Metabolic Syndrome and Fingertip Endothelial Dysfunction

Kumamoto University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Lifestyle instruction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01007227

743EndothelialMetsyd

Details and patient eligibility

About

Life-style intervention with dietetic and exercise therapy is an important fundamental approach to patients with metabolic syndrome (MetSyd) which may cause endothelial dysfunction leading to cardiovascular events. We investigated whether the life-style modification by dietetic and exercise instruction could improve endothelial dysfunction assessed by a new non-invasive and automatic device; digital reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT).

Full description

Outline of methods RH-PAT was measured in high-risk patients under 70 years old. The MetSyd was defined according to guidelines of the National Cholesterol Education Program Third Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP - ATP III). We instructed all MetSyd patients about the dietetic and exercise therapy according to the Japan Atherosclerosis Society Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases. we conducted a questionnaire survey of the self-assessment for dietetic and exercise instruction program, respectively.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Under 70 years old and preserved left ventricular systolic function (left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50%)

Exclusion criteria

• Severe valvular heart disease
• Atrial septal defect
• Myocarditis
• Cardiomyopathy
• Active inflammatory diseases
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis
• Advanced hepatic disease
• Leukemia
• Schizophrenia; AND
• Cerebrovascular disease and residual hemiplegia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 1 patient group

Lifestyle instruction

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Lifestyle instruction