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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2NCT00364767

Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Fat and Carbohydrate Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity

A study testing A and B in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and Cardiovascular Disease, run by TNO.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of diabetes type 2. This association could be mediated by an improvement of insulin sensitivity with moderate alcohol consumption. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 40 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
A and B
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
19 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2004to Dec 2004
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 40 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy men aged between 18 and 40 years
  • Lean subjects BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2 and overweight/obese subjects BMI >27 kg/m2 (including 18.5, 25 and 27)
  • Alcohol consumption between 7 and 28 units/week (including 7 and 28)

Who cannot join

  • Smoking
  • Family history of alcoholism
  • History of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, particularly metabolic or endocrine disorders and gastrointestinal disorders
  • Recent blood donation
  • More than 8 hours/week of intense exercise
  • Blood haemoglobin concentration below 8.4 mmol/l
  • Allergic to betadine or lidocaine.

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Markers of Oxidative Phosphorylation and Lipid Oxidation and on Postprandial Glycemic Control in Healthy, Lean and Overweight, Young Men

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of diabetes type 2. This association could be mediated by an improvement of insulin sensitivity with moderate alcohol consumption. Patients with diabetes type 2 or impaired glucose tolerance often may have decreased fat oxidative capacity or oxidative phosphorylation in tissue such as muscle. This could lead to accumulation triglyceride storage in muscle, which could interfere with insulin signaling. Whether such mechanism can also play a role with moderate alcohol consumption is unknown and will be investigated in this study.

In addition, moderate alcohol consumption with a meal can lead to delayed hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients. How moderate alcohol consumption affects postprandial glycemic response in healthy subjects is unknown. This is a secondary objective of this trial.

Read the detailed description

To investigate the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on

  • enzymes involved in fatty acid oxidation, oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis in skeletal muscle
  • transporters of fatty acids and glucose in fat tissue
  • post-prandial glycemic response in healthy, lean or overweight, young men

Design : Open, randomized, partially diet-controlled, placebo controlled cross-over design

Participants

  • Description : Healthy, lean and overweight young (18-40 years) men
  • Number : 20

Study substances

  • Test substance : 100 ml whiskey (Famous Grouse, 40% v/v alcohol: ≈ 32 g alcohol)
  • Reference substance : 100 ml mineral water (Spa blauw)

Duration: 2 treatment periods of 4 weeks (28 days)

Test parameters:

  • Muscle biopsy for activity of 3-hydroxy fatty-acyl CoA dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, cytochrome c oxidase
  • Postprandial glycemic response (glucose, insulin, GLP-1, GLP-2, GIP, glucagon, FFA etc.)
  • Insulin sensitivity and related factors (oral glucose tolerance test, adiponectin, HbA1c)
  • Liver enzymes (safety)
  • Body weight
  • Urinary ethyl glucuronide (compliance)
Being tested
A, B
Keywords
Moderate alcohol consumption, Fat and carbohydrate oxidative capacity, Postprandial glycemic response
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases, Platelet Glycoprotein IV Deficiency

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ADietary supplement

    Alcohol consumption (32 g/day) for 4 weeks

  • BDietary supplement

    Water

Study groups in NCT00364767
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AExperimentalWhiskey (32 gram of alcohol/day)
Receives: Dietary Supplement: A
BPlacebo comparatorWater (0 gram alcohol/day)
Receives: Dietary Supplement: B

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. enzymes involved in fatty acid oxidation, oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis in skeletal muscle

    Measured: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Post-prandial glycemic response

    Measured: 4 weeks

  2. insulin sensitivity (oral glucose tolerance test) and related factors (adiponectin, HbA1c)

    Measured: 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Aug 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2004
  3. Primary completionDec 2004
  4. Study completionDec 2004

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
19 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00364767
Sponsor's protocol ID
P5805
Status last verified
May 2008
First submitted
15 Aug 2006
Last updated
23 May 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Beulens JW, van Loon LJ, Kok FJ, Pelsers M, Bobbert T, Spranger J, Helander A, Hendriks HF. The effect of moderate alcohol consumption on adiponectin oligomers and muscle oxidative capacity: a human intervention study. Diabetologia. 2007 Jul;50(7):1388-92. doi: 10.1007/s00125-007-0699-8. Epub 2007 May 11.

    PubMed 17492425

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing A and B in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and Cardiovascular Disease, run by TNO.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 May 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

enzymes involved in fatty acid oxidation, oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis in skeletal muscle (time frame: 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00364767, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 May 2008.

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