Myocardial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

October 31, 2017 updated by: Ralph DeFronzo, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Myocardial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) - Role of Intramyocellular Lipid Content and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Myocardial Insulin Resistance and Their Correction With Pioglitazone

The purpose of this study is to examine the existence of heart abnormalities in patients with diabetes and the effect of pioglitazone in correcting these abnormalities.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

  1. To quantitate myocardial insulin sensitivity using positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-deoxyglucose in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and control subjects.
  2. To quantitate pericardial fat using magnetic resonance spectroscopy in T2DM and control subjects.
  3. To quantitate cardiac function using magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography in T2DM and control subjects.
  4. To examine the effect of pioglitazone on myocardial insulin sensitivity, pericardial fat content, and cardiac function.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships between myocardial insulin sensitivity, pericardial fat content, and cardiac function.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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130

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must be able to communicate meaningfully with the investigator and must be legally competent to provide written informed consent.
  • Patients may be of either sex. Female patients must be non-lactating and must either be at least one year post-menopausal, or be using adequate contraceptive precautions (i.e. oral contraceptives, approved hormonal implant, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide), or be surgically sterilized (i.e. bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy). Female patients who have undergone a hysterectomy are eligible for participation in the study. Female patients (except for those patients who have undergone a hysterectomy or a bilateral oophorectomy) are eligible only if they have a negative pregnancy test throughout the study period
  • Patients must range in age from 18 to 75 years, inclusive.
  • Patients with type 2 diabetes must be drug naïve, receiving monotherapy with metformin or with a sulfonylurea, or combination therapy with both: metformin & sulfonylurea.

  • Patients must have the following laboratory values:

    • Hematocrit ≥ 34 vol%
    • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.8 mg/dl
    • AST (SGOT) ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
    • ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
    • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
  • Patients must have been on a stable dose of allowed chronic medications for 30 days prior to entering the study.
  • Only subjects whose body weight has been stable (±3-4 pounds) over the three months prior to study will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must not have type 1 diabetes.
  • Patients must not be receiving any medications with known adverse effects on glucose tolerance (except metformin or a sulfonylurea) unless the patient has been on stable doses of such agents for the past three months before entry into the study. Patients may be taking stable doses of estrogens or other hormonal replacement therapy, if the patient has been on these agents for the prior three months. Patients taking systemic glucocorticoids are excluded.
  • Patients with a history of clinically significant heart disease (New York Heart Classification greater than class 2; more than non-specific ST-T wave changes on the EKG), peripheral vascular disease (history of claudication), or pulmonary disease (dyspnea on exertion of one flight or less; abnormal breath sounds on auscultation) will not be studied.
  • Patients with hematocrit < 34% will be excluded.
  • Patient who were exposed to any procedure involves radiation exposure and his total radiation dose equivalent exceeds 5 rem during the past year will be excluded from the study.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Pioglitazone
Only subjects with T2DM or non-diabetic subjects with coronary heart disease will receive Pioglitazone
Drug: pioglitazone
45 mg per day for 6 months
Other Names:
  • Actos

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in E to A Ratio
Time Frame: Baseline and 6-months Post Treatment
The E to A ratio is a marker of the function of the left ventricle of the heart. It represents the ratio of peak velocity flow in early diastole (the E wave) to peak velocity flow in late diastole caused by the atrial contraction (the A wave) This is measured using ultrasound-based cardiac imaging. In a healthy heart the E velocity is greater than the A velocity.
Baseline and 6-months Post Treatment
Myocardial Glucose Uptake
Time Frame: Baseline and 6-months Post Treatment
Measurement of change in myocardial glucose uptake from baseline to 6 months of treatment with pitoglitazone
Baseline and 6-months Post Treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Hemoglobin A1c
Time Frame: Baseline and 6-months Post Treatment
Change in hemoglobin A1c levels measured at 6 months
Baseline and 6-months Post Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Ralph A DeFronzo, MD, University of Texas

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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June 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

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December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 19, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 30, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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May 1, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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December 6, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 31, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • MM20060280
  • T001 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Takeda)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

IPD data will not be available for other researchers. However, a manuscript describing the study results is under review for publication in the medical literature

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