The Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS)

The Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study. Construction of a Biobank of Diabetes Related Genotypes and Phenotypes

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex disease whose clinical phenotype results from the variable combination of genetic and nongenetic factors. The aim of the present study is to investigate the network linking phenotypes and genotypes in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. In selected cases, in which clinical evidence hints at possible monogenic basis of the disease, the genotype and the phenotype of relatives also will be assessed to elucidate further the etiology of the disease.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Detailed Description

The Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS) is an ongoing study aiming at building a biobank of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. All patients referred to the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of University of Verona School of Medicine, whose diabetes has been diagnosed in the last six months, are asked to participate in this research. The clinical evidence on which the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been made is reviewed and the diagnosis confirmed, according to the current criteria of American Diabetes Association. Patients already treated with antidiabetic drugs undergo a treatment washout of at least one week before metabolic tests are performed. Among the exclusion criteria are age > 75 years, non-Italian ancestry, insulin treatment, presence of anti-GAD antibodies, malignancies, and any condition severely impairing liver and/or kidney function.

All subjects consume a weight-maintaining diet containing 200-250 g of carbohydrate/day for at least three days before studies. Body weight must be stable in all subjects for at least 1 month before studies. No subject should participate in any heavy exercise. Each subject gives informed written consent before participating in the research, which was approved by the Human Investigation Committee of the Verona City Hospital. Measurements of standard clinical phenotypes are collected in all patients. Other diabetes related phenotypes may be collected if their determination is available.

Metabolic tests are carried out on two separate days in random order. On both days, patients are admitted to the Metabolic Clinic Research Center at 07:30 after an overnight fast. All studies are carried out in a quiet, temperature controlled (22° C) room. On one day an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (75 g) is performed to assess beta cell function. On a separate day, a euglycemic insulin clamp is performed to assess insulin sensitivity.

When age of onset and distribution of the disease in the pedigree suggest a potentially monogenic disorder, the relatives of the proband are asked to participate in the study by allowing the collection of standard clinical information and of a fasting blood sample for genetic and phenotypic determinations.

-OGTT: For ethical reasons, the OGTT cannot performed in patients presenting with fasting plasma glucose higher than 15 mmol/l. During the entire test patients are sitting in a comfortable cardiac chair. One teflon (21 g) venous catheter is inserted into an antecubital vein for blood sampling and kept patent with heparinized normal saline solution. After a 30' rest to establish baseline and after collecting a 20 cc blood sample for leukocyte DNA extraction, at time = 0' subjects ingest 75 g of glucose in 300 ml of water over 5 min. Blood samples to measure glucose, C-peptide and insulin concentrations are collected at times -10', 0', +15', +30', +45', +60', +90', +120', +150', +180', +210' and +240', +270' and +300'. Urines are collected to measure glycosuria.

-Euglycemic Insulin Clamp: During the entire test patients are lying in bed. One teflon catheter is introduced into an antecubital vein for the infusion of test substances. Another teflon catheter is placed retrogradely into a wrist vein for sampling arterialized venous blood, according to the "hot box" technique. After a 30' rest in bed to establish baseline, indirect calorimetry (at least 40') is performed. At the end of calorimetric measures, baseline blood samples are collected and a standard euglycemic insulin clamp is carried out. After an insulin intravenous prime of 4.8 pmol/min/m^2 BSA and a subsequent continuous infusion of 240 pmol/min/m^2 BSA, plasma glucose is allowed to decline until it reaches 5.5 mmol/l, after which glucose clamping starts with a glucose concentration goal of 5 mmol/l. The duration of the glucose clamp is at least of 120', but it is prolonged, if and as needed, to ensure at least 60' of insulin clamp at euglycemia in each patient. Timed blood samples were collected to measure hormone and substrate levels. In the last 45' of the clamp indirect calorimetry is repeated to assess substrate oxidation and energy production rates. Urine is collected to measure urea excretion rate.

In both metabolic tests, all blood samples are collected in pre-chilled tubes and readily spun at 1,500 g. Plasma and serum specimens are stored at -80° C.

-Analytical procedures: Plasma glucose concentration is measured in duplicate at bedside. Serum C-peptide and insulin concentrations are measured by chemiluminescence. Glycated hemoglobin and serum lipids were measured by standard in-house methods. GAD-antibodies are measured by immunoradiometry (CentAK, Medipan, Germany), according to manufacturer's instructions.

