Relationship Between Changes in Gut Hormones After Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding and Improvements in Diabetes

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Role of Endogenous Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) in Improved Glucose Tolerance After Two Different Types of Bariatric Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01153438
• Other study ID #: 810104
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: June 28, 2010
• Last updated: August 15, 2016
• Start date: April 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2013

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: University of Pennsylvania
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review BoardUnited States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to see how hormones that control blood sugar change in response to two different weight loss surgeries (gastric bypass and gastric banding). We believe that changes in a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) may account for the greater improvement in blood sugar after certain types of surgeries. GLP-1 makes the pancreas release insulin, a hormone that lowers blood sugar. The study will consist of one screening visit and three study visits in which the glucose response will be measured after drinking a liquid meal: 1) Visit 1 (2-3 weeks before surgery); 2) Visit 2 (after 10% of body weight is lost); and 3) Visit 3 (5-10 days after Visit 2). Hormone levels will be measured during the three study visits. To see if the improvement in blood sugar after surgery is due to changes in GLP-1, we will block its effect on insulin release by giving either salt water or a medication that blocks the activity of GLP-1 during the two visits that take place after surgery (Visits 2 and 3).

Description:

Many diabetic patients who have Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have rapid improvements in their blood sugars within days of their surgery, even before they have lost much weight. It typically takes much longer for these improvements to occur after adjustable gastric banding (AGB), despite an equally low caloric intake. Changes in levels of hormones released by the small intestine as a consequence of the particular type of surgery may be an important factor in the rapid improvement of blood sugars. One of these hormones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), has an important effect on insulin secretion from the pancreas. This study seeks to determine whether changes in GLP-1 are responsible for the improvement in blood sugar after certain types of weight loss surgeries. In order to meet inclusion criteria, participants must have type 2 diabetes for less than 10 years and be approved by insurance to undergo RYGB or AGB at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania or Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. We will obtain several measurements of GLP-1 and other hormones that affect glucose levels during the three study visits: 1) Visit 1 (2-3 weeks before surgery); 2) Visit 2 (after 10% of body weight is lost); and 3) Visit 3 (5-10 days after Visit 2). To see if the improvement in blood sugar after surgery is due to changes in GLP-1, we will block its effect on insulin release by giving either salt water or a medication that blocks the activity of GLP-1 during the two visits that take place after surgery (Visits 2 and 3). Each visit will last for 4-6 hours and participants will be compensated for their time.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 8
• Est. completion date: June 2013
• Est. primary completion date: June 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female participants age 18 years or older with a body mass index greater than >35 kg/m2 but less than <60 kg/m2 who undergo gastric bypass or gastric banding at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Type 2 diabetes (defined as a pre-existing diagnosis, the use of oral antidiabetic medications or insulin, or a fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to > 126 mg/dl and confirmed by a oral glucose tolerance test)

• Ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

• Daily insulin requirement exceeding 1 unit/kg/d

• Poor preoperative glycemic control, as indicated by an HbA1c greater than 10.0%

• Duration of diabetes greater than> 10 years

• Pregnant women (or those who intend to become pregnant during the study period)

• Women who are currently breastfeeding

• Participants with moderate anemia (hemoglobin less than< 12 g/dl for men and less than< 11 g/dl for women)

• Use of medications known to affect weight, including chronic oral or inhaled glucocorticoid use and the use of certain psychiatric medications (olanzepine, risperidone, and lithium)

• history of any major active rheumatologic, pulmonary, dermatologic disease, or inflammatory conditions

• oral history of positive HIV status

• any major surgery in the past 3 months

• regular use of alcoholic beverages (greater than 7 drinks/week)

• prior reaction to human albumin

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bariatric Surgery
• Obesity
• Type 2 Diabetes

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pennsylvania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	change in glucose tolerance after surgery (measured by glucose area under the curve)	To compare change in glucose tolerance, independent of weight loss, between obese, diabetic participants who undergo gastric bypass or gastric banding.	after surgery when 10% of initial body weight is lost (expected 4 weeks after bypass and 12 weeks after banding)	No
Secondary	change in glucose tolerance before and after a GLP-1 receptor blocker is administered	To determine if GLP-1 is responsible for improved glucose tolerance following gastric bypass.	after 10% of body weight is lost (expected 4 weeks after bypass and 12 weeks after banding)	No