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NCT05478707·Phase 2·INTERVENTIONAL

Therapeutic Strategies for Microvascular Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes

Status

Suspended

Phase

Phase 2

Enrollment

47

Locations

1

Results

Not posted

Publications

12

Study summary

What the protocol is testing.

The investigators will test the hypothesis that, in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonism (GLP-1RA, i.e. dulaglutide) enhances insulin-mediated skeletal muscle microvascular perfusion via attenuating endothelial oxidative stress and thereby improving endothelial function.

Full detailed description

In this study, 47 (n=32 needed to complete) adult participants with type 1 diabetes will be randomized (1:1) to 14-weeks of one of 2 interventions: 1) dulaglutide, 2) placebo. Participants will undergo two study admissions at baseline and 14 weeks. Prior to each admission, participants will wear a continuous glucose monitor (Dexcom G6 Professional) for 10 days to assess glycemic variability (GV). Prior to admissions, they will undergo cardiorespiratory fitness testing. On study admission days, participants will undergo an antecubital vein endothelial cell biopsy prior to commencing vascular testing. From the harvested endothelial cells, the investigators will quantify endothelial cell reactive oxygen species (ROS) and gene expression relevant to insulin-mediated endothelial function. Vascular testing will include contrast enhanced ultrasound of quadriceps muscle to determine microvascular blood volume (MBV). The investigators will also measure brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD). Quadriceps skeletal muscle oxygenation (HHb) will also be measured. These vascular and muscle oxygenation measurements will be conducted before and after a 120-minute euglycemic insulin clamp which will measure insulin sensitivity based on glucose infusion rate (GIR). This randomized, placebo-controlled study will assess whether GLP-1 receptor agonism with dulaglutide or exercise training improves insulin-mediated skeletal muscle microvascular perfusion. The investigators will assess for predictive relationships between microvascular perfusion and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max), insulin sensitivity (GIR), endothelial reactive oxygen species (ROS), and glycemic variability (GV).

Interventions

Treatment arms and agents.

DRUG

Dulaglutide

GLP1-RA

DRUG

Placebo

Saline placebo

Timeline

From registration to results.

  1. First posted

    Jul 28, 2022

  2. Study start

    Oct 5, 2023

  3. Primary completion

    Jun 30, 2028

  4. Study completion

    Jul 30, 2028

  5. Results posted

    Not reported

  6. Registry updated

    Apr 9, 2026

Outcomes

What the study measures.

Primary outcomes

Microvascular blood volume (MBV)

Time frame · At baseline and after 14 weeks of treatment.

Insulin mediated change in muscle microvascular blood volume (MBV). A measure of microvascular nitric oxide dependent endothelial function

Secondary outcomes

Brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD)

Time frame · At baseline and after 14 weeks of treatment

Post-occlusive percent (%) change in diameter. A measure of conduit artery nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function.

Glucose infusion rate (GIR)

Time frame · At baseline and after 14 weeks of treatment

Mean GIR over the final 30 minutes of euglycemic insulin clamp; a measure of insulin sensitivity

Cardiorespiratory fitness, maximum consumption of oxygen (VO2max)

Time frame · At baseline and after 14 weeks of treatment

Assessed by cycle ergometer exercise testing.

Skeletal muscle oxygenation, deoxyhemoglobin (HHb)

Time frame · At baseline and after 14 weeks of treatment. Measured before and after insulin clamp.

Assessed by frequency domain multi-distance near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitor at the quadriceps muscle

Eligibility

Who can take part.

Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria: * History of type 1 diabetes, duration \> 5 years * Age 18-40 years * HbA1c \< 8.5% * BMI 19-34.9 kg/m2 * Using insulin for diabetes treatment only (multiple daily injections or insulin pump with or without sensor augmentation) * On stable regimen of non-diabetic medications for the last 6 months * All screening labs within normal limits or not clinically significant * C-peptide \<0.6 ng/ml Exclusion criteria: * Pregnancy or currently breastfeeding * Smoking history within 6 months * History of microvascular (microalbuminuria, retinopathy, neuropathy) or macrovascular diabetes complications (coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease) as well as clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias or conduction disorders * Taking vasoactive medications (i.e. calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme or renin inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers, nitrates, alpha-blockers). * Known hypersensitivity to perflutren (contained in Definity© contrast) * Screening O2 saturation \<90% * Musculoskeletal condition preventing participation in exercise testing or exercise training * Acute or unstable disease other than T1D * Hypoglycemia unawareness (based on Clarke's questionnaire) * History of gastroparesis, severe gastroesophageal reflux, pancreatitis, personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 * Anemia (hemoglobin \<12 g/dL in women, hemoglobin \<13 g/dL in men), eosinophilia (absolute eosinophil count \>500 cells/microliter) leukopenia (total white blood cells \<4,000 cells/microliter) * Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) on presentation to screening visits or study admission days * Hospital admission for DKA within 1 year

Study locations

1 registered sites.

