DRUG
Teduglutide + Normal Saline
Teduglutide 0.05 mg/kg subcutaneous injection; Normal Saline intravenous infusion
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Enrollment
10
Locations
1
Results
Not posted
Publications
0
Study summary
The gut is able to retain some fat for many hours after a fatty meal. The gut hormone glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is known to release these fat stores in the gut, but it is not known how GLP-2 achieves this. One possibility is that GLP-2 increases blood flow in the gut. NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) is a substance that inhibits nitric oxide synthase (an enzyme that helps make nitric oxide which increases blood flow). This protocol examines whether blocking gut blood flow with L-NMMA is able to prevent GLP-2 from releasing gut lipid stores. Healthy participants will be treated with a combination of Teduglutide (a resistant form of GLP-2) and L-NMMA, and their respective controls. Blood lipid levels will be measured following treatments.
This is a single-blind, cross over, Phase 3b clinical study. The protocol aims to study 15 healthy, lean, non-diabetic males and females for three studies each, in random order, approximately four weeks apart, as follows. Study A (L-NMMA + Teduglutide study): Volunteers will receive high-fat nutritional drink and seven hours later a subcutaneous injection of Teduglutide (0.05mg/kg of body weight, which is the FDA-approved route and daily dose for the treatment of short bowel syndrome).Thirty minutes prior to Teduglutide, the subject will receive an intravenous infusion of L-NMMA up to a maximum amount of 10 mg/kg, to inhibit nitric oxide synthesis. Lipid and lipoprotein levels will be measured at regular intervals for 3 hours following the injection of Teduglutide. Mesenteric blood flow will be measured at regular intervals by ultrasonography on some volunteers. Study B (Teduglutide + normal saline): The design is identical to study A, except that, instead of L-NMMA, normal saline of the same volume will be infused. Study C (Placebo + L-NMMA): The design is identical to study A, except that, instead of Teduglutide, a placebo will be injected subcutaneously. Mesenteric Blood Flow measurement: Mesenteric blood flow will be measured at the bedside for some of the volunteers by ultrasonography in each study (A, B, C) before, during and after the administration of L-NMMA and Teduglutide. The first evaluation will begin 15 min before the start of the L-NMMA infusion and periodically afterwards.
Interventions
DRUG
Teduglutide 0.05 mg/kg subcutaneous injection; Normal Saline intravenous infusion
DRUG
Teduglutide 0.05 mg/kg subcutaneous injection; L-NMMA 10 mg/kg intravenous infusion
DRUG
Placebo subcutaneous injection; L-NMMA 10 mg/kg intravenous infusion
Timeline
First posted
May 23, 2018
Study start
Sep 27, 2017
Primary completion
Mar 20, 2019
Study completion
Mar 20, 2019
Results posted
Not reported
Registry updated
Mar 27, 2020
Outcomes
Plasma Lipid Levels
Time frame · 10.5 hours
Lipid levels in plasma and lipoprotein fractions are measured following treatments
Blood Flow
Time frame · 3 hours
Mesenteric blood flow rates are measured with ultrasound following treatments
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women, aged 18 to 60 years * Body mass index 20 kg/m2 to 30 kg/m2 * Hemoglobin above 130g/L. * Normal glucose tolerance in response to a 75g, 2-hr oral glucose tolerance test Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has a history of hepatitis/hepatic disease that has been active within the previous two years. * Any significant active (over the past 12 months) disease of the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, neurological, renal (creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL), genitourinary, hematological systems, or has severe uncontrolled treated or untreated hypertension (sitting diastolic blood pressure \> 100 or systolic \> 180) or proliferative retinopathy * History of diabetes or oral glucose tolerance indicative of diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance. * Any history of a myocardial infarction or clinically significant, active, cardiovascular history including a history of arrhythmia's or conduction delays on electrocardiogram, unstable angina, or decompensated heart failure. * Any laboratory values: aspartate transaminase \> 2x upper limit of normal; alanine aminotransferase \> 2x upper limit of normal; thyroid-stimulating hormone \> 6 miliunit/l * Current addiction to alcohol or substances of abuse as determined by the investigator. * Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barrier precluding adequate understanding or cooperation * Taking any prescription or non-prescription medications at the time of the study * Having donated blood three months prior to and three months post study procedures * A pregnancy test will be performed 1 to 3 days prior to each study in all female research participants. Those who test positive for pregnancy will be excluded.
Study locations
Canada. Showing up to 24 locations stored in the fast local snapshot.
Tornto General Hospital, UHN
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Publications
No PMID-linked publications were present in this registry snapshot.
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