Status:

UNKNOWN

Gastric Modulator (TANTALUS® System) Versus Insulin Treatment in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients - a Randomized Control Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Collaborating Sponsors:

MetaCure Limited

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study aims to analyze the pre- and post-operative clinical, hormonal and biochemical changes in moderately obese type 2 diabetic patients who are sub-optimally controlled on at least 2 anti-diabe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able to provide written informed consent
  • Adult patients aged between 18 and 60 years (inclusive)
  • Male or female of Chinese ethnicity
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus with disease duration of greater than 2 and less than 10 years
  • severe obesity, includes BMI 25 to 27.5 kg/m and central obesity defined by waist circumference greater than 90 cm in women and greater than 95 in men, or BMI greater than 27.5 to less than 35 kg/m
  • HbA1c greater than or equals to 7.5% but less than 10% despite treated with maximum dose or maximally tolerated dose of 2 anti-diabetic drugs (OAD) with good drug compliance

Exclusion

  • On anti-obesity drugs
  • On insulin treatment at the time of the recruitment
  • On glitazone or incretins (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor or glucagons-like peptide-1) treatment
  • On any implantable device including cardiac pacing
  • Anticipated to have MRI examinations
  • Fasting C-peptide level less than 0.5g/L
  • Renal impairment (defined as serum creatinine greater than 150mol/L and/or estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 60 mL/min/1.73m)
  • Significant liver impairment (ALT more than 3 times upper limit of normal range)
  • Active malignant disease. Patients with malignant disease who have been disease-free for at least 5 years are eligible
  • Active infection
  • Active and uncontrolled thyroid diseases
  • Childbearing age female patients without reliable contraceptive methods
  • Life expectancy less than 12 months
  • Administration of another investigational drugs or procedures within 4 weeks before screening
  • Any medical illness or condition as judged by the investigators as ineligible to participate the study
  • Special population, e.g. prisoner, mentally disabled, investigators' student or employees

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00975533

Start Date

October 1 2009

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

September 11 2009

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Shatin, Hong Kong, China