β-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes Clinical Trial

Official title:

Characterization of β-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Pre-transplant Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04379726
• Other study ID #: FCMilano
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: July 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
• Contact: Emanuela Orsi, MD
• Phone: 0255034590
• Email: emanuela.orsi[@]policlinico.mi.it
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene, leading to pulmonary infections, sinus disease, pancreatic insufficiency, hepatobiliary disease and male infertility, with respiratory failure being the primary cause of death. Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD) in one of the most common complication of cystic fibrosis (CF) and it's associated with a worse respiratory and nutritional state, with a negative impact on life expectancy. It differs from type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes for particular characteristics making this disease a separated clinical entity.

To date, there is a lack of evidence on many aspects concerning this disease:

• the pathophysiology of the disease: decreased insulin secretion has historically been seen has the major trigger for CFRD, but data about this mechanism are scarce and conflicting. Moreover, the role of insulin-resistance seems to be not consistent, but pulmonary exacerbations are very common and, in this setting, insulin sensitivity can worsen significantly.

• the relationship between its development and particular genetic settings: certain CFTR genotypes are known to be most related to the risk of diabetes, and only few susceptibility genes for type 2 diabetes have been evaluated as potential predisposing factors for CFRD.

• the relationship between the therapeutic optimization and its impact on metabolic status and lung function: CFRD is known to be associated with worse clinical outcomes, reflected in more frequent clinical exacerbations, greater reduction in lung function, poorer nutritional status and decreased survival. It has also been demonstrated that insulin therapy can improve pulmonary function, increase body weight and reduce lung exacerbations. However, no study on the clinical impact of the optimization of insulin therapy on pulmonary outcomes and life expectancy are available in this population.

• finally, no data about potential predisposing pre-transplant risk factors for development of post-transplant DM are available

For this reason, the investigators have structured a study with the aim to:

• characterize the pathophysiological process leading to CFRD, with assessment of the relative contribution of the insulin resistance and the β-cellular secretion impairment

• define the prevalence of CFRD in relation to the mutations of the CFTR gene and to the presence of candidate genes for the development of type 2 diabetes

• perform a proteomic analysis to identify potential proteomic biomarkers among CFRD patients

• evaluate the body composition, muscle performance and respiratory outcomes in patients on insulin therapy, before and after therapeutic optimization, in a follow-up period of 24 months.

• identify eventual predisposing factors for the development of post-transplant diabetes in subjects without pre-transplant CFRD.

Description:

The study aims are:

• Task 1: pathophysiological characterization of CFRD with assessment of the relative contribution of the insulin resistance and the β-cellular secretion impairment through the use of a Minimum Model applied to OGTT for the evaluation of insulin sensitivity and secretion

• Task 2:

2a) determination of the prevalence of CFRD in relation to the mutations of the CFTR gene (presence of mutations with residual function of the CFTR protein) 2b) determination of the prevalence of CFRD in relation to the presence of candidate genes for the devel-opment of type 2 diabetes (NOTCH2, BCL11A, THADA, IGFBP-2, PPARG, ADAMTS9, CDKAL1, VEFGA, JAZF1, CDKN2A / 2B, HHEX, CDC123 / CAMK1D, TCF7L2, KCNJ11, DCD, TSPAN8 / LGR5, FTO, WFS1, SLC30A8 and INS).

2c) determination of variations in the proteomic analysis of CFRD patients compared to CF without DM and a control group of healthy individuals.

• Task 3: evaluation of the effect of the therapeutic optimization of glycometabolic control on body composition and respiratory outcomes in patients on insulin therapy, in a follow-up period of 24 months.

• Task 4: identification of predisposing factors for the development of post-transplant diabetes in subjects without CFRD.

METHODS:

All CF patients currently followed at the Unit of Pulmonology of our Center (250 subjects) will be considered eligible for the study.

Total duration of the study: 156 weeks (3 years).

The enrolled patients will be divided into two groups:

GROUP 1: subjects with a negative history for CFRD or with a CFRD diagnosis that does not require insulin therapy GROUP 2: subjects suffering from CFRD in insulin therapy

Protocol 1: Group 1; metabolic and anthropometric evaluation and assessment of insulin sensitivity / secretion.

Protocol 2: Group 1 and Group 2; genetic evaluation / proteomic evaluation Protocol 3: Group 2; pre- and post-intervention metabolic, anthropometric and nutritional assessment.

Protocol 4: Group 1 patients without CFRD undergoing lung transplantation (10); genetic, metabolic, an-thropometric and pre-and post-transplant assessment of insulin sensitivity / secretion.

Patients will undergo a:

1. METABOLIC EVALUATION: a venous sampling will be performed for blood glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, HDL, triglycerides, blood count, albumin, total proteins, pseudocholinesterase, AST, ALT, GGT, ALP, 25OHvitD

2. GENETIC EVALUATION: the investigators will evaluate the specific genetic mutation of the CFTR gene and the presence of gene variants related to the development of DM2 (NOTCH2, BCL11A, THADA, IGFBP-2, PPARG, ADAMTS9, CDKAL1, VEFGA, JAZF1, CDKN2A / 2B, HHEX, CDC123 / CAMK1D, TCF7L2, KCNJ11, DCD, TSPAN8 / LGR5, FTO, WFS1, SLC30A8 and INS)

3. PROTEOMIC EVALUATION: the investigators will perform a Mass Spectrometry to identify variations in the protein pattern expression in CFRD patients if compared to CF patients without DM and healthy control individuals. The list of analyzed protein is available in supplemental data 2.

