Diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
Atherosclerosis
Diabetes
Inflammation
Sponsors
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group 1: Type 1 diabetes, HbA1c > 64 mmol/mol; Group 2: Type 1 diabetes, HbA1c
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Inability to provide informed consent - Smoking - Specific Medication use: o Use of immunosuppressive drugs o Use of statins 30 kg/m2 - Pregnancy - Claustrophobia - Severe hypoglycaemia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vascular wall inflammation in the aorta, left and right carotid artery and left and right iliac and femoral arteries, as quantified by FDG-PET scanning. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| FDG uptake in spleen and bone marrow. Ex vivo determination of the inflammatory/atherogenic phenotype, cellular metabolism of circulating monocytes and epigenetic signature of monocytes. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed