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Prevent/Delay Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Homeostasis Treated With Acarbose in Primary Care

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01010100
Lead Sponsor
Bayer
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if the administration of small doses of Acarbose can prevent or delay the appearance of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a population of subjects with prediabetes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
204
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > 40 and < 75 years old
  • Men and women
  • Able to give voluntary informed consent
  • Existence of one or more of the following risk factors:
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) > 27 mg/Kg2
  • One or more family members with diabetes determined by anamnesis.
  • Personal antecedents of previous blood glucose anomalies (gestational diabetes reverted after the lactation time, before-during surgical stress, fasting glycaemia > 110 mg/dL (6,1 mM) and < 126 mg/dL (7 mM) registered in the Clinical History during the last 3 years, etc.)
  • Previous consumption of drugs with hyperglycaemic capacity for a period of 3 months continuously or more than 6 months discontinuously
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Type 2 DM
  • Pregnancy during the study
  • Nursing women
  • Major debilitating (e.g. collagen vascular diseases, failure of major organ, psychosis, severe infections, neutropenia, BMI < 20 mg/Kg2)
  • Subjects taking a prohibited drug (see protocol)
  • Subjects taking drugs that can impair intestinal motility and/or carbohydrate absorption (i.e. cholestyramine, neomycin)
  • Recent cardiovascular events (within last 6 months) such as myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure
  • Serum creatinine > 2 mg/Dl
  • Fasting triglycerides > 10 mm/L (> 885 mg/dL)
  • AST elevation > 2.5 times above the upper limit of normal
  • Subjects with hyper/hypothyroidism non compensated
  • Subjects with documented gastrointestinal diseases that are likely to be associated with abnormal intestinal motility or altered absorption of nutrients (e.g. gastroparesia, malabsorption syndrome, chronic diarrhoea states, enteropathies, inflammatory bowel diseases, partial intestinal obstruction, large hernias)
  • Subjects with any emotional disorder or substance abuse (e.g. severe depression, alcohol or drug abuse)
  • Hypersensitivity to Acarbose
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm 1Acarbose (Glucobay, BAYG5421)-
Arm 2Placebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The principal objective was to determine if the administration of small doses of Acarbose could prevent or delay the appearance of Type 2 DM in a population of subjects with impaired glucose homeostasis.The main criterion for the evaluation of the primary objective was the proportion of diabetic subjects after three years of treatment and another time after three months of wash-out with placebo.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evolution of anthropometric measurementsThree years and three months. (BMI)
The appearance or progression of cardiovascular events: angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, revascularisation procedureTime until the appearance or progression of cardiovascular episodes
Delay in the conversion to diabetes mellitusTime until the confirmation of the diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
Evolution of the cardiovascular risk markers (microalbuminuria, triglycerides, fasting glycaemia, after overload glycaemia, HbA1c, C-peptide, insulinemia)Three years and three months.
Regression to the normality (NO impaired glucose homeostasis)Proportion of subjects that had regressed to normality after three years of treatment.
Evolution of blood pressureThree years and three months.
Evolution of lipid profileThree years and three months.
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