Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Intensive treatment group: HbA1c<
6.5%, Blood preesure <
130/85mmHg,Total cholesterol:<
180mg/dl (If CHD is present), or <
200mg/dl (If CHD is absent),Triglycerides<
150mg/dl, HDL cholesterol>
40mg/dl, and BMI<
25.
Conventional treatment group: goals as attending doctors consider to be proper. :at least fasting plasma glucose <
200mg/dl or HbA1c<
9.0%
Sponsors
Japan Foundation for Health and Aging
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: diabetic patients aged 65-84 years both sexes HbA1c 7.0% or greater If HbA1c is between 7.0 and 7.5 %, the values of blood preesures, serum lipid, or BMI do not reach the goals of the treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: type 1 diabetes acute disease malignancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Fatal endpoints: diabetes-specific death including cardiovaslular death, and non-diabetes-specific death 2.Non-fatal endpoints: acute myocardial infarction, other IHDs, cerebrovascular disease, arterial peripheral vascular disease, diabetic gangrene, and the blindness due to diabetic retinopathy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diabetic microangiopathy(reitinopathy, nephropathy,neuropathy), vitreous hemorrhage, congestive heart failure, and retinal photocoagulation. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAtsushi Araki
Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital Division of Endocrinology
Outcome results
None listed