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INTACT Trial - an Observational Study to Assess Neuropathy in Diabetic Children

INvesTigation the Abnormality of Detrusor ConTractility by Uroflowmetry in Diabetic Children (INTACT Trial) - a Prospective, Cross-sectional, Observational, Controlled Study

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05247840
Acronym
INTACT
Enrollment
350
Registered
2022-02-21
Start date
2022-09-01
Completion date
2027-09-01
Last updated
2022-08-05

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

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

diabetes, uroflowmetry, neuropathy, paediatric, children

Brief summary

It is a prospective, cross-sectional, observational, controlled, single centre clinical study. Diabetic patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria and healthy controls will have uroflowmetry examination, cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction tests (heart rate response to deep breathing, to Valsalva maneuver, blood pressure and heart rate response to standing up, and to sustained handgrip), and peripheral nerve conduction test. The primary endpoint is the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values) of the tests. The secondary endpoints are: differences in metabolic status (weight, height, body surface, BMI, laboratory parameters, body composition), fluid turnover, and clinical symptoms of diabetic patients comparing to healthy children.

Detailed description

The autonomic nervous system function is examined by the reproducible and standardized cardiovascular reflex tests described by Ewing et al.. During the examination, electrocardiogram and blood pressure values are recorded continuously. Heart rate response to deep inspiration is executed to investigate the parasympathetic nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy is evaluated by nerve conduction test. The trial will start with a pilot period, when the first 50 diabetic and 50 healthy children will be assessed. This will be followed by a short evaluation period, during which the principal investigators and the study team could make adjustments in the study protocol to ensure feasibility.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTuroflowmetry

Uroflowmetry will be performed using a uroflow-cystometer (UroDoc Frytech) which determines Qmax, Qave and TQmax. Voided volume (in mL), voiding time (in sec), average and maximum urinary flow rate (Qave and Qmax in mL/sec), and time to maximum urinary flow (TQmax in sec) will be measured; urine flow acceleration (Qacc in mL/sec2) will be calculated. Qmax and Qave are defined according to the International Children's Continence Society. Voided volume will be measured by the uroflow-cystometer device; boys void in a standing, girls in a sitting position. Postvoid bladder diameter (mm) will be measured by ultrasonography and converted to bladder residual volume (mL). The device will be calibrated according to the prescribed instructions for use by a skilled technician. The examinations will take approximately 10 minutes.

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test proposed by Ewing et al.

CAD will be assessed by five reproducible and standardized cardiovascular reflex tests described by Ewing et al. Three of the five tests assess parasympathetic function: heart rate response to deep breathing, to standing, and the Valsalva maneuver. Two tests evaluate sympathetic function which are blood pressure responses from lying to standing and at sustained handgrip. Each of these five tests is assigned a score of 0 for normal, 0.5 for borderline, and 1 for abnormal results. The sum of these 5 scores - which is the Ewing score - is used to assess severity of CAD. Patients having Ewing score ≥ 2 form the CAD + group, and patients who have less than 2 form the CAD - group.

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTperipheral nerve conduction test

Peripheral neuropathy will be evaluated by nerve conduction test. The device measures motor conduction in the lower extremities. It operates at two dedicated frequencies in order to perform a thick myelin sheath cordless fibre (5Hz) and thin myelinated nerve fibre (2000Hz) examination. The device will be calibrated according to the prescribed instructions for use by a skilled technician.

Sponsors

Heim Pal Children's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 5-18 years (boys, girls) with type 1, type 2 and monogenic DM

