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Randomized Study Comparing Metabolic Surgery With Intensive Medical Therapy to Treat Diabetic Kidney Disease

Open, Randomized, Unicenter Study Comparing Metabolic Surgery With Intensive Medical Therapy to Treat Diabetic Kidney Disease

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04626323
Acronym
OBESE-DKD
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-11-12
Start date
2021-05-25
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2021-05-28

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

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Kidney Disease, Chronic, Kidney Injury

Keywords

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Metabolic surgery, Gastric bypass, Diabetic kidney disease

Brief summary

Proven therapy for DKD is primarily limited to RAAS blockers and SLGT2i. Weight reduction has the potential to become an additional and much needed treatment option. Of all the weight reduction strategies metabolic surgery is suited to be the most effective. Yet no study has of yet compared the effect of metabolic surgery against best medical treatment on the progression of DKD. This pilot trial is designed to be the first determine the efficacy of metabolic surgery in slowing progression of DKD as compared to best medical therapy. The study design will address all the major limitations previously documented, including the major dilemma of estimating versus measuring GFR. Of note, the study's design will allow its sample size to be adjusted upward using an adaptive design if necessary, to achieve statistical significance. It will also inform study design and sample size issues for all future studies in this field. The payoff of establishing metabolic surgery as a new and effective intervention to slow progression to ESRD would be great in terms of reducing patient suffering and societal costs. This will be an open-label, randomized trial involving sixty (60) patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and obesity who will undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in the intervention arm or receive best medical treatment (BMT) in the control arm. The aim of this prospective, open, randomized study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of RYGB surgery versus best medical treatment on the progression of DKD in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Detailed description

This will be an open-label, randomized trial involving sixty (60) patients with DKD and obesity who will undergo RYGB (intervention arm) or receive BMT (control arm). Thirty (30) obese patients with DKD will undergo gastric bypass. Patients will also receive standard of care medical therapy for DKD (ACEI or ARB + SGLT2i) and T2DM (metformin, glitazones, incretin therapy - DPP4 inhibitor and GLP-1 analogs - and insulin, if necessary). Other comorbidities, such as hypertension and dyslipidemia, will be treated according to the latest recommendations of the ADA. The surgical procedure will consist of a laparoscopic surgery performed by an experienced surgeon (approximately 6000 bariatric surgeries), who is accredited as surgeon of excellence by the Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Surgical Review and Surgical Review Corporation program since 2009. Thirty (30) obese patients with DKD will undergo best medical treatment for DKD (ACEI or ARB + SGLT2i) and T2DM (metformin, glitazones, incretin therapy - DPP4 inhibitor and GLP-1 analogs - and insulin, if necessary). Other comorbidities, such as hypertension and dyslipidemia, will be treated according to the latest recommendations of the ADA. Regarding medication therapy: Metformin will be maintained in the postoperative period while fasting glycemia is above 100 mg/dL unless contraindicated. Anti-antihypertensive drugs and medications for dyslipidemia will be maintained in the postoperative period, unless contraindicated. Micronutrient supplementation (vitamins and mineral salts) will be prescribed to all patients undergoing metabolic surgery. Patients allocated to the control group will receive the same supplementation if necessary.

Interventions

PROCEDURERoux-en-Y gastric bypass

1. Pneumoperitoneum closed with Veress needle 2. Identification of Treitz angle 3. Measurement of biliary loop (50 cm) 4. Bowel transection with linear stapler (white load) 5. Measurement of the alimentary limb (100 cm) 6. Laterolateral Entero-anastomoses (white load) 7. Construction of gastric pouch distant about 3 cm from the esophageal-gastric junction with stomach section in the small curvature. 8. Linear cutting anastomosis (gastrojejunostomy) from about 1 to 1.2 cm 9. Anastomosis integrity evaluation by methylene blue test and/or perioperative air. Expected surgical time: 60 minutes

DRUGBest medical treatment

Patients will also receive standard of care medical therapy for DKD (ACEI or ARB + SGLT2i) and T2DM (metformin, glitazones, incretin therapy - DPP4 inhibitor and GLP-1 analogs - and insulin, if necessary).

Sponsors

Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

This will be an open-label, randomized trial involving sixty (60) patients with DKD and obesity who will undergo RYGB (intervention arm) or receive BMT (control arm).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Female or male aged ≥30 and ≤70 years * Diabetic kidney disease as defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (as estimated by CKD-EPI creatinine + cystatin C equation)72 between 45-59l/min/1.73m2 and macroalbuminuria (≥ 300 mg/g) in a 24 hr urine sample * BMI ≥30-40 kg/m2 * Fasting C-peptide over 1 ng/ml * Negative glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies test * Patients having received accurate information about the surgery and requesting the procedure * Patients having understood and accepted the need for long-term medical and surgical follow-up * Effective method of contraception in women of child-bearing age * Signed informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

