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The effect of the increase of free fatty acids on functional lipodystrophy in the severe insulin-resistant subtype of diabetes (FFAIR study)

The effect of the increase of free fatty acids on functional lipodystrophy in the severe insulin-resistant subtype of diabetes (FFAIR study) - FFAIR

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00028505
Enrollment
24
Registered
2022-03-08
Start date
2022-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

diabetes mellitus type 2, lipodystrophy E11

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with SIRD. Administration of a fat infusion with a fat emulsion vs. administration of a control infusion with a fat component. Group 2: Age-, weight-, and sex-matched healthy partici

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between = 18 and = 75 years, BMI between 22 and 45 kg/m2, patients with manifest diabetes mellitus type 2 and confirmed diagnosis according to 2011 DDG criteria (i.e., HbA1c = 6.5% with exclusion of alterations of HbA1c, above 200 mg/dl in 2-hour oGTT value, pathological fasting glucose above 126 mg/dl, pathological spontaneous glucose of = 200 mg/dl at least twice) and fulfillment of the following criteria: Diagnosis = 1 year, No therapy with insulin, glitazones or sulfonylurea, HbA1c = 6.5 - 9%, Assignment of diabetes as SIRD or cluster 5* (comparable to diabetes subphenotype SIRD), Ability to consent, Understanding of study explanations and instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: General exclusion criteria: - Type 1 diabetes or secondary forms of diabetes (ADA criteria type 3 B-H). - Patients on insulin therapy or lipid-lowering medications (statins, fibrates) - Hyperlipidemia (triglycerides >150mg/dl, cholesterol > 200 mg/dl) - Current pregnancy - Acute infections/fever - Immunosuppressive therapy - Known severe psychiatric disorders requiring treatment (e.g. Personality disorders, schizophrenia, depression) - Known dependence on alcohol or other drugs - Severe heart, kidney or liver disease - NYHA stage IV - Known non-diabetic liver disease (e.g., PBC, PSC, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis) - Severe pAVK (stage IV) - Known non-diabetic glomerulopathy - Known malignant cancer in the past 5 years - Known infectious hepatitis B, C, E, HIV - Known other autoimmune diseases - Current participation in an intervention study - Known anemia or bone marrow disorders Exclusion criteria for clamp study: - History of thrombosis or peripheral pulmonary artery embolism - Routine clinical chemistry laboratory values: = 80% of the lower Reference value: ferritin, iron, leukocytes, Hb, Hkt, erythrocytes, Platelets, (residual) blood alcohol detection [‰]

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mitochondrial function measured by mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle and subcutaneous fat tissue. A hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp will be performed with two different treatments: 1) administration of a fat infusion with a fat emulsion as used to feed patients in intensive care units and 2) administration of a control infusion with a fat building block (glycerol). The order of the clamp examinations is random. The second clamp examination occurs approximately 4-6 weeks after the first clamp examination. Biopsy collection is performed at each clamp examination.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The accumulation of RM and AGEs in skeletal muscle and SWF. The detoxification of RM (including measurement of glyoxalase and aldo-keto reductase activity). A hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp will be performed with two different treatments: 1) administration of a fat infusion with a fat emulsion as used to feed patients in intensive care units and 2) administration of a control infusion with a fat building block (glycerol). The order of the clamp examinations is random. The second clamp examination occurs approximately 4-6 weeks after the first clamp examination. Biopsy collection is performed at each clamp examination.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlba Sulaj

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Alba.Sulaj@med.uni-heidelberg.de+4962215639826

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026