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Diabetes Type 1DiamantNCT02066350

Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Single Pancreas Transplantation

A study testing Single pancreas transplantation in people with Diabetes Type 1 and Endothelial Dysfunction, run by Oslo University Hospital at 1 site in Norway.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Patients accepted for the waiting list for single pancreas transplantation suffer from severe glucose instability with hyperglycemia due to diabetes type 1, but do not have significant diabetes-related complications. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes Type 1, Endothelial Dysfunction
What is being tested?
Single pancreas transplantation
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
35 participants
Where
1 siteNorway
Study dates
Jan 2014to Feb 2017
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with type 1 diabetes accepted for the waiting list for single pancreas transplantation
  • Healthy volunteers (non-diabetic, non-transplanted)
  • Over 18 years of age
  • Signed informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Non-functioning pancreas graft (defined as HbA1c ≥ 6.5 % with the need of insulin injections and fasting C-peptide concentration < 300 pmol/L).
  • Active infection
  • Active autoimmune disease other than diabetes
  • Severe liver disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Norway1 site
  • Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

    Oslo, Oslo, N-0424

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About this study

Official title: Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Including Endothelial Function, After Restoration of Normoglycemia Following Single Pancreas Transplantation

Patients accepted for the waiting list for single pancreas transplantation suffer from severe glucose instability with hyperglycemia due to diabetes type 1, but do not have significant diabetes-related complications. Pancreas transplantation restores normoglycemia in diabetes type 1 patients with unstable control of glycemia. Both hypo- and hyperglycemic events are abolished, and 70-80 % of the patients obtain satisfactory HbA1c levels (HbA1c 5.0-6.0 %) without the need of exogenous insulin. Endothelial dysfunction is considered as an early and potentially reversible stage in the atherosclerotic process. The endothelium is involved in homeostasis, leucocyte adhesion and vasomotor activity. Reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation is associated with increments in cardiovascular risk factors, and endothelial dysfunction is a predictor for future cardiovascular disease. It has also been hypothesized that endothelial dysfunction may be involved in the impaired glycemic control by reducing the availability of glucose in peripheral muscles.Establishing normoglycemia by pancreas transplantation alone in previously diabetic type 1 patients has recently been shown to improve left ventricular ejection fraction, assessed by Doppler echocardiographic examination. In diabetic patients receiving a new pancreas it is possible to assess the effect of changing blood glucose excursions on cardiovascular risk factors, including endothelial function, without the use of antidiabetic drugs (exclude pleiotropic effects).

The primary objective of the present study is to assess if endothelial function (assessed by flow-mediated dilatation of arteria brachialis) is improved when hyperglycemia is reversed by single pancreas transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Secondary objectives are to investigate the changes in the following parameters by reversal of hyperglycemia by pancreas transplantation; Peripheral arterial tonometry, serum/plasma concentrations of endothelial dysfunction markers, blood pressure, lipid and lipoprotein concentrations.

Being tested
Single pancreas transplantation
Keywords
Diabetes type 1, Endothelial dysfunction, Pancreas transplantation
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

What participants receive

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

  • Single pancreas transplantationProcedure or surgery

Study groups in NCT02066350
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Single pancreas transplantationExperimentalThis is an explorative analysis to assess the impact of establishing normoglycemia in previously hyperglycemic patients, without using antidiabetic drugs, by investigating patients before and after single pancreas transplantation. Active patients on the waiting list for single pancreas transplantation will be investigated while on the waiting list and subsequently 8 weeks and 1 year after transplantation if they have a functioning pancreas graft. A control group of healthy volunteers (non-diabetic, non-transplanted), frequency-matched for age and gender with regards to the pancreas transplanted patients, will be investigated once.
Receives: Procedure: Single pancreas transplantation

What is being measured

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

  1. Endothelial function

    This is an explorative analysis to assess the impact of establishing normoglycemia in previously hyperglycemic patients, without using antidiabetic drugs, by investigating patients before and after single pancreas transplantation. Active patients on the waiting list for single pancreas transplantation will be investigated while on the waiting list and subsequently 8 weeks and 1 year after transplantation if they have a functioning pancreas graft. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of large vessels (arteria brachialis) will be assessed by measuring vessel diameter by ultrasound and the FMD of micro vessels in the finger tip will be assessed by Endo-PAT (PAT=Peripheral Arterial Tonus) following reactive hyperperfusion induced by occlusion of the artery by a sphygmomanometer cuff.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Peripheral arterial tonometry

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  2. Changes in cardiac performance

    An echocardiographic examination will be performed to assess changes in cardiac performance, such as left ventricular ejection fraction

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  3. Pulse wave velocity (arterial stiffness)

    Pulse wave velocity, using a SphygmoCor device, measuring arterial stiffness will be performed in addition to pulse wave analysis evaluating the shape and amplitude of the aortic pulse wave.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  4. Heart rate variability

    Heart rate variability will be assessed, using a Vagus device, analyzing short-term electrocardiogram recordings.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  5. Plasma concentrations of endothelial dysfunction markers

    Fasting plasma samples (6 mL EDTA vacutainer) will be drawn for determination of relevant markers for endothelial dysfunction, such as von Willebrand factors (vWF) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1).

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  6. Blood pressure

    Blood pressure will be measured seated after ten minutes rest by Dyna Map (Tuff.-Cuff, CAS Medical system Inc.) and the mean of the lower two out of three measurements will be used.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  7. Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  8. Bone mineral density and body composition

    Measurement of bone mineral density, using low dosage radiation (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan) to assess the amount (grams) of mineral that are packed into a segment of bone. In addition a body composition (visceral fat, metabolic measurement) will be determined using the DEXA scan.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  9. Glomerular filtration rate

    Renal function, defined as glomerular filtration rate, will be evaluated by measuring iohexol clearance. The concentration of iohexol (Omnipaque), a low dose non-ionic x-ray contrast medium of low osmolality, extensively used in clinical radiology and considered essentially free from side effects, will be measured 2 hours and 5 hours after iv injection of iohexol. Like other iodine-containing contrast media, it is completely eliminated from the body by excretion in the urine, thus it is an ideal marker for kidney function. It will be quantitated by chemical measurement based on the determination of iodine.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

  10. Oral glucose tolerance test

    Measurements of plasma glucose, C-peptide and serum insulin before, 30 and 120 minutes following an oral administration of 75 g glucose.

    Measured: 1 year post-transplant

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Feb 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionFeb 2017
  4. Study completionFeb 2017

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
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
35 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02066350
Sponsor's protocol ID
2013/1062
Other IDs
2013047
Acronym
Diamant
Status last verified
Mar 2017
First submitted
14 Feb 2014
Last updated
16 Mar 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Single pancreas transplantation in people with Diabetes Type 1 and Endothelial Dysfunction, run by Oslo University Hospital at 1 site in Norway.

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 4 inclusion and 4 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 16 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Norway. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. 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?

Endothelial function (time frame: 1 year post-transplant). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 16 Mar 2017.

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