Clinical trial NCT06363747: The Medically Reproducing Bariatric Surgery (MRB) II Study
Official title: The Medically Reproducing Bariatric Surgery (MRB) II Study: SEMAGLUTIDE Followed by OPTIFAST in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE2
PHASE3
Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes
Obesity
Keywords: Optifast
Type 2 diabetes
Semglutide
Lead sponsor: Durham VA Medical Center
Sponsor class: FED
Collaborators: name: Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
First posted: 2024-04-12
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Control--\[GLP-1 agonist +/- DM2 meds + medical management + nutritional/behavioral counseling\] Experimental---\[Optifast + GLP-1 agonist + medical management + nutritional/behavioral counseling\]
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Roux-en-Y (RYGB) gastric bypass reduces the size and capacity of the stomach and bypasses a portion of the small intestine which leads to decreased food intake and higher levels of a gut hormone called GLP-1 (glucagon-like-peptide-1). These changes lead to weight loss, improved blood sugars and often remission of type 2 diabetes but most patients do not qualify or want surgery. The investigators are searching for ways to make the beneficial effects of RYGB available to most type 2 diabetes patients rather than a select few that undergo RYGB.

The investigators believe that parts of RYGB can be medically reproduced through a combination of diet and medicine. Once weekly injectable GLP-1 medicine that leads to weight loss and improved blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes are now FDA approved. Optifast is a medically supervised diet that safely reduces calorie intake to 800 calories per day for three months by replacing normal meals with specially prepared bars and shakes which leads to weight loss and improved blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes. Normal meals are then gradually reintroduced over 6 weeks and the bars/shakes are stopped. The investigators hypothesize that Optifast (diet) + once weekly GLP-1 will lead to weight loss and improvement in blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes similar to what is seen after RYGB.

Detailed description: MRB II is a two arm 50-week study that will recruit Veteran DM2 patients already on a stable dose of a GLP-1 agonist +/- DM2 agents. The investigators will recruit 50 patients and assign 25 subjects to the control arm and 25 subjects to the experimental arm. The control and experimental arm (n=25) will have in-person visits with the study PI, certified diabetes educator (CDE) and behavioral psychologist (Psych) at baseline, week 12, week 24 and week 48 to optimize glycemic control. Visits with the PI will be one-on-one but visits with CDE/Psych will be shared-medical appointments. Furthermore, the experimental arm (n=25) will also be enrolled in the Optifast medical weight loss program starting with a 2-week run-in phase to determine if they are able to tolerate Isocaloric Optifast (7 meal replacements/day) while also minimizing significant weight loss prior to the start of the study. The patients in the experimental arm successfully completing the run-in phase will then continue and enter the 50-week study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* male or female
* age 25-75 years
* BMI \>27
* diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
* weight stable for 1 month
* hemoglobin A1C \>7.0%
* on stable dose of once weekly GLP-1 agonist
* on oral or injectable DM2 medicines
* interested in losing weight
* agreeable to regular visits per study protocol
* access to telephone and reliable transportation and has a VAMC provider
* using a Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring device and/or glucometer device

Exclusion Criteria:

* age \>75,
* A1C \<7%
* pregnant
* breast feeding
* prior history of pancreatitis
* prior history of gastroparesis
* history of thyroid cancer/multiple endocrine neoplasia/thyroid nodules/medullary thyroid cancer (contraindication to Liraglutide)
* history of gallstones
* history of hyperoxaluria or calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis
* history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or gastric sleeve or any other bariatric procedure,
* type 1 diabetes
* any abnormality on the screening EKG that could subject patient to increased risk during the study
* any gastrointestinal condition causing malabsorption (including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease, celiac sprue)
* unwilling or unable to complete scheduled testing
* any serious and/or unstable medical, psychiatric, or other condition(s) that prevents the patient from providing informed consent or complying with the study
* organ transplantation or those on immunosuppressants
* chronic anticoagulation
* recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, coronary artery bypass or transient ischemia attacks in the past 6 months
* chronic prednisone use
* hepatitis
* cirrhosis
* GFR \<50
* deep vein thrombosis in past 6 months
* active malignancy
* unstable psychiatric condition including active or current suicidal ideation
* enrolled in another research study related to diet and/or physical activity

Primary outcomes:
measure: Glycemic Control
timeFrame: baseline, week 12, week 24, week 48
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Weight lost
timeFrame: baseline, week 12, week 24, week 48
measure: Medication Intensity
timeFrame: baseline, week 12, week 24, week 48
measure: Health Related Quality of Life
timeFrame: baseline, week 12, week 24, week 48
Other outcomes:
measure: Symptom Item Checklist
timeFrame: 2 week run-in phase
Locations:
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Greenville VA Health Care Center
state: North Carolina
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Veteran Affairs
name: Moahad Dar, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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