Blood Glucose Variability and Insulin Action During Menstrual Cycle in Females With Type 1 Diabetes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes
• Interventions: Device: Follicular Euglycemic clamp; Device: Luteal Euglycemic clamp

• Registration Number: NCT02693938
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

This research study is designed to look at differences in responsiveness to the subcutaneous injection of a standardized dose of rapid-acting insulin analog and blood glucose variability during different phases of the menstrual cycle in females with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Detailed Description

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease that leads to disability and premature death if not well treated. While females and males are equally affected by T1D, diabetes places additional burdens of care on females. Characteristically, females with T1D have worse glycemic control, a higher incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis, and a greater risk of cardiovascular complications as compared to their male peers. It has been hypothesized that variations in responsiveness to pre-meal bolus doses of insulin during menstrual cycling is an important underlying cause for increased management problems in females with T1D, but the hypothesis has not been adequately tested. Consequently, insulin treatment of females during the different cycles of menstruation remains a guessing game that often results in major swings in blood glucose from high to low levels. The unfavorable impact of this gap in knowledge extends to the efficiency and accuracy of artificial pancreas closed-loop (CL) system insulin delivery algorithms designed based on insulin action parameters. The proposed study addresses this unmet need in diabetes management for females both in open-loop (OL) and CL therapies.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-29
• Study Start: 2019-11-13
• Primary Completion: 2020-02-07
• Study Completion: 2020-02-07
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 12-35
2. diagnosis of T1D>1year;
3. BMI%<85th;
4. HbA1c <9%.
5. Subjects ages 21-35y on combination oral contraceptive pills (OCP) could be included.

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Exclusion Criteria

1. irregular periods,
2. pregnant, breastfeeding,
3. subjects>20y on progesterone only pills or injections,
4. Likelihood of requiring treatment during the study period with drugs not permitted by the study protocol,
5. mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study, including blood glucose monitoring requirements including the documentation of blood glucose data and insulin dosing,and/or inability to return for follow-up visits, and unlikely to complete the study.
6. Subjects on OCP will be excluded in the 12-20y group to capture the physiologic variability in insulin action during pubertal progress.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
follicular phase clamp	Follicular Euglycemic clamp	Follicular euglycemic clamp administered during follicular phase of menstrual cycle.
luteal phase clamp	Luteal Euglycemic clamp	Luteal euglycemic clamp administered during luteal phase of menstrual cycle.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change in area under the glucose infusion rate (AUCGIR) during different phases of menstrual cycle	Up to 30 days	The insulin glucodynamic action will be measured by the amount of dextrose infused during the study as previously described by DeFronzo. The primary outcome measure for the euglycemic clamp studies will be area under the glucose infusion rate (AUCGIR) that will be compared between luteal and follicular phases of menstrual cycle.
Glucose Infusion Rate	Up to 15 days	During the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, subjects will go through an insulin time action (clamp) study. Subjects are injected a bolus dose of insulin and blood sugar levels are kept within a 90-100mg/dL range by intravenous fluid infusion during fasting state. GIR stands for the glucose infusion rate that is measured in mg/kg/minute, indicating the amount of glucose delivered per minute per kilogram of body mass.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States