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HealthyPhase 4NCT00121433

Leptin and Endothelial Function

A Phase 4 study testing leptin in people with Healthy, run by University of Michigan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this trial was to determine if injections of leptin would improve vascular function in normal-weight, healthy volunteers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
leptin
How many people
15 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2004to Dec 2004
Phase
Phase 4
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 18 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy male or female ages 18-50.
  • BMI < 27 kg/m2 for lean group

Who cannot join

  • Any CVD risk factor (diabetes or fasting glucose > 126 mg/dL
  • Hypertension or measured BP > 140/90 mmHg
  • Current tobacco smoking within last month
  • LDL>160 mg/dL, HDL<35 mg/dL)
  • Renal insufficiency (creatinine > 1.4 mg/dL)
  • Thyroid abnormalities (abnormal TSH)
  • Established CVD (any atherosclerosis, or history of peripheral arterial disease, previous stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, aortic aneurysms)
  • Usage of medications which impact endothelial function within last month (folate, fish oil, Vitamin C or E, L-arginine, blood pressure or lipid-lowering medications, diabetes medications)

About this study

Official title: The Role of Leptin in Modulating Vascular Tone and Endothelial Function in Obese and Normal Weight Adults: A Vascular-Protective Effect of Leptin?

The purpose of this trial was to determine if injections of leptin would improve vascular function in normal-weight, healthy volunteers.

Read the detailed description

The researchers plan to enroll a total of 15 non-obese (BMI < 27 kg/m2) otherwise healthy adults into a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study of the impact of recombinant methionyl human leptin 0.2 mg/kg SC, hereafter called rL, (Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, Calif) versus placebo SC (sorbitol and sodium acetate, pH 4.0 of same volume) in 15 non-obese adults. Subjects will have baseline vascular studies performed by brachial artery ultrasonography-flow-mediated dilatation and nitroglycerin mediated dilatation and blood drawn for measures of leptin levels. They will then receive rL SC or placebo SC (randomized order). They will then have vascular studies performed and blood levels drawn every 2 hours for 6 hours total. After completion of day 1, patients will return 1-4 weeks later and repeat the protocol crossed-over to the alternate intervention (rL or placebo).

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
leptin

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • leptinDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery (conduit artery shear stress-mediated endothelial-dependent vasodilatation)

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. basal brachial arterial diameter (BAD) (resting conduit artery tone)

  2. basal brachial arterial blood flow (BABF) (resting resistance artery tone)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jul 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2004
  3. Study completionDec 2004

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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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
15 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00121433
Sponsor's protocol ID
GCRC 1955
Other IDs
GCRC 1955, IRB 2003-0383
Status last verified
Jul 2005
First submitted
13 Jul 2005
Last updated
27 Jun 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing leptin in people with Healthy, run by University of Michigan.

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 2 inclusion and 8 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 27 Jun 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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?

flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery (conduit artery shear stress-mediated endothelial-dependent vasodilatation). 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 27 Jun 2006.

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