Clinical trial NCT06582381: Evaluation of Biomarkers for Predicting Macronutrient Intake
Official title: Evaluation of Biomarkers for Predicting Macronutrient Intake
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Glucose Metabolism
Amino Acid Metabolism
Keywords: amino acid
glucose
metabolism
microdialysis
nutrition
stable isotope
macronutrient
biomarker
Lead sponsor: Texas A&M University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
First posted: 2024-09-03
Enrollment: 33
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to establish the relationship between macronutrient food intake and the resulting blood and intersticial fluid (ISF )levels of small molecule markers, as well as, validate wearable optical readers and data fusion algorithms to accurately predict individual-specific macronutrient availability in real time.

The study involves 1 screening visit of approximately 2 hours and up to 4 study days of approximately 14 hours. Subjects will be asked to arrive in the fasted state on all study days. Fasting prior to screening is not required. On the screening visit, body weight, height, and body composition by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) will be measured. In addition, habitual dietary intake, physical activity level (PASE), and quality of life (SGRQ-C) will be assessed.

Detailed description: On each study day, body weight and height will be measured. An in-dwelling catheter will be inserted in a peripheral vein of the lower arm or hand to enable blood sampling. The arm will be put in a hot box to allow collecting arterialized venous blood samples. After taking a baseline blood sample, the predefined meal will be consumed within 10 min. Small arterialized venous blood samples (5 ml) will subsequently be drawn multiple times. Samples will be collected in predefined tubes, plasma/serum separated, aliquoted, and stored at -80 deg. Celsius for later assays and/or send to a local accredited laboratory for the concentrations of amino acids and other parameters (including amino acids, fatty acids, glucose, insulin).

In the opposite limb, a commercially available microdialysis catheter will be placed in the forearm following standard operating procedures developed by the European Academy of Allergy \&amp; Clinical Immunology Task Force on Skin Microdialysis. Dialysate will be collected in 30-minute aliquots in microvials for the duration of the study day. Microvials will be weighed before and after sample collection. A syringe filled with perfusate containing mixture of stable tracer-labelled amino acids and glucose will be infused through the syringe pump at a controlled rate.

On each of the study days, subjects will consume two meals with defined composition of macronutrients eight hours apart.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria

* Ability to walk, sit down and stand up independently
* Age 50-75 years old
* Ability to lie in supine or slightly elevated position for approximately 13 hours
* BMI between 25 and 35
* Willingness and ability to comply with the protocol

Exclusion Criteria

* Established diagnosis of malignancy
* Established diagnosis of Insulin or non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
* History of untreated metabolic diseases including hepatic or renal disorder
* Currently on anticoagulants (i.e., warfarin, factor X inhibitors or direct thrombin inhibitors)
* History of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolisms, or known clotting disorders
* Presence of acute illness or metabolically unstable chronic illness
* Recent myocardial infarction (less than 1 year)
* Known allergy or intolerance to any of the meal components
* Any other condition according to the PI or nurse that was found during the screening visit, that would interfere with the study or safety of the patient
* Failure to give informed consent or Investigator\&#39;s uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the participant to comply with the protocol requirements

Primary outcomes:
measure: Glucose metabolism
timeFrame: Up to 14 hours per study visit, up to 4 visits
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Amino acid metabolism
timeFrame: Up to 14 hours per study visit, up to 4 visits
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: College Station
country: United States
facility: Center for Translational Research in Aging &amp; Longevity
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: Texas A&amp;M University
name: Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Texas A&amp;M University
name: Michael McShane, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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