The Significance of Glucose Intolerance in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Axonal Polyneuropathy

Stopped early · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Idiopathic Axonal Polyneuropathy, Abnormal OGTT

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether impaired glucose handling (abnormality in the way the body processes blood sugar) can cause a neuropathy (damage to the nerves).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00228345

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

40

Starts

2004-01-01

Expected to finish

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-05

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion criteria (for the subjects) will include peripheral neuropathy, age more than 50 years, and a negative workup for neuropathy (aside from an abnormal OGTT). Age matched controls will have no history of diabetes or baseline retinal disease . A workup to rule out other causes of peripheral neuropathy, and an OGTT, will be performed prior to participation in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with abnormal OGTT in the diabetic range will not be included.

Where it is running

• University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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