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Long-term Metabolic Effects of Cafestol

Not Applicable
Conditions
Obesity, Abdominal
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Cafestol
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05672433
Lead Sponsor
University of Aarhus
Brief Summary

Twelve-week double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel intervention study on 40 participants with a large waist circumference who will ingest cafestol or placebo capsules twice daily. Insulin resistance is measured before and after the twelve-week intervention.

Detailed Description

Participants are randomly allocated to the cafestol intervention group or placebo group. Before and after the twelve-week intervention the participants partake in:

* A modified two-stage Insulin Suppression Test to determine insulin mediated glucose uptake. Fasting participants receive body-surface-area-adjusted octreotide, insulin and glucose infusions for 240 minutes. Octreotide is infused with the same rate throughout the test. Insulin and glucose infusions are slow for the initial 120-minute stage and increased the final 120-minute stage, simulating fasting and post-postprandial conditions, respectively. Steady state measurements of plasma glucose are acquired the final 30 minutes of each stage, at time points 100, 110, 120, 220, 230 and 240 minutes.

* A mixed meal test. Fasting participants consume 75 g. white bread, 10 g. butter, 30 g. cheese and 200 ml. orange juice. Blood samples are drawn at time points -15, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180 and 240 min for glucose-, insulin-, glucagon- and triglyceride measurements.

* A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. Participants undergo dixon-sequences scanning the abdomen, assessing visceral and sub-cutaneous fat volume and liver fat content. Magnetic Resonance (MR) spectroscopy is also used to determine fat percentage of the liver.

* 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement, every 20 minutes during daytime and every 30 minutes during nighttime.

* 1-week continuous glucose measurement using blinded continuous glucose monitor/sensor on upper arm.

* Fecal and urine sampling

* 72-hour food-diary

* Fasting blood samples:

* Insulin, c-peptide, HbA1c and glucose

* Total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and triglycerides

* Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

* Alanine aminotransferase, creatinine, sodium and potassium

* High sensitivity C reactive protein (CRP) and alpha-hydroxybutyrate

* C-terminal telopeptide (CTX) and Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP)

* Parathyroid hormone (PTH), Vitamin D and Ionized calcium

* Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1)

* Interleukin 1 \& 8 (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-8)

* Gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and Glucagon- like peptide-2 (GLP-2)

* Growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15)

* Tumor necrosis factor (TNFα)

* Fasting assessment of insulin resistance (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance by C-peptide).

Pre-intervention and end-intervention test results will be compared using repeated-measures ANOVA / mixed models.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Waist circumference > 102 cm (men) / 88 cm (women)

Exclusion Criteria
  • Type 2 diabetes (HbA1c > 48 mmol/mol) or in treatment with antidiabetic drugs
  • Pregnancy
  • Planned pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • Significant comorbidity expected to unable the subject from completing visits

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CafestolCafestolParticipants in this arm ingest 6 mg cafestol capsules twice daily with breakfast and dinner.
PlaceboPlaceboParticipants in this arm ingest placebo capsules twice daily with breakfast and dinner.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Steady state plasma glucose during stage 2 of insulin suppression test (mmol/L)220, 230 and 240 minutes after test-start. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention steady state plasma glucose.

Subjects are administered a 25 μg octreotide bolus at time-point 0 minutes and subsequently infused with 0.27 μg octreotide / m2 • minute, 6 milliunits (mU) insulin / m2 • minute, and 50 mg glucose / m2 • minute. At time-point 120 minutes, infusion speeds were increased to to 32 mU insulin / m2 • minute and 267 mg glucose / m2 • minute.

Steady state plasma glucose during stage 1 of insulin suppression test (mmol/L)100, 110 and 120 minutes after test-start. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention steady state plasma glucose.

Subjects are administered a 25 μg octreotide bolus at time-point 0 minutes and subsequently infused with 0.27 μg octreotide / m2 • minute, 6 mU insulin / m2 • minute, and 50 mg glucose / m2 • min.

Area under the curve for glucose during mixed meal test (mmol/L*min)-15 to 240 minutes from ingestion of standardized meal at time point 0 minutes. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention area under the curves.

Area under the curve for glucose during a mixed meal test.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Area under the curve for insulin during mixed meal test (pmol/L*min)-15 to 240 minutes from ingestion of standardized meal at time point 0 minutes. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention area under the curves.

Area under the curve for insulin during a mixed meal test.

Area under the curve for glucagon during mixed meal test (pmol/L*min)-15 to 240 minutes from ingestion of standardized meal at time point 0 minutes. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention area under the curves.

Area under the curve for glucagon during a mixed meal test.

Area under the curve for triglycerides during mixed meal test (mmol/L*min)-15 to 240 minutes from ingestion of standardized meal at time point 0 minutes. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention area under the curves.

Area under the curve for triglycerides during a mixed meal test.

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (mmol/mol)12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention and end-intervention glycated hemoglobin levels.

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (mmol/mol)

Liver fat content (%)12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention scan and end-intervention scan.

Measured with dixon-sequences scanning the abdomen and MR-Spectroscopy.

Visceral fat content (ml)12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention scan and end-intervention scan.

Measured with dixon-sequences scanning the abdomen

Subcutaneous fat content (ml)12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention scan and end-intervention scan.

Measured with dixon-sequences scanning the abdomen

One-week continuous glucose measurementAverage glucose measured every 15 minutes for one week prior to study day 1 and 3. 12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention measurement and end-intervention measurement.

One-week continuous glucose measurement data.

Blood pressure (mmHg)12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention average ambulatory blood pressure and end-intervention average ambulatory blood pressure.

Average daytime and night-time ambulatory blood pressure. 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement, measured every 20 minutes during daytime and every 30 minutes during nighttime.

Food consumption in kilocalories (kcal)12-week change. Comparison between pre-intervention food consumption and end-intervention food consumption.

Food consumption is registered for 72-hours prior to study day 1 and 3. Food consumption is measured in kilocalories (kcal).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

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Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark

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