The Effect of Omega-3 FA on Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients With T2DM(OCEAN)

The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The purpose of this study is to conduct a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, evaluating the effects and change of lipid metabolism, especially of triglyceride after omega-3 administration in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceride.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertriglyceridemia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Omega-3 fatty acid; Drug: Placebos

Detailed Description

In the present study, patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertriglyceride will be enrolled from multiple centers in China. Randomization was computer generated and stratified by center. After screening, eligible subjects will be randomly assigned into one of the following two groups: Omega-3 fatty acids capsules ( 2pills bid) and placebo capsules (2pills bid).

Blood, feces and urine samples will be collected before and after treatment. Triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), LDL-C, HDL-C, HbA1C, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), postprandial plasma glucose (PPG) will be measured. Blood metabolomics profiles of lipids, amino acids, bile acids, the change of gut microbiota, and pharmacogenomic components and parameters will be evaluated too.

Sample Size Calculation:

The primary clinical endpoint involves comparing changes in triglyceride (TG) levels between the placebo group and the omega-3 treatment group after a 12-week intervention. According to literature reports [Borthwick L J. The effects of an omega-3 ethyl ester concentrate on blood lipid concentrations in patients with hyperlipidaemia[J]. Clinical drug investigation, 1998, 15(5): 397-404], following 12 weeks of n-3 or placebo-controlled treatment, patients with hypertriglyceridemia exhibited a 9.1±24.8% increase in the placebo group and a 28.3±19.1% decrease in the omega-3 treatment group (4g/day). Based on this data, we conservatively estimate no change in TG in the placebo group for this trial, while anticipating a 10% reduction in the omega-3 treatment group. With a combined standard deviation (SD) of 30%, α=0.05, β=0.2, we calculate the sample size based on the mean difference between the two groups, resulting in N1=N2=143 cases.

Taking into account actual follow-up rates from preliminary research, we adjusted the estimated dropout rate from 20% to 5% and recalculated the sample size. Consequently, we plan to enroll 300 cases, with 150 in each of the omega-3 treatment and placebo groups, respectively.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 309
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Guang Ning, MD, PHD; Phone Number: 671817 +8621-64370045; Email: guangning@medmail.com.cn
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Jieli Lu, MD, PHD; Phone Number: 671817 +8621-64370045; Email: jielilu@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200025
      • Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosed type 2 diabetes defined as WHO (1999) diagnostic criteria ; Both Genders Eligible;
2. Men or women aged 20 to 75 years;
3. Stable dosage of oral anti-diabetic medicine ,stable glycemia control(HbA1c<7.5%), unchanged antidiabetic therapy during the trial;
4. Hypertriglycerides (3.4mmol/L≤mean fasting blood triglycerides<22.60mmol/L, and not receiving any lipid lowering therapy for 3 days continuously or accumulated 7 days within 6 weeks before screening).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Uncontrolled blood pressure (defined as systolic blood pressure>180mmHg or diastolic blood pressure>100mmHg);
2. Other diseases affecting lipid and glucose metabolism: hyperthyroidism，cushing syndrome ect;
3. Receiving insulin treatment in 6 months before recruitment;
4. Diagnosed heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association class III or IV;
5. Histories of acute or chronic pancreatitis，or cholelithiasis （except those received cholecystectomy）
6. Significant impaired liver function (defined as alanine transaminase (ALT)> 3 times upper limit of normal), or active liver disease;
7. PLT<60×10^9/L，Hb<100g/L；
8. Impaired renal function (defined as serum creatinine> 135 mmol/L（1.5 mg/dL, male) and > 110 mmol/L （1.3 mg/dL,female）；
9. Recorded history of malignant tumor in the past 2 years;
10. Histories of acute cerebrovascular accident within 6 months;
11. Pregnancy;
12. Known history of allergy to fish, shellfish and omega-3 fatty acids, or ineffective treatment of omega-3 fatty acids;
13. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial of an active pharmacologic agent within 30 days;
14. Other situations that interfere with the subject's ability to comply with study instructions;
15. Any other condition that investigators believe would interfere with the subject's ability to provide informed consent, comply with study instructions, or which might confound the interpretation of the study results or put the subject at undue risk.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A Drug; Omega-3 fatty acids capsules, 1 gram gel capsule, 2 capsules orally administered twice a day for 12 weeks Other Names: Omega-3 Fatty Acid fish oil Omega 3 Treasure	Drug: Omega-3 fatty acid; Omega-3 fatty acids capsules, 1 gram gel capsule, 2 capsules orally administered twice a day for 12 weeks; Other Names: fish oil supplement
Placebo Comparator: Group B Drug; Matching placebo capsules, 1 gram gel capsule, 2 capsules orally administered twice a day for 12 weeks	Drug: Placebos; Matching placebo capsules, 1 gram gel capsule, 2 capsules orally administered twice a day for 12 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in serum triglycerides from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure the serum triglycerides in blood samples before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in blood metabolomics profile of lipid species from baseline	With aid of LC/MS and GC/MS, the investigators will measure blood metabolomics profile of lipid species before and after treatment. The metabolomics measurement will help to detect the profile of all kinds of lipids species. The composition change of all these biological molecular induced by the treatment is our major interest rather than single molecular quantification.	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in serum metabolomics profile of bile acids from baseline	With aid of LC/MS and GC/MS technique, the investigators will measure the blood metabolomics molecular profile of bile acids in blood samples before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum metabolomics profile of amino acid species from baseline	With aid of LC/MS and GC/MS technique, the investigators will measure the blood metabolomics molecular profile of amino acid species before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in fasting glucose levels from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure fasting glucose levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in 2-hour postprandial glucose levels from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure the 2-hour postprandial glucose levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in HbA1c from baseline	With aid of HPLC technique, the investigators will measure the HbA1c levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in Non-HDL-C from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure the non-HDL-c levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum total Cholesterol from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum total cholesterol levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum VLDL-c from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum VLDL-c levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum HDL-c from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum HDL-c levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum LDL-c from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum LDL-c levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in LDL-C/HDL-C from baseline	The LDL-C/HDL-C will be calculated by the ratio of the LDL-C divided by HDL-C before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum Apo B from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum Apo B levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum AST from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum AST levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum ALT from baseline	In aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure serum ALT levels before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in serum inflammation markers from baseline	With aid of autoanalyser, the investigators will measure hs-CRP, TNF-alfa, IL-6, and IL-8 etc before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in liver fat content from baseline	With aid of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the investigators will measure the fat content in liver before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in Ankle-Brachial Index from baseline	The ABI value will be measured by PWV/ABI-form device (OMRON Colin Medical Instruments) before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity from baseline	The baPWV value will be measured by PWV/ABI form device (OMRON Colin Medical Instruments) before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Change in enrichment of fish oil in red blood cell from baseline	With aid of HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, the investigators will measure the enrichment of fish oil in red blood cell before and after treatment	12 weeks
Change in Gut microbiome from baseline	With aid of quantitative real-time PCR technique, the investigators will measure gut microbiome in fecal samples before and after treatment.	12 weeks
Pharmacogenomics analysis	With aid of blood DNA genotyping，the investigators will compare the genotype of FASD1,FASD2 and other lipid related candidate genes with the lipid lowering effect of omega-3	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Guang Ning, MD, PHD, Ruijin Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): April 19, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 30, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 25, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Lipid Metabolism Disorders; Hyperlipidemias; Dyslipidemias; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hypertriglyceridemia
• Other Study ID Numbers: CCMED-20160601

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No