Omentectomy for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Dyslipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether laparoscopic removal of the omentum (thin layer of fat inside the abdomen) will significantly improve insulin resistance in patients with non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00270439

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

10

Starts

2006-01-01

Expected to finish

2007-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-09-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18-55
• BMI 30-50
• Dyslipidemia
• Non-insulin dependent Type 2 diabetes Mellitus on oral hypoglycemics only

You may not qualify if…

• Medicare patients
• significant hepatic enzyme elevations (more than 50% of upper limits of normal)
• serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dl
• history of ketoacidosis or current metabolic acidosis
• current use of oral anticoagulants
• positive pregnancy test (β-human chorionic gonadotrophin) for females
• intercurrent infections
• taking drugs that are known to affect carbohydrate or lipid metabolism (e.g. steroids, high dose Niacin, β-adrenergic receptor agonists, but does not include anti-diabetic drugs)

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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