4. ANTROPOMETRIC EVALUATION. the anthropometric evaluation will be performed with objective exami-nation (Body Mass Index - BMI, waist circumference - CV and hip circumference - CF) , DEXA total body and bioimpedentiometry

5. DYNAMIC EVALUATION OF INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND β CELL SECRETION. Patients will undergo a 5-hours OGTT with serial blood samples and with the application of a Mathematical Model adapted ad hoc (Appendix 1 for a detailed description of the model), in order to quantify the contribution of insulin resistance and β-cell secretion to the development of CFRD

6. PULMONARY EVALUATION. According to clinical practice, patients will be subjected to respiratory function tests with the calculation of FEV1 (absolute and percentage), exacerbation rate, rate of severe exacerbation (need of hospitalization), patient-reported outcomes (PROs) obtained from the sCF-quality of life questionnaire, which will be provided to patients in paper form.

SAMPLE SIZE AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:

Referring to the primary objective of the project, the observational nature of the study and the absence of evidence about the topic make a precise evaluation of the power of the study a difficult issue. However, considering the number of patients available and followed by our Center (n = 136), it has been calculated that the present study will have the power of 80% and an alpha level equal to 5% to show a significant reduction of at least 25% in the 1st phase secretion in the group of diabetics if compared to the non-diabetic group (assuming a mean value in non-diabetics of 1500 (aggiungere udm) and a SD of 500 (udm) (Pass v. 11 NCSS software, LCC, Kaysville, Utah, USA).

A series of descriptive analyzes will be performed: the continuous variables will be presented as averages and standard deviations or median with interquartile ranges, depending on the distribution. Frequency distributions will be presented as numbers and percentages. Data will also be presented graphically with histograms and "Box-and-Whisker" plots in order to evaluate potential anomalous values, allowing a further data-check phase in order to have reliable data for subsequent analyzes. Differences between the groups will be analyzed using parametric tests (t-test or ANOVA) without repeated tests or repeated tests, depending on the task of the project. If the normality of the distributions were violated (normal test based on the Shapiro-Wilk statistics), non-parametric technical correspondents will be used. Categorical data will be compared using contingency tables through the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, where appropriate. All tests will be two-tailed and p-values less than 5% will be considered statistically significant.

A series of descriptive analyzes will be performed: the continuous variables will be presented as averages and standard or median deviations with interquartile ranges, depending on the distribution. Frequency distributions will be presented as numbers and percentages. The data will also be presented graphically through histograms and "Box-and-Whisker" plots in order to evaluate potential anomalous values that will allow a further data-check phase in order to have valid data for subsequent analyzes. The differences between the groups will be analyzed using parametric techniques (t-test or ANOVA) without repeated tests or with repeated tests, depending on the task of the project. If the normality of the distributions was violated (normality test based on the Shapiro-Wilk statistics), corresponding non-parametric techniques will be used. Categorical data will be compared using contingency tables through the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, where appropriate. All tests will be two-tailed and a p-values less than 5% will be considered statistically significant.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• written informed

• diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• celiac disease

• pregnancy

• diagnosis of T1DM

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes
• Fibrosis
• Insulin Resistance

Intervention

Behavioral:
• therapeutic optimization
patients with diagnosis of CFRD will undergo the gold standard treatment for the disease (insulin therapy)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	TASK 1: derivative control (DC)	index of first phase insulin secretion, calculated using the Minimum Model applied to the OGTT in patients with CF and various degrees of glucose homeostasis	2 YEARS
Primary	TASK 1: proportional control (PC)	index of second phase insulin secretion, calculated using the Minimum Model applied to the OGTT in patients with CF and various degrees of glucose homeostasis	2 YEARS
Primary	TASK 1: OGIS-2H	index of insulin sensitivity, calculated with the appropriate formula applied to the OGTT in patients with CF and various degrees of glucose homeostasis	2 YEARS
Primary	TASK 2: prevalence of CFRD in relation to the classes of mutations in the CFTR gene		2 YEARS
Primary	TASK 3: variation of FEV1	difference between pre- and post-institution of an optimal glycemic control	2 YEARS
Primary	TASK 4: incidence of post-transplant diabetes in subjects without CFRD		2 YEARS
Secondary	TASK 2: prevalence of candidate genes for DM2 in the population with CF		2 YEARS
Secondary	TASK2: variations in the protein pattern expression in CFRD population	highlighted with a proteomic analysis	2 YEARS
Secondary	TASK 3: variations of other respiratory and muscle-performance parameters	n° episodes of exacerbation/year, n° of severe exacerbation (need of hospitalization)/year, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) obtained from a specific validated questionnaire (CF-quality of life questionnaire, 9 quality of life domains: Physical Functioning, Vitality, Emotional state, Social limitations, Role Limitations/School Performance, Embarrassment, Body Image, Eating Disturbances, Treatment Constraints. 3 symptom scales: Respiratory, Digestive, Weight. 1 health perception scale: Health Status (present/evolution).Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health)	2 YEARS

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