Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Pioglitazone

September 26, 2012 updated by: Nobuhiro Tahara, Kurume University

Detection of Plaque Inflammation and Visualization of Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Pioglitazone on Plaque Inflammation in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by FDG-PET/CT

There is increasing evidence that inflammation plays a role in progression and destabilization of atherosclerotic plaque. FDG-PET can visualize activated metabolic activity of inflammatory cells. It is possible that FDG-PET can detect atherosclerotic plaque inflammation and that FDG-PET can monitor the effect of pioglitazone on plaque inflammation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Atherosclerotic patients with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes will undergo the FDG-PET/CT imaging at baseline and again following 4 months after treatment. Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be titrated up to a maximum of 30 mg/day pioglitazone or 4 mg/day glimepiride. Physical examinations will be done at baseline, 4 months, and 12 months. During study, subjects will have body weight, and vital signs (HR, BP, etc) assessed as well as waist circumference. Laboratory assessments will be done at each baseline, 4 month.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Japan
      • Kurume city, Japan, 830-0011
        • Kurume University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

35 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects between the ages of 35 and 85 years
  • Subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes, who had atherosclerosis detected by carotid ultrasound and/or CT
  • Subjects who had vascular FDG uptake by FDG-PET

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with insulin treatment
  • Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, symptomatic coronary artery disease, symptomatic cerebrovascular disease
  • Subjects taking more than three antidiabetic medications
  • Subjects taking anti-platelet, statins, antidiabetic agents, thiazolidinediones (TZDs) within 8 weeks prior to randomization
  • Subjects with cardiac failure (New York Heart Association Class > III) or left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF < 40%)
  • Subjects with systemic disorders such as active inflammatory, liver, renal, hematopoietic, and malignant disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
up to 30 mg pioglitazone, tablet, orally, once daily
Drug: Pioglitazone
Subjects who meet eligibility criteria will be titrated up to a maximum of 30 mg/day pioglitazone.
Other Names:
  • CAS number: 111025-46-8, ATC code: A10BG03
Active Comparator: 2
up to 4 mg/day glimepiride, tablet, orally, once daily
Drug: Glimepiride
Subjects who meet eligibility criteria will be titrated up to a maximum of 4 mg/day glimepiride.
Other Names:
  • CAS number: 93479-97-1, ATC code: A10BB12

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Effect of treatment on the nominal change in FDG uptake of atherosclerotic plaque from baseline after 4 months of treatment as measured by FDG-PET/CT imaging.
Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months after treatment
Baseline and 4 months after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline in plasma glucose/insulin homeostatic parameters and circulating markers of atherosclerosis
Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months and 5 years after treatment
Baseline and 4 months and 5 years after treatment
Change from baseline in visceral fat
Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months and 5 years after treatment
Baseline and 4 months and 5 years after treatment
All cardiovascular events and all cause death for 5 years
Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months and 5 years after treatment
Baseline and 4 months and 5 years after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Kurume University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 22, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

July 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2012

Last Verified

September 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • PIO 2007

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