-Genotyping: A leukocyte DNA sample is collected in each subject and the DNA is extracted through standard salting out method. Genotyping is performed by RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism), which consists in a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) followed by proper enzymatic digestion and resolution on agarose gel. Alternatively, it is performed were assessed by the high-throughput genotyping Veracode technique (Illumina Inc, CA), applying the GoldenGate Genotyping Assay according to manufacturer's instructions.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 1500

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Italy
  • Verona, Italy, 37126
    • Recruiting
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases - University Hospital of Verona

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Group A: all patients referred to the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of University of Verona School of Medicine, whose diabetes has been diagnosed in the last six months, are asked to participate in this research.

Group B: Relatives of patients with potentially monogenic newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes mellitus, whose diagnosis has been made in the last six months before the first access to the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of University of Verona School of Medicine;
• Relatives of patients with potentially monogenic newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age > 75 years
• Non-Italian ancestry
• Insulin treatment
• Presence of anti-GAD antibodies
• Malignancies
• Any condition severely impairing liver and/or kidney function

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Family-Based
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Group A: Diabetic; Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients (i.e. diagnosis made no more than 6 months before recruitment)
Group B: Relatives; Relatives of patients with potentially monogenic newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Genetic basis of beta cell function	Investigators genotype diabetes risk loci and relate them to two main beta cell metrics, after correction for insulin sensitivity: Derivative control of beta cell function: it is the amount of insulin secreted in response to a rate of glucose increase of 1 mmol/l per min which lasts for 1 minute;; Proportional control of beta cell function: it is the stimulus-response curve linking glucose concentration (x-axis) to insulin secretion rate (y-axis) at the preselected glucose concentrations of 5.5, 8.0, 11.0, 15.0, and 20.0 mmol/liter.	Baseline and during the 75 g oral glucose challenge. Subjects will be followed for the duration of their stay in the Metabolic Clinical Research Center (average expected stay: 6 hours)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Genetic basis of insulin sensitivity	Investigators genotype diabetes risk loci and relate them, after correcting for the influence of other genetic and nongenetic modifiers, to one metric of clamp derived insulin sensitivity: 1. M value, which quantifies whole body net glucose disposal during euglycemic hyperinsulinemia	Baseline and during the euglycemic insulin clamp. Subjects will be followed for the duration of their stay in the Metabolic Clinical Research Center (average stay: 4 hours)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universita di Verona
• Collaborators: European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes; Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Italy
• Investigators: Study Chair: Enzo Bonora, MD PhD, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - Department of Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy; Principal Investigator: Riccardo C Bonadonna, MD, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - Department of Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bonora E, Trombetta M, Dauriz M, Travia D, Cacciatori V, Brangani C, Negri C, Perrone F, Pichiri I, Stoico V, Zoppini G, Rinaldi E, Da Prato G, Boselli ML, Santi L, Moschetta F, Zardini M, Bonadonna RC. Chronic complications in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: prevalence and related metabolic and clinical features: the Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS) 9. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Aug;8(1):e001549. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001549.
• Trombetta M, Dauriz M, Bonetti S, Travia D, Boselli L, Santi L, Bonora E, Bonadonna RC. Is common genetic variation at IRS1, ENPP1 and TRIB3 loci associated with cardiometabolic phenotypes in type 2 diabetes? An exploratory analysis of the Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS) 5. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Mar;26(3):232-8. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.01.002. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
• Dauriz M, Trombetta M, Boselli L, Santi L, Brangani C, Pichiri I, Bonora E, Bonadonna RC. Interleukin-6 as a potential positive modulator of human beta-cell function: an exploratory analysis-the Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS) 6. Acta Diabetol. 2016 Jun;53(3):393-402. doi: 10.1007/s00592-015-0807-z. Epub 2015 Nov 4.
• Zoppini G, Cacciatori V, Raimondo D, Gemma M, Trombetta M, Dauriz M, Brangani C, Pichiri I, Negri C, Stoico V, Bergamini C, Targher G, Santi L, Thomaseth K, Bellavere F, Bonadonna RC, Bonora E. Prevalence of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in a Cohort of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: The Verona Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Study (VNDS). Diabetes Care. 2015 Aug;38(8):1487-93. doi: 10.2337/dc15-0081. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2003
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 3, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): February 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 6, 2012
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 3, 2012
• Last Verified: February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Insulin sensitivity; Beta cell function; Genetics of diabetes
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Other Study ID Numbers: CE-955