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Effect of Apelin on Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Volunteers

Influence of Apelin on Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Volunteers

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02724566
Acronym
APELINS-2
Enrollment
9
Registered
2016-03-31
Start date
2016-05-31
Completion date
2017-04-30
Last updated
2025-12-10

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Conditions

Diabetes

Keywords

Type 2 diabetic volunteers

Brief summary

Preclinical studies have demonstrated in mouse models that (PYR1)-apelin-13 exerts a glucose-regulating action in vivo. The (PYR1)-apelin-13 effect on insulin sensitivity in healthy overweighed volunteers has been previously assessed in a phase I clinical trial (APELINS study; NCT02033473). The APELINS-2 clinical trial aims to expand the initial proof of concept to the population targeted by future innovative insulin-sensitizing therapies: patients living with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description

Insulin sensitivity is measured using the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic glucose clamp method. The hypothesis of the investigators is that a continuous (pyr1)-apelin-13 infusion improves insulin sensitivity of type 2 diabetic patients compared to placebo infusion. This study could bring new elements for understanding the pathophysiology of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus in humans and could lead to the development of innovative therapies in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Interventions

DRUGapelin

Assessing the difference between the insulin sensitivity measured during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps in the presence of a 2 hours continuous infusion of (PYR1)-apelin-13 (30nmol/kg) versus a 2 hours continuous infusion of placebo (vehicle alone).

DRUGplacebo

2 hours continuous infusion of placebo (vehicle alone) to compare with 2 hours infusion of apelin

Sponsors

Société Francophone du Diabète
CollaboratorOTHER
University Hospital, Toulouse
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of type2 diabetes * Body Mass Index between 27 and 33 kg / cm ² * HbA1c \< 8.5% * Non-pathological Electrocardiogram * Heart rate between 50 and 80 beats per minute at rest. * Complete Blood Count (CBC) with no significant anomaly in terms of the investigator.. * Serum electrolytes without clinically significant abnormalities in terms of the investigator. * Liver function tests without clinically significant abnormalities in terms of the investigator * Renal function tests without clinically significant abnormalities in terms of the investigator * Good peripheral vein (forearm and back of the hand). * Agreement to participate in the establishment of a serum bank. * Ability to sign informed consent. * Affiliation to a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

* Secondary prevention of cardio-vascular disease * Insulin therapy or Glucagon Like Peptid 1 (GLP-1) analogs therapy in the 6 months before inclusion. * Risk factor, treatment or electrocardiogram as recommended by International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) E14 Clinical Evaluation of QT / QTc Interval Prolongation and Proarrhythmic Potential for Non-Antiarrhythmic Drugs * Repeated a QTc interval\> 450 ms measurement * Risk factor for torsade de pointes: myocardial infarction, hypokalemia, family history of long QT syndrome * Personal history of cancer. * Positive HIV serology. * Hepatitis B serology positive. * Positive hepatitis C serology. * Cognitive impairment or mental illness (at the discretion of the investigator). * Chronic excessive alcohol consumption (consumption \> 30g/day or 210g/week). * Person under judicial protection, guardianship. * Subject with a resting systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg * Smoking more than 10 cigaret per day and can not be interrupted for 24 hours.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Delta between Glucose Infusion Rate240 minutesDifference between glucose infusion rate measured during investigational product infusion (mean of values measured at 210, 215, 220, 225, 230, 235 and 240 minutes) and basal glucose infusion rate (mean of values measured at 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115 and 120 minutes).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure240 minutes
heart rate240 minutes
Measure of QTc interval with electrocardiogram examination240 minutes
Measure of M-value (a glucose physiological parameter)240 minutesDifference between value of product time (mean of values measured at 210, 215, 220, 225, 230, 235 and 240 minutes) and value of basal (mean of values measured at 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115 and 120 minutes).
Dosage of plasma proteins240 minutesA kinetic is realized with samples at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 100, 110, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 195, 200, 220, 230 and 240 minutes
Clinic sign of apelin allergy240 minutesModification in physiological parameters
Clinic sign of apelin toxicity240 minutesModification in physiological parameters
Clinic sign of apelin intolerance240 minutes

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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