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CompletedPhase 1Results postedRegistry data

DPP4 Inhibition & Beta Cell Function

This trial does not test a peptide that PepBank tracks.

  • Names Glucagon, does not test it. It appears in the summary.

Overview

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)
Sponsor
David D'Alessio, M.D. · Other
Design
Not randomized · Single masking
Countries
1 country

United States

Start
1 Mar 2017
Primary completion
16 Mar 2018
Completion
16 Mar 2018
First posted
17 Feb 2016 (estimated)
Last update posted
3 May 2021
Conditions
Healthy

Timeline

1 trial · 1 completed · 1 with posted results

  • Completed
  • Ongoing
  • Not yet recruiting
  • Stopped
  • Estimated dates (est.)
  • Results posted
201720182019
  1. Ph 1

    DPP4 Inhibition & Beta Cell Function

    NCT02683187

    1 Mar 2017 to 16 Mar 2018

Registry summary

Text and fields below are the sponsor's entries at ClinicalTrials.gov, shown as posted.

This study is being done to determine the role of a hormone, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), on insulin secretion and to study how GLP-1 works in in diabetic individuals as compared to non-diabetic individuals, under fasting conditions. GLP-1 is a naturally occurring hormone made in the intestines. It is released into the circulating blood after eating and helps to control the blood glucose levels by increasing insulin secretion by cells in the pancreas. However, the exact method by which GLP-1 causes insulin secretion and how GLP-1 activity is changed in diabetic persons remain unclear. This research is being done to address these questions and better understand the function of GLP-1. In this research, the investigators will use a synthetic form of Exendin-9 to determine the effects of GLP-1 on insulin secretion in diabetic and non-diabetic persons. Exendin-9 acts as a blocker of GLP-1 action, allowing us to study the specific effects of the GLP-1 hormone. Exendin-9 is an investigational compound, which means it is still being tested in research studies and is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this study, the investigators will also use the drug Sitagliptin, which is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, use of Sitagliptin is considered investigational since it is not being used for treatment of diabetes but is instead being used to understand how GLP-1 works and to better understand how medications like Sitagliptin work in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Interventions

  • Active Comparator: SitagliptinDrug
  • Placebo Comparator - No SitagliptinDrug

Arms2

  • Active comparator

    Sitagliptin

    The infusion procedures performed during study visits 2 and 3 are identical except that the oral medicine Sitagliptin will only be administered at one of the two visits, with order of Sitagliptin administration determined at random by study staff. In this arm, Sitagliptin will be administered.

  • Placebo comparator

    Non-Sitagliptin

    The infusion procedures performed during study visits 2 and 3 are identical except that the oral medicine Sitagliptin will only be administered at one of the two visits, with order of Sitagliptin administration determined at random by study staff. In this arm, placebo will be administered

Primary outcomes1

Outcomes the sponsor listed as primary.

  1. Arginine-stimulated Insulin Secretion With and Without GLP-1 Blockade

    Time frame · 30 minutes

    Registry description

    The investigators will use the mean increment of insulin secretion rate above baseline in the 30 minutes after Arginine stimulation to integrate insulin secretion, the primary outcome measure, and 2-way ANOVA with and without Sitagliptin and Ex-9/saline at the two factors.

Posted results

Values are shown as posted at ClinicalTrials.gov, with their units. PepBank has not converted, pooled or compared them.

Primary outcome results

Primary outcomeMean· 30 minutes

Arginine-stimulated Insulin Secretion With and Without GLP-1 Blockade

GroupValue (pmol/L)Spread
Sitagliptin and Ex-9/Saline (Non-diabetics)320.10.37
Sitagliptin and Ex-9/Saline (Diabetics)243.40.38
Non-Sitagliptin and Ex-9/Saline (Non-diabetics)2800.37
Non-Sitagliptin and Ex-9/Saline (Diabetics)251.20.38

Adverse events, as posted

Adverse events as posted: participants affected out of participants at risk, by group
GroupDeathsSerious eventsOther events
SitagliptinThe infusion procedures performed during study visits 2 and 3 are identical except that the oral medicine Sitagliptin will only be administered at one of the two visits, with order of Sitagliptin administration determined at random by study staff. In this arm, Sitagliptin will be administered. Active Comparator: Sitagliptin: Subjects will receive sitagliptin prior to the start of the experiment involving 1/2 of the subjects receiving Exendin-9 (a GLP-1 receptor blocker) first over 60 minutes ; followed by a bolus arginine (5g) infusion after 30 minutes into the Ex-9 infusion, with blood draws over the next 30 minutes. Followed by a 60 minute washout and the procedure is repeated , this time with saline instead of Ex-9 (these procedures are reversed - saline first then Ex-9 - half of the time).0 / 350 / 353 / 35
Non-SitagliptinThe infusion procedures performed during study visits 2 and 3 are identical except that the oral medicine Sitagliptin will only be administered at one of the two visits, with order of Sitagliptin administration determined at random by study staff. In this arm, placebo will be administered Placebo Comparator - No Sitagliptin: Subjects will receive Placebo (instead of sitagliptin) prior to the start of the experiment involving 1/2 of the subjects receiving Exendin-9 (a GLP-1 receptor blocker) first over 60 minutes ; followed by a bolus arginine (5g) infusion after 30 minutes into the Ex-9 infusion, with blood draws over the next 30 minutes. Followed by a 60 minute washout and the procedure is repeated , this time with saline instead of Ex-9 (these procedures are reversed - saline first then Ex-9 - half of the time).0 / 340 / 342 / 34

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Studies0

Studies that cite this trial.

No study cites this trial.

Other registry references

References listed at the registry that are not in PepBank. They link to PubMed.

  • DerivedGray SM, Hoselton AL, Krishna R, Slentz CA, D'Alessio DA. GLP-1 Receptor Blockade Reduces Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Fasted Subjects With Low Circulating GLP-1. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Aug 18;107(9):2500-2510. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac396. PMID 35775723

Eligibility

Who could join, as posted.

Sex
All
Age
from 35 Years up to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion and exclusion criteria, as posted
Inclusion Criteria: * Diabetic cohort: adults age 35-70 years with Type 2 diabetes managed by an oral medication or diet and exercise * Non-diabetic cohort: healthy adults age 35-70 years * Male or female * Ability to speak and understand English * Diabetic cohort: HbA1c ≤ 8.0% * Non-diabetic cohort: HbA1c ≤ 6.2% Exclusion Criteria: * Rheumatoid arthritis * Inflammatory bowel disease * Unstable angina or uncompensated heart failure * Pulmonary disorders, including COPD and asthma * Malabsorptive GI disease, such as celiac disease, or gastric bypass * Significant hepatic disease * Renal insufficiency (eGFR \< 60 mL/kg/min) * Anemia (hematocrit \< 34%) as measured at screening visit * Uncontrolled hypertension * Pregnant females * Consumption of daily medications that alter glucose metabolism of GI function (glucocorticoids, psychotropics, narcotics, metoclopramide) * Consumption or injection of insulin * Apparent sensitivity to any of the study peptides as determined by the skin test

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