A Survey on the Rate of Glucose Intolerance in Hong Kong Chinese - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Chinese University of Hong Kong
Information provided by:	Chinese University of Hong Kong
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00787215

Purpose

Hypothesis: There is a high rate of glucose intolerance among Hong Kong Chinese.

The investigators plan to screen Hong Kong Chinese from the community with oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The subjects will be referred from GP centers in the community and self-referred with public advertisement on this survey.

Condition	Intervention
Diabetes Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) Glucose Intolerance	Other: observational: no treatment involved

MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetes

Drug Information available for: Dextrose

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:	A Survey on the Rate of Glucose Intolerance in Hong Kong Chinese: Validation of the Chinese University Diabetes Screening Score

Further study details as provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Glucose intolerance status by OGTT [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Glucose intolerance status predicted by Chinese University Diabetes Risk Score validated by OGTTT [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	3000
Study Start Date:	November 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	November 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
no treatment observational: no treatment involved	Other: observational: no treatment involved observational: no treatment involved

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	12 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Hong Kong Chinese without history of diabetes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Hong Kong Chinese without history of diabetes

Exclusion Criteria:

known diabetic patients

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00787215

Locations

China
Gary Ko
Hong Kong, China

Sponsors and Collaborators

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Gary Ko, MD

Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity

More Information

Responsible Party:	Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity ( Gary Ko )
Study ID Numbers:	ADF-2008-3
Study First Received:	November 6, 2008
Last Updated:	November 6, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00787215
Health Authority:	Hong Kong: Joint CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:

oral glucose tolerance test
Hong Kong Chinese

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Metabolic Diseases
Hyperglycemia
Glucose Intolerance

Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic disorder
Glucose Metabolism Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009