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Effect of Acarbose on Postprandial Lipoprotein Levels in Glucose Intolerant Patients

Effect of Acarbose on Postprandial Lipoprotein Levels in Glucose Intolerant Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02355509
Enrollment
21
Registered
2015-02-04
Start date
2010-01-31
Completion date
2014-07-31
Last updated
2015-02-09

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

Conditions

Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Glucose Intolerance, Postprandial Hyperglycemia

Keywords

Acarbose, Postprandial lipemia, Cardiovascular risk

Brief summary

Is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the behavior of hyperglycemia and postprandial lipemia after a standard mixed meal load in patients with carbohydrate intolerance treated with acarbose.

Detailed description

To gather our patients, we invite the relatives of diabetic patients seen at the endocrinology consultation to participate in the study. * Patients are placed into an isocaloric diet for 4 weeks before the study and are advised not to change their baseline physical activity. * Patients are randomized to receive acarbose or placebo for 3 months blinded to investigators and patients. * Acarbose dose is progressively titrated (50 mg/day per week up to 150 mg/day) to reduce the known adverse effects of acarbose such as flatulence, bloating, diarrhea, abdominal pain. * In each subject, a 5-hr-postprandial mixed meal test is performed at baseline and after assigned treatment was completed. Glucose, insulin, triglycerides and total cholesterol were measured at 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 minutes after the mixed meal load. Apo B was measured by nephelometry and oxLDL using a monoclonal antibody 4E6 based competition (ELISA assay, Mercodia) at 0 and 300 minutes. * The standard mixed meal load, a 470 kcal breakfast, (47.76% carbohydrate, 22.66% proteins, 29.58% fat), consisted of: 1 sandwich (prepared with 50 g of Savory´s™ turkey breast ham, 30 g of Savory´s™ panela cheese, 2 tablespoons of Hellmann's™ mayonnaise and 2 slices of Bimbo´s™ white bread), 100 g of Red DeliciousTM apple and 250 mL of Alpura´s™ lactose-free, light milk. * During the 3-month treatment, patients have 3 follow-up monthly consultations to evaluate weight gain and treatment compliance.

Interventions

DRUGAcarbose

Acarbose dose was progressively titrated (50 mg/day per week up to 150 mg/day) to reduce the known adverse effects of acarbose such as flatulence, bloating, diarrhea, abdominal pain. The treatment for three months

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo pills are given instead of acarbose in this group

Sponsors

Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Recent diagnosis of carbohydrate intolerance according to the WHO criteria, without any treatment.

Exclusion criteria

* patients with BMI \>32 kg/m2, triglycerides and/or total cholesterol \> 300 mg/dl, known renal, liver or gastrointestinal disease and positive smoking.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in postprandial oxLDL3 months treatmentIn each subject oxLDL is measured using a monoclonal antibody 4E6 based competition (ELISA assay, Mercodia) at 0 and 300 minutes in a postprandial 5 hour test, pre and post-treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Chance in postprandial hyperglycemia3 months treatmentA 5 hour postprandial test is performed in each patient, were glucose is measured at 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 minutes, pre and post-treatment
Chance in postprandial insulin levels3 months treatmentA 5 hour postprandial test is performed in each patient, were insulin is measured at 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 minutes, pre and post-treatment
Change in LDL concentration3 months treatmentWe measure basal LDL concentration in each patient, pre and post-treatment
Change in HDL concentration3 months treatmentWe measure basal HDL concentration in each patient, pre and post-treatment
Change in Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) concentration3 months treatmentIn each subject ApoB is measured, using nephelometry, at 0 and 300 minutes in a postprandial 5 hour test, pre and post-treatment

Countries

Mexico

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026