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PrediabetesNCT00308672

The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Factors in an Urban City

An observational study of Prediabetes, run by China Medical University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The secondary objective is to evaluate the agreement between these criteria and the prevalence of concordant and discordant according to different criteria. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Prediabetes
How many people
3,000 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Aug 2005to Jul 2006
Phase
Observational
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 40 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Residents aged 40 and over of Taichung City, Taiwan in October, 2004.

Who cannot join

  • -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
  • China Medical University Hospital

    Taichung, 404

    Li C Ing, MS, 886-4-22052121 ext. 4263, a6446@www.cmuh.org.tw

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Study for the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Associated Factors in an Urban City- Comparison of Agreement for Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among the WHO, NCEP ATP III and Taiwan Definitions

The secondary objective is to evaluate the agreement between these criteria and the prevalence of concordant and discordant according to different criteria.

Read the detailed description

Up to now, there has been to uniform case definition for the metabolic syndrome. The World Health Organization and the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III), and Bureau of Health Promotion, Taiwan proposed different criteria for the metabolic syndrome. Therefore, the secondary objective is to evaluate the agreement between these criteria and the prevalence of concordant and discordant according to different criteria. Three thousand persons will be randomly selected from resident of Taichung City. All the participants will fulfill a structured questionnaire. Blood pressure, anthropometric variables are measured. Biochemical markers are analyzed by a biochemical autoanalyzer. Kappa will be used to estimate the agreement between different criteria.

Conditions
Prediabetes
Medical subject headings
Prediabetic State

Timeline

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

  1. First posted30 Mar 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2005
  3. Study completionJul 2006

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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
Observational
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
3,000 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00308672
Sponsor's protocol ID
NSC94-2314-B-039-024
Status last verified
Mar 2006
First submitted
29 Mar 2006
Last updated
30 Mar 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Prediabetes, run by China Medical University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Mar 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Li C Ing, MS. (886-4-22052121 ext. 4263, a6446@www.cmuh.org.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

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 30 Mar 2006.

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