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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00927355
Date of registration: 24/06/2009
Primary sponsor: Emory University
Public title: Effect of Thiazolidinediones on Human Bone
Scientific title: Effects of Thiazolidinediones on Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Differentiation Capacity:In Vitro and In Vivo- A Pilot Study
Date of first enrolment: April 2009
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00927355
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Natasha B Khazai, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Emory University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Subjects with T2DM who are:

- naïve to insulin and TZD therapy

- On diet and lifestyle therapy along with submaximal metformin therapy

- with HbA1c between 7% and 8.0%

- between the ages of 18 and 80 years

- both genders

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindications to TZD therapy including congestive heart failure class III or IV,
and/or macular edema

- history of osteoporosis (T score < -2.5 on DXA scanning) or osteoporotic fragility
fracture

- treatment with glucocorticoids within 1 year of study enrollment

- treatment with bisphosphonates,calcitriol, raloxifene, Calcitonin, estrogen

- vitamin D insufficiency, defined as 25(OH)D levels <30 ng/mL or

- hyperparathyroidism

- liver disease (LFTS > 3x upper limits of normal)

- Kidney disease Cr>1.4 in females and Cr>1.5 in males

- smokers (active or within a month from stopping)

- alcohol or drug abuse/dependence

- hypogonadism in males

- mental conditions rendering the subject unable to understand the scope of the study

- female subjects who are pregnant or breast feeding

- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

- obstructive sleep apnea.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Adipocytes
Adiponectin
Bone Density
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Osteoblast
Osteocalcin
Intervention(s)
Drug: Pioglitazone or placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
adipocyte and osteoblast colony forming units cultured from bone marrow stem cells [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Bone mineral density [Time Frame: 6 months]
CTX, P1NP, osteocalcin, leptin and adiponectin. [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
08006
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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