United States. Showing up to 24 locations stored in the fast local snapshot.

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Publications

Results and literature.

PMID 20739685Secrest AM, Becker DJ, Kelsey SF, Laporte RE, Orchard TJ. Cause-specific mortality trends in a large population-based cohort with long-standing childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2010 Dec;59(12):3216-22. doi: 10.2337/db10-0862. Epub 2010 Aug 25.PMID 30129464Rawshani A, Sattar N, Franzen S, Rawshani A, Hattersley AT, Svensson AM, Eliasson B, Gudbjornsdottir S. Excess mortality and cardiovascular disease in young adults with type 1 diabetes in relation to age at onset: a nationwide, register-based cohort study. Lancet. 2018 Aug 11;392(10146):477-486. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31506-X. Epub 2018 Aug 9.PMID 30657336Foster NC, Beck RW, Miller KM, Clements MA, Rickels MR, DiMeglio LA, Maahs DM, Tamborlane WV, Bergenstal R, Smith E, Olson BA, Garg SK. State of Type 1 Diabetes Management and Outcomes from the T1D Exchange in 2016-2018. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2019 Feb;21(2):66-72. doi: 10.1089/dia.2018.0384. Epub 2019 Jan 18.PMID 22362823Bergman BC, Howard D, Schauer IE, Maahs DM, Snell-Bergeon JK, Eckel RH, Perreault L, Rewers M. Features of hepatic and skeletal muscle insulin resistance unique to type 1 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 May;97(5):1663-72. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-3172. Epub 2012 Feb 22.PMID 25899581Donga E, Dekkers OM, Corssmit EP, Romijn JA. Insulin resistance in patients with type 1 diabetes assessed by glucose clamp studies: systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Endocrinol. 2015 Jul;173(1):101-9. doi: 10.1530/EJE-14-0911. Epub 2015 Apr 21.PMID 26936306Bjornstad P, Maahs DM, Duca LM, Pyle L, Rewers M, Johnson RJ, Snell-Bergeon JK. Estimated insulin sensitivity predicts incident micro- and macrovascular complications in adults with type 1 diabetes over 6 years: the coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetes study. J Diabetes Complications. 2016 May-Jun;30(4):586-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.02.011. Epub 2016 Feb 11.PMID 21610226Barrett EJ, Wang H, Upchurch CT, Liu Z. Insulin regulates its own delivery to skeletal muscle by feed-forward actions on the vasculature. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Aug;301(2):E252-63. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00186.2011. Epub 2011 May 24.PMID 32776829Muniyappa R, Chen H, Montagnani M, Sherman A, Quon MJ. Endothelial dysfunction due to selective insulin resistance in vascular endothelium: insights from mechanistic modeling. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Sep 1;319(3):E629-E646. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00247.2020. Epub 2020 Aug 10.PMID 21346068Ce GV, Rohde LE, da Silva AM, Punales MK, de Castro AC, Bertoluci MC. Endothelial dysfunction is related to poor glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes under 5 years of disease: evidence of metabolic memory. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 May;96(5):1493-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-2363. Epub 2011 Feb 23.PMID 20339920Inaba Y, Chen JA, Bergmann SR. Prediction of future cardiovascular outcomes by flow-mediated vasodilatation of brachial artery: a meta-analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Aug;26(6):631-40. doi: 10.1007/s10554-010-9616-1. Epub 2010 Mar 26.PMID 26265791Zhao L, Fu Z, Wu J, Aylor KW, Barrett EJ, Cao W, Liu Z. Inflammation-induced microvascular insulin resistance is an early event in diet-induced obesity. Clin Sci (Lond). 2015 Dec;129(12):1025-36. doi: 10.1042/CS20150143. Epub 2015 Aug 11.PMID 34075130Love KM, Jahn LA, Hartline LM, Patrie JT, Barrett EJ, Liu Z. Insulin-mediated muscle microvascular perfusion and its phenotypic predictors in humans. Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 1;11(1):11433. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90935-8.

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