The Effect of the Incretin Hormones on the Endocrine Pancreatic Function During Hyperglycemia in End-stage Renal Disease

End-stage Renal Disease Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02237521
• Other study ID #: H-2-2014-021
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 29, 2014
• Last updated: May 19, 2017
• Start date: September 2014
• Est. completion date: April 28, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: May 2017
• Source: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a high prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism. The pathophysiological cause is uncertain, but disturbances in the secretion, elimination and effect of glucagon, insulin and the two incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), probably play important roles. Our research group has previously found that dialysis patients without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a reduced incretin effect and an inability to suppress glucagon after a meal - two early pathophysiological characteristics of patients with T2DM and normal kidney function.

The aim of the project is to provide a detailed description of the mechanisms underlying the (patho)physiological effects of the incretin hormones in patients with ESRD. We plan to investigate the above mentioned disturbances during fasting and hyperglycaemic conditions using incretin infusions during glucose clamping. Furthermore, stable isotopic tracers will be used to determine the effect of the incretin hormones on the endogenous glucose handling.

We hypothesise that the effects of the incretin hormones in ESRD will be reduced in respect to healthy control subjects.

Description:

The effect of the incretin hormones on the endocrine pancreatic function in a uremic environment will be explored during fasting and hyperglycemic conditions in three randomised examination days.

At a preceding screening day, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan will be performed to determine glucose tolerance and the distribution of muscle and adipose tissue. The study will be carried out on three separate days differing with respect to the hormones infused: GLP-1, GIP or placebo (saline) which are double blinded. The patients will meet from an overnight fast and an infusion of one of the hormones is initiated. At the same time labeled glucose will be infused to determine the endogenous hepatic glucose production. A glucose infusion is adjusted according to frequent plasma glucose measurements to maintain fasting glucose level. After 2 hours a steady state of the tracer is achieved and a 2 hour hyperglycemic clamp, 3 mmol/l above fasting glucose concentration will be started. The tracer infusions are continued during the hyperglycemia. After the 4 hour clamp an arginine bolus will be administered to measure the ability to increase the secretion of insulin and glucagon.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: April 28, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: April 28, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria (End-stage renal disease):

• Chronic hemodialysis-dependent uremia in more than 3 months

Inclusion Criteria (Healthy controls):

• Normal kidney function

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fasting plasma glucose = 6.1 mmol/l

• 2h plasma glucose = 7.8 after ingestion of 75 grams of glucose

• Admittance to a hospital

• Anemia (Hb < 6.0 mmol/l)

• Ongoing treatment with drugs interfering with glucose metabolism including steroids and calcineurin inhibitors

• Bowel resection or any other large abdominal surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• End-stage Renal Disease
• Kidney Diseases
• Kidney Failure, Chronic
• Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

Intervention

Other:
• Eu- and hyperglycemic clamp
Eu- and hyperglycemic clamp with concomitant infusion of the natural occurring hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) or placebo along with stable glucose isotope infusion to measure the effects of the incretins.
• Arginine test
Bolus infusion of the natural occurring amino acid arginine to measure the ability to increase the secretion of insulin and glucagon

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Department of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet	Copenhagen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bo Feldt-Rasmussen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The effect of GLP-1 and GIP on insulin response during hyperglycemia between groups	Average plasma insulin concentrations during hyperglycemia	Average during the last 2 hours of each examination day. Blood samples are collected at time 122, 124, 126, 130, 210, 225 and 240 minutes
Secondary	The effect of GLP-1 and GIP on insulin, glucagon and endogenous glucose production during euglycemia	Average plasma insulin and glucagon concentrations as well as glucose rate of appearance during euglycemia.	Average during the first 2 hours of each examination day. Blood samples are collected at time 90, 105 and 120 minutes
Secondary	The effect of GLP-1 and GIP on early and late phase of insulin, glucagon and endogenous glucose production during hyperglycemia	Average plasma insulin and glucagon concentrations as well as glucose rate of appearance during the first 10 minutes and last 30 minutes of hyperglycemia.	Averages during the last 2 hours of each examination day. Blood samples are collected at time 122, 124, 126, 130, 210, 225 and 240 minutes
Secondary	The effect of GLP-1 and GIP on insulin and glucagon response to arginine	Average plasma insulin and glucagon concentrations 10 minutes following arginine bolus at the end of the examination.	Average following ariginine bolus. Blood samples are collected at time 242, 244, 246 and 250 minutes
Secondary	The effect of GLP-1 and GIP on the peripheral glucose handling	Average glucose infusion rate during both euglycemia (the first 2 hours) and hyperglycemia (the last 2 hours).	Average during the first 4 hours of each examination day. Blood samples are collected at 5-15 minutes interval from time 0 to time 240 minutes
Secondary	The effect of GLP-1 and GIP on potassium concentrations during euglycemia	Average plasma potassium concentrations during euglycemia	Average during the first 2 hours of each examination day. Blood samples are collected at time 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes