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MASTERMIND - Understanding Individual Variation in Treatment Response in Type 2 Diabetes

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01847144
Lead Sponsor
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

Response to treatment in Type 2 Diabetes is highly variable; the same medicine may have little effect in one person but a large effect in another. Understanding mechanisms of altered response to treatment could aid treatment selection and assist the design of new medications with lower nonresponse rates.

This study will examine the physiological mechanisms and potential clinical/biomarker predictors of altered response to sulphonylurea and DPPIV inhibitor glucose lowering medication and answer fundamental methodological questions for the future study of variation in treatment response in Type 2 Diabetes. Participants will withdraw sulphonylurea therapy for up to 2 weeks with assessment of baseline characteristics and glycaemic response. Participants will then enter an optional extension where they receive sulphonylurea or DPPIV inhibitor therapy in crossover fashion.

Detailed Description

Participants will withdraw sulphonylurea therapy for up to 2 weeks (part 1) followed by an optional cross-over extension (part 2)where they are randomized to 4 weeks of treatment with Gliclazide (DPP-IV thera) or Sitagliptin (sulphonylurea), followed by 4 weeks of the second treatment with a 2 week wash-out period in between.

Part 1 will allow assessment of response rates to long standing sulphonylurea treatment in clinical practice and potential predictors of this, as well as whether a very brief period (1 week) of treatment withdrawal is a valid assessment of an individual's response to therapy. Part 2 will allow comparison of the approach in part one with response to the same treatment in a trial setting and will allow assessment on whether response is consistent across therapies with different mechanisms of action.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
143
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age >18 and <80
  • Clinical diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
  • Currently treated with sulphonylurea tablets
  • No change in diabetes treatment (new treatments or dose change) within last 3 months
  • Last HbA1c (taken within last 12 months) of ≥42 mmol/mol and ≤75 mmol/mol (6-9%)
  • Able and willing to monitor home blood glucose
  • Able and willing to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Current treatment includes: insulin, GLP-1 agonists, DPP-IV inhibitors, glinides
  • Renal impairment (eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73m2)
  • Active infection (any infection requiring antibiotics at present)
  • Recent (within 3 months) surgery or planned surgery
  • Cardiovascular disease (angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic episode) occurring within the previous 3 months
  • Previous history of pancreatitis
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning a pregnancy over the study period
  • Unable/unwilling to monitor home blood glucose

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Gliclazide - SitagliptinGliclazide 80mg ODGliclazide 80mg OD and Sitagliptin 100mg OD
Sitagliptin - GliclazideSitagliptin 100mg ODGliclazide 80mg OD and Sitagliptin 100mg OD
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in fasting glucose4 weeks post treatment change

Change in fasting glucose from 0 to 4 weeks post treatment change.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Additional changes in biochemical results4 weeks

Secondary outcome measures will include change in glycosylated albumin, HbA1c, home glucose day profile and mixed meal area under the curve glucose

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

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Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

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