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To study association between blood uric acid levels and nerve damage due to diabetes

A study of association between serum uric acid levels and diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/03/024273
Enrollment
120
Registered
2020-03-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E114- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with neurological complications

Interventions

Intervention1: not applicable: not applicable Control Intervention1: not applicable: not applicable

Sponsors

Afees Ahamed M A
Lead Sponsor
ICMR grant if provided
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed case of type 2 diabetes mellitus as per ADA guidelines Both inpatients and out patients of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal after obtaining consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute diabetic complications â?? acutely ill Acute Coronary Syndrome within 1 year Hepatic dysfunction (Deranged LFT, USG - Cirrhosis) eGFR other causes of neuropathy â?? vitamin deficiency Use of any medication in the previous 1 month that might influence Uric acid levels (eg:Aspirin, allopurinol, levodopa, thiazide diuretics, furosemide, ethambutol,pyrazinamide, salicylate, niacin or cyclosporine, glucocorticoids, tacrolimus,Xylitol, testosterone)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To investigate the clinical relevance of uric acid levels to diabetic peripheral neuropathy. To know if measuring of uric acid levels can be indicative of diabetic peripheral neuropathyTimepoint: 2 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetics visiting Kasturba Hospital, ManipalTimepoint: 2 years;To correlate HbA1c with uric acid levelsTimepoint: 2 years;To establish association between duration of diabetes with diabetic peripheral neuropathyTimepoint: 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Afees Ahamed M A

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

manjunath.hande@manipal.edu9972597655

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026