Sitagliptin for the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

March 13, 2017 updated by: Tisha Joy, Lawson Health Research Institute

Sitagliptin for the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the impact of sitagliptin therapy in patients with concomitant type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) on improving liver disease based on biopsy results. The effect of sitagliptin on other measures such as hormones modifying insulin release and sensitivity (termed adipocytokines), fat distribution, and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk will also be evaluated.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

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

    • Ontario
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4L6
        • St. Joseph's Health Care

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Known DM2 (receiving lifestyle management and/or metformin and/or sulfonylurea
  • Stable therapy for DM2 for the past 3 months
  • All other medications and doses stable for past 3 months
  • HbA1c 8.9% or lower (can be done in past 30 days)
  • Known NASH based on the accepted American Gastroenterological Association Criteria:

    1. Alcohol consumption (< 10g/day in women and <20g/day in men)
    2. Cause of liver disease other than NAFLD (negative investigations for: viral hepatitis, iron overload, a-1 antitrypsin, ceruloplasmin, autoimmune disease)
    3. Liver histology demonstrating macrovesicular fatty change of hepatocytes, with evidence of steatohepatitis, manifested by the presence of Mallory Bodies, ballooning degeneration, lobular neutrophilic inflammation and perisinusoidal fibrosis. (If liver biopsy done within 2 years prior to screening for this trial, that biopsy will be reviewed to ensure it meets criteria for diagnosis).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contraindication for undergoing MRI
  • Child class B or C cirrhosis
  • Participation in another clinical trial
  • Use of thiazoledinedione (rosiglitazone or pioglitazone) in past 6 months
  • Current use of plavix
  • Previous exposure to sitagliptin
  • Prior history of pancreatitis
  • History of anaphylaxis to another Canadian-marketed DPP-IV inhibitor (saxagliptin)
  • Creatine clearance <30 ml/min
  • Anaemia (haemoglobin < 110 mg/dL)
  • Platelet count < 50 000 cells/mm3
  • Known heart or kidney failure
  • Comorbid condition that decreases natural life span (e.g. known cancer)
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding or wishing to become pregnant in the next 6 months
  • Current or past treatment with medications that can induce steatohepatitis (e.g. glucocorticoids, methotrexate, amiodarone etc.)

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: sitagliptin
sitagliptin 100mg/daily for 6 months
pill, 100mg/daily for 6 months
Placebo Comparator: placebo
placebo match for 6 months
placebo match for 6 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To demonstrate improvement in liver disease (based on liver biopsy)with sitagliptin.
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
In individuals with NASH and DM2: To document the impact of sitagliptin therapy on adipocytokines, inflammatory markers, non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors, adipose distribution, and dyslipidemia.
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years
In individuals with NASH and DM2: To delineate the effect of sitagliptin therapy on platelet aggregation and oxidative stress.
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years
In individuals with NASH and DM2: To determine the correlation between changes in histology with changes in hepatic fat demonstrated by MRI and changes in fibrosis by Fibroscan.
Time Frame: 3 years
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tisha Joy, MD, St. Joseph's Health Care, UWO

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 14, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

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