure to lead or other metals will be observed for 24 months. Then, about 50 subjects with high normal body lead burdens (at least 80 μg but less than 600 μg) will be randomly assigned to the study and control groups. For three months, the 25 patients in the study group will receive lead-chelation therapy with calcium disodium EDTA weekly until the body lead burden fallsl below 50 μg, and the 25 control group receive weekly placebo. During the ensuing 12 months, the renal function will be regularly followed up every 3 months and EDTA mobilization tests will be assessed every 6 months. If body lead burden of the study group patients increase more than 60μg, the chelation therapy will be performed again until their body burden are less than 60 μg. The primary end point is an increase in the serum creatinine level to 2 times the base-line value during the observation period. A secondary end point is the change in renal function during the follow up period.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- Being tested
- EDTA chelating agents
- Medical subject headings
- Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
EDTA chelating agentsDrug
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The primary end point is an increase in serum creatinine to 1.5 times the base-line value, measured on two occasions one month apart, or the need for hemodialysis during the longitudinal observation period.
Secondary outcomes (1)
A secondary end point is a temporal change in the creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate during the follow-up period.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Oct 2005 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2005
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Diabetic NephropathiesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Chang Gung Memorial HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Ja-Liang Lin, M.D., Principal investigator, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00237952
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NMRPG340711
- Other IDs
- NSC94-2314-B-182A-125
- Status last verified
- Jun 2009
- First submitted
- 11 Oct 2005
- Last updated
- 23 Jun 2009
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Jun 2009. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Environmental Lead Exposure and Progressive Renal Insufficiency in Patients With Type II Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00237952
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NMRPG340711
- Conditions
- Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Lead sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2005
- First posted
- 13 Oct 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background The relationship between long-term heavy lead exposure and chronic interstitial nephropathy is well recognized in the previous literatures. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated a positive association between blood lead levels and the age related decreases of renal function in the general population and suggested that environmental low-level lead exposure may accelerate the progression of renal function in the healthy persons. In addition, previous our works suggest environmental lead exposure may correlate to progressive renal insufficiency and lead chelation therapy or repeated lead chelation may improve and slow the progressive renal insufficiency in non-diabetic patients with chronic renal diseases. However, Diabetes mellitus is increasing in prevalence worldwide and is currently estimated to affect more than 6.5 percent of the population of the United States. In addition, diabetes is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in many countries, accounting for about 40 percent of cases. It is still unknown that the relationship between long-term environmental lead exposure and the progressive renal insufficiency in patients with type II diabetes and diabetic nephropathy.
Methods Ninety patints with type II diabetes and diabetic nephropathy (serum creatinine levels between 1.5 mg per deciliter and 3.9 mg per deciliter) who have a normal body lead burden and no history of exposure to lead or other metals will be observed for 24 months. Then, about 50 subjects with high normal body lead burdens (at least 80 μg but less than 600 μg) will be randomly assigned to the study and control groups. For three months, the 25 patients in the study group will receive lead-chelation therapy with calcium disodium EDTA weekly until the body lead burden fallsl below 50 μg, and the 25 control group receive weekly placebo. During the ensuing 12 months, the renal function will be regularly followed up every 3 months and EDTA mobilization tests will be assessed every 6 months. If body lead burden of the study group patients increase more than 60μg, the chelation therapy will be performed again until their body burden are less than 60 μg. The primary end point is an increase in the serum creatinine level to 2 times the base-line value during the observation period. A secondary end point is the change in renal function during the follow up period.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients from 20 through 80 years of age who have type II diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy and followed up at our hospital for more than one year were eligible if they have a serum creatinine concentration between 1.5 mg per deciliter (132.6 μmol per liter) and 3.9 mg per deciliter (344.8 μmol per liter), with a daily proteinuria more than 0.5g/day and no micro-hematuria in urinalysis tests, normal size of both kidneys, retinopathy with laser therapy by ophthalmologists, a history of diabetes more than 5 years and no known history of exposure to lead or other heavy metals (body lead burden, less than 600 μg [2.90 μmol], as measured by EDTA mobilization testing and 72-hour urine collection). Diabetic nephropathy diagnoses are based on the patients' history and the results of laboratory evaluations, renal imaging, and renal histological examination.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- type I diabetes; renal insufficiency with a potentially reversible cause, such as malignant hypertension, urinary tract infection, hypercalcemia, or drug-induced nephrotoxic effects; other systemic diseases, such as connective-tissue diseases; use of drugs that may alter the course of renal disease, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, steroids, immunosuppressive drugs or Chinese herb drugs.; previous marked exposure to lead (lead poisoning or occupational exposure); drug allergies; and absence of informed consent.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| EDTA chelating agents | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
The primary end point is an increase in serum creatinine to 1.5 times the base-line value, measured on two occasions one month apart, or the need for hemodialysis during the longitudinal observation period.
1 secondary outcome
A secondary end point is a temporal change in the creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate during the follow-up period.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Jun 2009.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ja-Liang Lin, M.D. principal investigator
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing EDTA chelating agents in people with Diabetic Nephropathies and Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 2 sites in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jun 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The primary end point is an increase in serum creatinine to 1.5 times the base-line value, measured on two occasions one month apart, or the need for hemodialysis during the longitudinal observation period.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jun 2009.