Could vitamin d levels predict nerve damage in diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07236723
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will measure vitamin D and nerve growth factor levels in 57 men with type 2 diabetes and nerve damage, comparing them to diabetic men without nerve damage and healthy men. Researchers will also test nerve function using electrical studies. The goal is to see if low vitamin D or nerve growth factor is linked to worse nerve damage, which could guide future treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward vitamin D or nerve growth factor as targets for future treatments for diabetic neuropathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to women or other groups.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 57 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Group І: Control group included non-diabetic healthy males. Group П: Type 2 male diabetic patients not suffering from diabetic neuropathy in Aswan University Hospital of matched age. Group III: Type 2 male diabetic patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy in Aswan University Hospital of matched age.
- Ages
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40 to 60 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult male patients 40 -65 years' old who have type 2 diabetes mellitus on oral hypoglycemic , non-diabetic healthy subjects of matched age and type 2male diabetic neuropathy patients of matched age . Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiac patients. * Patients who have transient ischemic attack or stroke. * Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. * Patients with malignant diseases. * Hyperparathyroidism. * Hypothyroidism. * Renal impairment with renal replacement therapy. * Liver diseases. * Patients on vitamin D supplementation. * Patients on vitamin B12 supplementation.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aswan university hospital
Aswān, Aswan Governorate, 81157, Egypt
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Aswan university hospital
Aswān, Aswan Governorate, Aswan, Egypt
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