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The effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on insulin sensitivity in patients with type2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia: a randomized cross-over clinical trial.

The effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on insulin sensitivity in patients with type2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia: a randomized cross-over clinical trial. - The effect of EPA on insulin sensitivity

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000015673
Enrollment
20
Registered
2014-11-12
Start date
2014-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Type2 diabetes and dyslipidemia

Interventions

oral EPA administration for 3 months then ceasing EPA for 3 months follow up for 3 months then starting oral EPA administration

Sponsors

Kanazawa university Department of Disease Control and Homeostasis
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Type2 diabetes with dyslipidemia (TG>= 150 mg/dL) within 8 weeks before entry

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have history of serious hypersensitivity to EPA. 2. Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. 3. Patients who have history of severe hypoglycemia with coma or loss of consciousness. 4. Patients with serious infection or severe traumatic injury. 5. Patients who had EPA medication within 8 weeks before entry. 6. Patients with poor glysemic control and identified inappropriate for this study by the physicians in charge. 7. Patients with peritonial dialysis or hemodialysis or severe renal failure like CCR < 30ml/min, sCR <2.5mg/dL for male, or <2.0mg/dL for female. 8. Patients with unstable hypertension with medication like systolic blood pressure above 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure above 100mmHg. 9. Patients with severe heart failure like NYHA III or IV, unstable angina, history of myocardial infarction within 1 year. 10. Patients with proliferative retinopathy (excluding old proliferative retinopathy without necessary of intervention) and patients with maculopathy with necessary of intervention 11. Patients who have history of malignancy, except for patients who have history of cured basal cell tumor by appropriate treatment or uterocervical carcinoma in situ or malignancy more than 1 year before and also have no reappearance. 12. Patients with severe complication and identified inappropriate patients for this study by the physicians in charge. 13. The pregnant women or women having possibilities of being pregnant and the women with breast-feeding. 14. Other patients who are identified inappropriate patients for this study by the physicians in charge.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in hepatokine

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Change in insulin sensitivity assessed by the glucose clamp technique 2. Blood glucose control (FPG, IRI, HbA1c) 3. Change in lipid metabolism (TC, HDL-C, TG, EPA/AA ratio) 4. Change in physical findings by change of body weight, adipose mass, basal metabolism and waist circumference 5. Change in biochemical finding 6. Adverse events 7. Change in fecal metabolome

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshinari Takamura

Kanazawa university Department of Disease Control and Homeostasis

ttakamura@m-kanazawa.jp076-265-2234

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026