Treatment With Sitagliptin in Non-obese Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

August 19, 2012 updated by: Nobumasa Ohara, Niigata Medical Center

The Effect of Sitagliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, on Glycemic Control and Inappropriate Glucagon Secretion in Non-obese Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) results from early phase insulin secretory defect and insulin resistance. Studies have shown that most of the populations in which insulin resistance is considered to be the primary pathogenetic cause of diabetes, have a higher degree of obesity than those of primary insulin defect. Meanwhile, defective early insulin secretion plays a predominant role in the non-obese subtype of T2DM which includes majority of Japanese patients.

Sitagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-IV) inhibitor as indicated for the treatment of T2DM. Sitagliptin increases plasma concentrations of active glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and active glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) two- to three-fold in patients with T2DM. The effect of sitagliptin on GLP-1 results in lower fasting and postprandial glucose concentrations through increases in glucose dependent insulin release and suppression of inappropriate glucagon secretion. Namely, several mechanistic studies using standardized meal showed that sitagliptin improved glucose control with decreased glucagon levels and increased insulin concentration in obese or overweight T2DM patients with BMI > 25 kg/m2. However, how sitagliptin affects islet function, including glucagon secretion in non-obese patients with low insulin secretion are not known. Therefore, the investigators will examine the effect of sitagliptin on glycemic control and the mechanism involved using a standardized test meal in non-obese Japanese patients with T2DM whose BMI levels are < 25 kg/m2.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 2 diabetic patients
  • non-obese patients

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients treated with insulin therapy
  • patients aged less than 20 years and more than 90 years

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
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Sitagliptin
Drug: Sitagliptin
50 mg once per day
Other Names:
  • Other name is known

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
HbA1c
Time Frame: One month
One month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Glucagon secretion
Time Frame: One month
One month

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Niigata Medical Center

Collaborators

Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

July 17, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 21, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1-Ohara

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