Status:

UNKNOWN

Drug Trial of Lixisenatide on Gastric Emptying and Blood Pressure Drops in Type 2 Diabetics and Healthy People

Lead Sponsor:

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sanofi

National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Gastroparesis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the drug lixisenatide on blood sugar levels, stomach emptying, blood pressure and heart rate, release of gut hormones and blood flow in the gut...

Detailed Description

Lixisenatide is a drug that has been shown to reduce postprandial glycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes and is now approved for use in Australia. Although slowing of gastric emptying is likely to b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy subjects:
  • Male or female (females using appropriate contraceptive method or willing to undergo pregnancy test)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) 19 - 30 kg/m2
  • Type 2 Diabetic Patients:
  • As per "healthy subjects"
  • Type 2 diabetes (World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria) managed by diet alone or on metformin
  • Glycated haemoglobin \>6.0% and \<8.5%

Exclusion

  • Subjects with a history of severe respiratory, cardiovascular, hepatic and/or renal disease (severe in that the social or physical manifestations of the disease, or living with the condition, impact negatively and significantly on the individuals' ability to lead a normal day to day life), chronic alcohol abuse or epilepsy (excluded by history) or if iron status, or liver function tests are outside the following ranges:
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 0 - 55 U/L
  • Alkaline phosphatase 30 - 110 U/L
  • Aspartate transaminase 0 - 45 U/L
  • Amylase and/or lipase \>3 x ULN
  • Bilirubin 6 - 24 mmol/L
  • Ferritin 15 - 200 ng/mL (females); 30 - 300 ng/mL (males)
  • Haemoglobin 115 - 155 g/L (females); 135 - 172 g/L (males)
  • Subjects with a creatinine clearance cut-off of \<50 ml/min
  • Subjects requiring medication likely to influence blood pressure or gastrointestinal function
  • Subjects with a past history of gastrointestinal disease, including known gastroparesis, significant upper gastrointestinal symptoms and previous gastric surgery
  • Subjects with a past history of unexplained pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy
  • Subjects with a current or prior history of c-cell carcinoma
  • Smoking \> 10 cigarettes/day
  • Alchohol consumption \> 20 g/day
  • Subjects who have donated blood in the previous 12 weeks
  • Women of childbearing potential with no effective contraceptive method (defined as premenopausal, not surgically sterile women for at least 3 months prior to the time of screening) must have a confirmed negative urine B-hCG pregnancy test at screening visit. They must also use an effective contraceptive method throughout the study, and agree to repeat urine pregnancy test at designated visits.
  • Lactation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02308254

Start Date

November 1 2013

End Date

April 1 2016

Last Update

October 29 2015

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Discipline of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000