Exclusion criteria

1. Acute febrile condition (≥38 °C core temperature) in the past seven days 2. Acute or chronical urinary tract or kidney disease: renal insufficiency (GFR ≤ 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2, urinary tract infection 3. Urological disease: bladder cancer, urolithiasis, urethral stricture, posterior urethral valve, meatal stenosis, previous genitourinary surgery, conditions causing urinary outflow problems (phimosis, hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux) 4. Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) 5. Neurological disorders (multiple sclerosis, transient ischaemic attack, transverse myelitis, myelocele, meningomyelocele, previous spinal cord operation, or operation which might injure the sacral nerve plexus) 6. Medicines taken which can cause neuropathy: 1. Cytostatic agents: cyclophosphamide, platinum-based antineoplastic agents, vinca alkaloids, epothilones, taxanes, proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs 2. Immunosuppressive agents: TNF-alfa inhibitors (adalimumab, infliximab, etanercept), interferon 3. Cardiovascular medicines: statins, digoxin, amiodaron 4. Antimicrobial agents: nitrofurantoin, linezolid, voriconazole, itraconazole, antituberculotics, metronidazole, fluoroquinolone 5. Anti-ulcerative agent: cimetidin 6. Neuropsychological agents: levodopa, fenitoin 7. Psychiatric disorders that prevents participation / collaboration in the study 8. Constipation (defined according to the Rome IV criteria) 9. Voided volume \<20 mL 10. Patients who are pregnant, or gave birth in the last 12 months 11. Lack of consent of the patient or legal representative; the patient or legal representative withdraws his or her voluntary consent during the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
diagnostic accuracy of uroflowmetry test 1.1baselinesensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of uroflowmetry test 1.2change from baseline at 12 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of uroflowmetry test 1.3change from baseline at 24 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of uroflowmetry test 1.4change from baseline at 36 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of uroflowmetry test 1.5change from baseline at 48 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of uroflowmetry test 1.6change from baseline at 60 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test 2.1baselinesensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test 2.2change from baseline at 12 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test 2.3change from baseline at 24 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test 2.4change from baseline at 36 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test 2.5change from baseline at 48 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction test 2.6change from baseline at 60 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of peripheral nerve conduction test 3.1baselinesensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of peripheral nerve conduction test 3.2change from baseline at 12 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of peripheral nerve conduction test 3.3change from baseline at 24 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of peripheral nerve conduction test 3.4change from baseline at 36 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of peripheral nerve conduction test 3.5change from baseline at 48 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value
diagnostic accuracy of peripheral nerve conduction test 3.6change from baseline at 60 monthssensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
metabolic status 4.1baselineBMI (kg/m2)
metabolic status 4.2change from baseline at 12 monthsBMI (kg/m2)
metabolic status 4.3change from baseline at 24 monthsBMI (kg/m2)
metabolic status 4.4change from baseline at 36 monthsBMI (kg/m2)
metabolic status 4.5change from baseline at 48 monthsBMI (kg/m2)
metabolic status 4.6change from baseline at 60 monthsBMI (kg/m2)
metabolic status 5.1baselinebody composition evaluated by the Inbody device
metabolic status 5.2change from baseline at 12 monthsbody composition evaluated by the Inbody device
metabolic status 5.3change from baseline at 24 monthsbody composition evaluated by the Inbody device
metabolic status 5.4change from baseline at 36 monthsbody composition evaluated by the Inbody device
metabolic status 5.5change from baseline at 48 monthsbody composition evaluated by the Inbody device
metabolic status 5.6change from baseline at 60 monthsbody composition evaluated by the Inbody device
metabolic status 6.1baselinelaboratory parameters (CRP, ESR, full blood count, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombocyte, glucose, C-peptide, HbA1c, triglyceride, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, carbamide, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, ALP, Na, K, P, Ca, albumin, serum total protein, lipase, amylase, urine rapid test)
metabolic status 6.2change from baseline at 12 monthslaboratory parameters (CRP, ESR, full blood count, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombocyte, glucose, C-peptide, HbA1c, triglyceride, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, carbamide, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, ALP, Na, K, P, Ca, albumin, serum total protein, lipase, amylase, urine rapid test)
