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The Effect of Insulin-induced Hypoglycaemia on Gut-derived Glucagon Secretion (Px-Hypo)

Primary Purpose

Diabetes After Total Pancreatectomy

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Denmark
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Oral glucose tolerance test
Clamp experiment
Sponsored by
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional basic science trial for Diabetes After Total Pancreatectomy focused on measuring glucagon

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Pancreatectomised patients

  • Caucasian above 30 years of age who have undergone total pancreatectomy
  • Blood haemoglobin >7.0 mmol/l for males and >6.5 mmol/l for females Non-diabetic control subjects
  • Normal fasting plasma glucose and normal HbA1c (according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria)
  • Normal blood haemoglobin
  • Caucasian above 30 years of age
  • BMI (body mass index) 17-30
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Pancreatectomised patients

  • Pancreatectomy within the last 3 months
  • Ongoing chemotherapy or chemotherapy within the last 3 months
  • Previous or ongoing treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Gastrointestinal resection (other than the gastro-duodenectomy performed in connection with total pancreatectomy) and/or ostomy
  • Nephropathy (eGFR<60 and/or albuminuria)
  • Known liver disease (excluding non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and/or serum alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) and/or serum aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) >3 × normal values)
  • Severe lung disease
  • Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
  • Age above 85 years
  • Uncontrolled hypertension and/or significant cardiovascular disease
  • Any condition that the investigator feels would interfere with trial participation Non-diabetic control subjects
  • Diabetes or prediabetes (according to WHO criteria)
  • First-degree relatives with diabetes
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Gastrointestinal resection and/or ostomy
  • Nephropathy (serum creatinine >150 µmol/l and/or albuminuria)
  • Known liver disease (excluding non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and/or serum ALAT and/or serum ASAT >3 × normal values)
  • Severe lung disease
  • Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
  • Age above 85 years
  • Uncontrolled hypertension and/or significant cardiovascular disease
  • Any condition that the investigator feels would interfere with trial participation

Sites / Locations

  • Center for Clinical Metabolic Research

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Totally pancreatectomized patients

Healthy controls

Arm Description

Oral glucose tolerance test + insulin-induced hypoglycaemic clamp followed by an oral glucose tolerance test

Oral glucose tolerance test + insulin-induced hypoglycaemic clamp followed by an oral glucose tolerance test

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

p-glucagon
Plasma glucagon excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)

Secondary Outcome Measures

p-glucose
plasma glucose excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
GIP, GLP-1, GLP-2, GIP, oxyntomodulin, ghrelin, peptide YY, gastrin
excursions in Gut hormones measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
catecholamines
p-adrenaline and p-noradrenaline, excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
cortisol
p-cortisol excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
growth hormone
p-growth hormone excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)

Full Information

First Posted
August 16, 2019
Last Updated
August 19, 2019
Sponsor
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Collaborators
University of Copenhagen
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04064203
Brief Title
The Effect of Insulin-induced Hypoglycaemia on Gut-derived Glucagon Secretion (Px-Hypo)
Official Title
The Effect of Insulin-induced Hypoglycaemia on Gut-derived Glucagon Secretion
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2019
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
July 5, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
September 20, 2018 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
September 20, 2018 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Collaborators
University of Copenhagen

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The overall objective of this study is to investigate whether hypoglycaemia (the most potent stimulus of pancreatic glucagon secretion) affects the secretion of gut-derived glucagon in totally pancreatectomized patients.
Detailed Description
The investigators want to assess the plasma glucagon response to insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in totally pancreatectomised patients and at the same time evaluate whether hypoglycaemia affects a range of other products from endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract including ghrelin, gastrin, cholecystokinin (CCK), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), oxyntomodulin and peptide YY (PYY). Furthermore the investigators will evaluate how hypoglycaemia in these patients affects other counter-regulatory mechanisms including plasma responses of the hormones adrenaline, noradrenaline, growth hormone and cortisol as well as the rate of gastric emptying rate (which under normal circumstances accelerates during hypoglycaemia) during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Diabetes After Total Pancreatectomy
Keywords
glucagon

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
12 totally pancreatectomized patients and 12 healthy control subjects
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
24 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Totally pancreatectomized patients
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Oral glucose tolerance test + insulin-induced hypoglycaemic clamp followed by an oral glucose tolerance test
Arm Title
Healthy controls
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Oral glucose tolerance test + insulin-induced hypoglycaemic clamp followed by an oral glucose tolerance test
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Oral glucose tolerance test
Intervention Description
50 grams OGTT
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Clamp experiment
Intervention Description
insulin-induced hypoglycaemic clamp followed by an 50 grams OGTT
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
p-glucagon
Description
Plasma glucagon excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
Time Frame
-30, -15, 0, 15, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 210, 240 minutes
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
p-glucose
Description
plasma glucose excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
Time Frame
-30, -15, 0, 15, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 210, 240 minutes
Title
GIP, GLP-1, GLP-2, GIP, oxyntomodulin, ghrelin, peptide YY, gastrin
Description
excursions in Gut hormones measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
Time Frame
-30, -15, 0, 15, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 210, 240 minutes
Title
catecholamines
Description
p-adrenaline and p-noradrenaline, excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
Time Frame
-30, -15, 0, 15, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 minutes
Title
cortisol
Description
p-cortisol excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
Time Frame
-30, -15, 0, 15, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 minutes
Title
growth hormone
Description
p-growth hormone excursions measured as incremental area under the curve (iAUC)
Time Frame
-30, -15, 0, 15, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 minutes

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
85 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Pancreatectomised patients Caucasian above 30 years of age who have undergone total pancreatectomy Blood haemoglobin >7.0 mmol/l for males and >6.5 mmol/l for females Non-diabetic control subjects Normal fasting plasma glucose and normal HbA1c (according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria) Normal blood haemoglobin Caucasian above 30 years of age BMI (body mass index) 17-30 Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Pancreatectomised patients Pancreatectomy within the last 3 months Ongoing chemotherapy or chemotherapy within the last 3 months Previous or ongoing treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors Inflammatory bowel disease Gastrointestinal resection (other than the gastro-duodenectomy performed in connection with total pancreatectomy) and/or ostomy Nephropathy (eGFR<60 and/or albuminuria) Known liver disease (excluding non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and/or serum alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) and/or serum aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) >3 × normal values) Severe lung disease Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding Age above 85 years Uncontrolled hypertension and/or significant cardiovascular disease Any condition that the investigator feels would interfere with trial participation Non-diabetic control subjects Diabetes or prediabetes (according to WHO criteria) First-degree relatives with diabetes Inflammatory bowel disease Gastrointestinal resection and/or ostomy Nephropathy (serum creatinine >150 µmol/l and/or albuminuria) Known liver disease (excluding non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and/or serum ALAT and/or serum ASAT >3 × normal values) Severe lung disease Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding Age above 85 years Uncontrolled hypertension and/or significant cardiovascular disease Any condition that the investigator feels would interfere with trial participation
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Center for Clinical Metabolic Research
City
Hellerup
State/Province
Capital Region
ZIP/Postal Code
2900
Country
Denmark

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Undecided

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