Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of incretin-based antidiabetic therapies (DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists) on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and renal system and to detail the mechanisms underlying their action in these systems.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Type 2 diabetes mellitus * Metformin monotherapy - stable dose during last 3 months * HbA1C 48-75 mmol/mol (IFCC) * BMI 25-40 kg/m2 * Age 35-70 years (women postmenopausal) * Use of ACE inhibitors or ATII receptor blockers for at least 3 months before enrollment
Exclusion criteria
* eGFR\<30 ml/min/1.73m2 (MDRD) * Treatment with incretin mimetics during 3 months before enrollment * Chronic insulin therapy * Chronic use of loop diuretics, glucocorticoids, NSAID, immune suppressants, antimicrobial agents, chemotherapeutics, bile acid sequestrants (colestyramin, colesevelam) * History of pancreatic disease or impaired pancreatic function (defined as the need to use pancreatic enzymes) * Active liver disease or a 3-fold elevation of liver transaminases (ALT, AST) * Active malignancy * History of severe cardiovascular disease including acute coronary syndrome, stroke or transient ischemic neurologic disorder during previous 6 months, atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmia requiring chronic antiarrhythmic medication, chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association grade III/IV) * History of alcohol abuse, defined as \>4 units of alcohol/day (32 g or 40 ml of 100% alcohol) * History of allergy for GLP-1 receptor agonists or DPP-4 inhibitors * Any disease that could interfere with study procedures (e.g. decreased mobility, mental incapacity) * Inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Gastric evacuation velocity | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Blood pressure | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Intimomedial thickness | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Pulse wave velocity | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Glomerular filtration rate | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| Tubular function | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
| KIM-1 | 90 days after treatment initiation | Marker of renal damage |
| Exocrine pancreas function | 90 days after treatment initiation | — |
Countries
Czechia