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Impact of Glucagon on Physical Capacity and Metabolism

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2025-521835-35-00
Acronym
KKB_2025_GLUPAB
Enrollment
47
Registered
2025-09-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-02

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Conditions

Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) with or without concomitant Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

Brief summary

Change in VO2max (ml/kg/min) during 4 hours of continuous subcutaneous administration of glucagon at a dose of 8 ng/kg/min.

Detailed description

Change in energy expenditure (kcal/min) or substrate utilisation (respiratory exchange ratio) during a 4-hour continuous subcutaneous infusion of glucagon at a dose of 8 ng/kg/min, Plasma bioavailability of glucagon (area under the curve, Cmax, Tmax) and change in plasma ketone body concentration (Cmax) during a 4-hourly continuous subcutaneous infusion of glucagon at a dose of 8 ng/kg/min.

Interventions

DRUGHuman-Albumin 20 % Behring
DRUGsalzarm Infusionslösung
DRUGGlucaGen 1 mg
DRUGPulver und Lösungsmittel zur Herstellung einer Injektionslösung
DRUGGlucaGen HypoKit 1mg

Sponsors

Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in VO2max (ml/kg/min) during 4 hours of continuous subcutaneous administration of glucagon at a dose of 8 ng/kg/min.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in energy expenditure (kcal/min) or substrate utilisation (respiratory exchange ratio) during a 4-hour continuous subcutaneous infusion of glucagon at a dose of 8 ng/kg/min, Plasma bioavailability of glucagon (area under the curve, Cmax, Tmax) and change in plasma ketone body concentration (Cmax) during a 4-hourly continuous subcutaneous infusion of glucagon at a dose of 8 ng/kg/min.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026