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Beta Cell Function in Women With Turner Syndrome

This study has been terminated.
(Completed)
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Aarhus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00419107
First received: January 5, 2007
Last updated: November 7, 2011
Last verified: November 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

Diabetes is more frequent in women with Turner syndrome. The purpose of this study is to see, in what ways the glucose metabolism is different in this study population. The hypothesis is that women with Turner Syndrome have an impaired insulin production (beta cell function).


Condition
Turner Syndrome

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Beta Cell Function in Women With Turner Syndrome

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Turner Syndrome
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Aarhus:

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA

Blood samples.


Enrollment: 25
Study Start Date: November 2004
Study Completion Date: January 2007
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

13 women with TS and 12 control women

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Turner syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed diabetes
  • BMI>30
  • Untreated cardiac or thyroid disease
  • Cancer illness
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00419107

Locations
Denmark
Medical Department M (Endocrinology and Diabetes), Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, 8000
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Aarhus
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jens Sandahl Christiansen, prof. dr.med
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Jens Sandahl Christiansen, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00419107     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 20040108
Study First Received: January 5, 2007
Last Updated: November 7, 2011
Health Authority: Denmark: Ethics Committee

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Turner Syndrome
Gonadal Dysgenesis
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Disorders of Sex Development
Urogenital Abnormalities
Sex Chromosome Disorders of Sex Development
Heart Defects, Congenital
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
 Congenital Abnormalities
Sex Chromosome Disorders
Chromosome Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases
Ovarian Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013