metabolic status 6.3change from baseline at 24 monthslaboratory parameters (CRP, ESR, full blood count, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombocyte, glucose, C-peptide, HbA1c, triglyceride, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, carbamide, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, ALP, Na, K, P, Ca, albumin, serum total protein, lipase, amylase, urine rapid test)
clinical symptoms of diabetic patients will be measured and compared to healthy children. 8.4change from baseline at 36 monthsclinical symptoms (Urgent urination, Daily urine incontinence, Urination during night time, Nocturia, Frequency of bowel movement, Consistency of the stool)
metabolic status 6.4change from baseline at 36 monthslaboratory parameters (CRP, ESR, full blood count, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombocyte, glucose, C-peptide, HbA1c, triglyceride, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, carbamide, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, ALP, Na, K, P, Ca, albumin, serum total protein, lipase, amylase, urine rapid test)
metabolic status 6.5change from baseline at 48 monthslaboratory parameters (CRP, ESR, full blood count, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombocyte, glucose, C-peptide, HbA1c, triglyceride, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, carbamide, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, ALP, Na, K, P, Ca, albumin, serum total protein, lipase, amylase, urine rapid test)
metabolic status 6.6change from baseline at 60 monthslaboratory parameters (CRP, ESR, full blood count, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, thrombocyte, glucose, C-peptide, HbA1c, triglyceride, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, carbamide, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, ALP, Na, K, P, Ca, albumin, serum total protein, lipase, amylase, urine rapid test)
metabolic status 7.1baselinefluid turnover in 24 hours (mL)
metabolic status 7.2change from baseline at 12 monthsfluid turnover in 24 hours (mL)
metabolic status 7.3change from baseline at 24 monthsfluid turnover in 24 hours (mL)
metabolic status 7.4change from baseline at 36 monthsfluid turnover in 24 hours (mL)
metabolic status 1.2change from baseline at 12 monthsweight (kg)
metabolic status 7.6change from baseline at 60 monthsfluid turnover in 24 hours (mL)
clinical symptoms of diabetic patients will be measured and compared to healthy children. 8.1baselineclinical symptoms (Urgent urination, Daily urine incontinence, Urination during night time, Nocturia, Frequency of bowel movement, Consistency of the stool)
clinical symptoms of diabetic patients will be measured and compared to healthy children. 8.2change from baseline at 12 monthsclinical symptoms (Urgent urination, Daily urine incontinence, Urination during night time, Nocturia, Frequency of bowel movement, Consistency of the stool)
clinical symptoms of diabetic patients will be measured and compared to healthy children. 8.3change from baseline at 24 monthsclinical symptoms (Urgent urination, Daily urine incontinence, Urination during night time, Nocturia, Frequency of bowel movement, Consistency of the stool)
clinical symptoms of diabetic patients will be measured and compared to healthy children. 8.5change from baseline at 48 monthsclinical symptoms (Urgent urination, Daily urine incontinence, Urination during night time, Nocturia, Frequency of bowel movement, Consistency of the stool)
clinical symptoms of diabetic patients will be measured and compared to healthy children. 8.6change from baseline at 60 monthsclinical symptoms (Urgent urination, Daily urine incontinence, Urination during night time, Nocturia, Frequency of bowel movement, Consistency of the stool)
metabolic status 7.5change from baseline at 48 monthsfluid turnover in 24 hours (mL)
metabolic status 1.3change from baseline at 24 monthsweight (kg)
metabolic status 1.4change from baseline at 36 monthsweight (kg)
metabolic status 3.6change from baseline at 60 monthsbody surface (m2 calculated by the Mosteller formula)
metabolic status 1.1baselineweight (kg)
metabolic status 1.5change from baseline at 48 monthsweight (kg)
metabolic status 1.6change from baseline at 60 monthsweight (kg)
metabolic status 2.1baselineheight (cm)
metabolic status 2.2change from baseline at 12 monthsheight (cm)
metabolic status 2.3change from baseline at 24 monthsheight (cm)
metabolic status 2.4change from baseline at 36 monthsheight (cm)
metabolic status 2.5change from baseline at 48 monthsheight (cm)
metabolic status 2.6change from baseline at 60 monthsheight (cm)
metabolic status 3.1baselinebody surface (m2 calculated by the Mosteller formula)
metabolic status 3.2change from baseline at 12 monthsbody surface (m2 calculated by the Mosteller formula)
metabolic status 3.3change from baseline at 24 monthsbody surface (m2 calculated by the Mosteller formula)
metabolic status 3.4change from baseline at 36 monthsbody surface (m2 calculated by the Mosteller formula)
metabolic status 3.5change from baseline at 48 monthsbody surface (m2 calculated by the Mosteller formula)

Countries

Hungary

Contacts

Primary ContactSzabó
szabo.laszlo.md@gmail.com0614599100
Backup ContactMartonosi
agirmartonosi@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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