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Omentectomy for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

NCT00270439 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2009-09-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether laparoscopic removal of the omentum (thin layer of fat inside the abdomen) will significantly improve insulin resistance in patients with non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

removal of omentum

patients with type 2 diabetes had their omentum removed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Surgical Corporation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William O Richards, MD · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-01-31
Completion
2007-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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