Clinical trial NCT03004612: Effect of Linagliptin + Metformin vs Metformin Alone in Patients With Prediabetes
Official title: Effect of Linagliptin + Metformin vs Metformin Alone on the Role of Pancreatic Islet Function, Insulin Resistance and Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Prediabetes: Randomized Clinical Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Prediabetic State
Insulin Resistance
Keywords: prediabetes
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Guanajuato
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajio
First posted: 2016-12-29
Enrollment: 144
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Type 2 diabetes is a worldwide epidemic disease, and preventive strategies are needed to face this health problem. The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of linagliptin + metformin vs metformin alone on physiopathological parameters, such as glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, insulin secretion and pancreatic beta cell function in patients with impaired fasting glucose plus impaired glucose tolerance, during 24 months.

Detailed description: The main goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of two different treatments during 24 months:

1. Lifestyle modification program + metformin 850mg twice daily
2. Lifestyle modification program + linagliptin (2.5mg) and metformin (850mg) twice daily

on the following parameters, after 24 months of treatment:

1. Glucose metabolism, evaluated by the oral glucose tolerance
2. Insulin resistance, evaluated by the oral glucose tolerance in 100% of the patients and by hyperglycemic clamp in 10 % of the patients
3. Insulin secretion, evaluated by the oral glucose tolerance in 100% of the patients and by hyperglycemic clamp in 10 % of the patients
4. Pancreatic beta cell function, evaluated by the oral glucose tolerance in 100% of the patients and by hyperglycemic clamp in 10 % of the patients
5. Systemic inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors, evaluated by cytokines interlelukin-6 (IL6), C-reactive protein (PCR), and measurement of the intima media thickness by ultrasound.

All the patients will have a basal evaluation with an oral glucose tolerance test, lipid profile, body composition, and IMT measurement by ultrasonography; and 10 % will be invited for the hyperglycemic clamp. After the basal evaluation, if the patients result with IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE and have at least 2 risk factors, they will be invited to the intervention phase where they will be randomized to one of the two treatment groups.

Patients will have a follow-up visit every month to review the adherence to the lifestyle modification program and to the medication. Every 6 months OGTT will be performed on all the patients, and in a subset of patients hyperglycemic clamp will be performed at 0, 6 and 12 months. After 18 and 24 months, patients will repeat the same evaluation performed as the basal evaluation.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with prediabetes, defined for the existence impaired glucose tolerance (Glucose between 140 and 199 mg/dL at the 2 hours of the Oral Glucose Tolerance test (OGTT) ) with or without impaired fasting glucose (Fasting glucose between 100 and 125 mg/dL)
* Patients who accept to participate in the study and sign the informed consent letter.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus previously or detected during the OGTT
* Patients in actual treatment or during the last 3 months with metformin, pioglitazone or another antidiabetic drug, including insulin.
* Serum creatinine \> 1.6 mg/dL
* Hypertriglyceridemia very high (\>500 mg/dL)
* Pregnant women
* Altered arterial hypertension (Systolic \> 180 mmHg or Diastolic \>105 mmHg)
* Excessive alcohol intake, acute or chronic
* Medications or medical conditions that affect glucose homeostasis (thiazides, beta blockers, glucocorticoids for systemic use, weight-reducing drugs or anorexigenics, Cushing's syndrome, Thyrotoxicosis.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from basal fasting and post2h OGTT glucose levels at 12 and 24 months
timeFrame: 12 and 24 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from basal pancreatic beta cell function at 12 and 24 months
timeFrame: 12 and 24 months
measure: Change from basal insulin sensitivity at 12 and 24 months
timeFrame: 12 and 24 months
measure: Change from basal Weight at 12 and 24 months
timeFrame: 12 and 24 months
measure: Incidence of type 2 diabetes
timeFrame: 24 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: León
country: Mexico
facility: Universidad de Guanajuato
state: Guanajuato
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Guanajuato
name: Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza, MDPhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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