Orthostatic Hypotension and Diabetes Mellitus (ODET)

Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Orthostatic Hypotension

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00807976

ODET1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rationale: Orthostatic hypotension increases with age and is associated with increased vascular and all-cause mortality. The prevalence of orthostatic hypotension is also increased in diabetic subjects. In order to prevent related adverse events and vascular mortality it is of great interest to examine the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in elderly diabetic subjects.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension and associated adverse events in type 2 diabetic elderly subjects.

Study design: Cross-sectional observational study.

Study population: Elderly type 2 diabetic subjects (70 years and older).

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diabetes mellitus
• age (70 years and older)

Exclusion criteria

• Known autonomic dysfunction
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Current malignancy
• Living in a nursing-home
• Irregular pulse

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Description:

Type 2 diabetic patients aged 70 years and older.

Control group

Description:

Patients aged 70 years and older, with no history of type 2 diabetes mellitus.