* Refusal to participate * Autoimmune diabetes/type 1 diabetes * Previous abdominal operations that would complicate a metabolic surgery or increase surgical risk * Previous malabsorptive and restrictive surgeries * Malabsorptive syndromes and inflammatory bowel disease * Significant and/or severe hepatic disease that may complicate metabolic surgery * Pregnancy or women of childbearing age without effective contraceptive * Recent history of neoplasia (\< 5 years), except for non-melanoma skin neoplasms * History of liver cirrhosis, active chronic hepatitis, active hepatitis B or hepatitis C * Major cardiovascular event in the last 6 months * Current angina * Pulmonary embolism or severe thrombophlebitis in the last 2 years * Positive HIV serum testing * Mental incapacity or severe mental illness * Severe psychiatric disorders that would complicate follow-up after randomization * Alcoholism or illicit drug use * Uncontrolled coagulopathy * Participation in other clinical trials in the past 30 days * Inability to tolerate RAAS blockers and/or SGLT2i * Iodine allergy * History of acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy * Dialysis dependency * Kidney transplantation * Use of immunosuppressive drugs, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy * Any disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, might jeopardize subject's safety or compliance with the protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean differenceGlomerular filtration rate (GFR)At 12 and 36 months after randomizationMean difference in GFR between BMT and RYGB at the pre-specified time points of 12 and 36 months after randomization

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Improvements in micro- or macroalbuminuriaFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsProportion of patients who achieve improvements in micro- or macroalbuminuria from baseline to 12 and 36 months
Change in CKD stage and CKD prognostic riskFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in CKD stage and CKD prognostic risk from baseline to month 12 and 36
Change in GFR, eGFR and 24 hr creatinine clearanceFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in GFR, eGFR and 24 hr creatinine clearance from baseline to months 12 and 36
Proportion of participants with ≥30%, ≥40%, and ≥50% reduction in GFR measurementsFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsProportion of participants with ≥30%, ≥40%, and ≥50% reduction in GFR measurements (GFR, eGFR and 24 hr creatinine clearance) from baseline to months 12 and 36
Decline in eGFR, sustained low eGFR, kidney transplantation, maintenance dialysis, and kidney deathTime to occurrence (from baseline)Time to occurrence of sustained % decline in eGFR, sustained low eGFR, kidney transplantation, maintenance dialysis, and kidney death
Maintenance dialysis, kidney transplantation, kidney death, and GFR < 15 ml/minAt 12 and 36 months after randomizationIndividual and composite endpoints of maintenance dialysis, kidney transplantation, kidney death, and GFR \< 15 ml/min at 12 and 36 months
Change in body weightFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in body weight from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in body mass indexFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in body mass index from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in waist circumferenceFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in waist circumference from baseline to months 12 and 36
Medications to maintain optimal diabetes and blood pressure controlFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsNumber and dose of medications to maintain optimal diabetes and blood pressure control from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in fasting glucoseFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in fasting glucose from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in HbA1cFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in HbA1c from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in basal insulinFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in basal insulin from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) scoresFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) scores from baseline to months 12 and 36
Remission in type 2 diabetesAt 12 and 36 months after randomizationAchievement of partial or complete remission in type 2 diabetes by months 12 and 36
Change in blood pressureFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in blood pressure from baseline to months 12 and 36
Hypoglycemic adverse eventsFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsNumber of patients with confirmed or symptomatic hypoglycemic adverse events from baseline to months 12 and 36
Changes in total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and HDL levelsFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChanges in total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and HDL levels from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in twenty-four hour urinary albumin/protein excretionFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in 24h urinary albumin/protein excretion
Changes in serum calcium and phosphorus,From baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChanges in serum calcium and phosphorus from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in parathyroid hormone (PTH)From baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in parathyroid hormone (PTH) from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in mineral bone densityFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in mineral bone density from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in quality of lifeFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in quality of life measured by SF-36 questionnaire from baseline to months 12 and 36
Adverse eventsFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsNumber of patients with adverse events from baseline to months 12 and 36
Acute kidney injuryFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsNumber of episodes of acute kidney injury from baseline to months 12 and 36
Adverse cardiovascular events (nonfatal stroke, nonfatal MI, cardiovascular death)From baseline to 12 and 36 monthsComposite of major adverse cardiovascular events (nonfatal stroke, nonfatal MI, cardiovascular death) from baseline to months 12 and 36
MortalityFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsTotal mortality from baseline to months 12 and 36
Days hospitalizedFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsNumber of days hospitalized from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in urinary volumeFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in urinary volume from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in calcium and oxalate excretionFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in calcium and oxalate excretion from baseline to months 12 and 36
High sensitivity c-reactive proteinFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in high sensitivity c-reactive protein from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in muscle strengthFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in muscle strength using one repetition maximum (1-RM) from baseline to months12 and 36
Kidney volumesFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in kidney volumes from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in ventricular massFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in left and right ventricular mass from baseline to months 12 and 36
Change in ejection fractionFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsChange in left ventricular ejection fraction from baseline to months 12 and 36
Costs of care and health care utilizationFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsCosts of care and health care utilization from baseline to months 12 and 36
Number of participants achieving LDL < 100 mg/dL and HDL > 40mg/dLFrom baseline to 12 and 36 monthsNumber of participants achieving LDL \< 100 mg/dL and HDL \> 40mg/dL from baseline to months 12 and 36

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactCristina M Aboud, RN, MSc
cmamedio@haoc.com.br+551135491187

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026