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CompletedNCT02845557Updated Jul 27, 2016

Glucose Homeostasis and Incretin Effect T2DM in the Youth- a Study of the Malaysian Population

An observational study in Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, sponsored by RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus. Completed at 1 site in Malaysia. Open to participants aged 10 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-07-27.

Sponsored by RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
48
Ages
10 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Early onset type 2 diabetes mellitus among adolescents/youth (YT2DM) is a rising phenomenon. The pathophysiology has been studied primarily on non-Asian populations while literature on incretin effect is scarce. The investigators evaluated insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, incretin hormones and their effect in YT2DM from a multiethnic Malaysian population. The characterization of this population may enable us to better tailor their antidiabetic care.

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  • The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in the youth is increasing. Until 10 years ago in USA, T2DM accounted for less than 3% of all cases of new onset diabetes in adolescents. More recent data suggest up to 45% of cases are attributed to it.
  • The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysia has risen from 11.6% to 15.2% over the last 5 years according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2011. Among the population age 20-24 years old, the prevalence of diabetes has risen also from 2.0% to 4.9%. Of greater concern still is 90% of these young diabetes were previously undiagnosed, thus raising the possibility that these were predominantly T2DM. The report from the Malaysian DiCare registry (2006-2007) shows that T2DM accounted for 17.6% of diabetes in adolescents. In a more recent audit of diabetes clinic in Penang General Hospital in 2012, 56.7% of patients under age of 20 have clinical T2DM (data yet unpublished). The marked difference in proportion of young T2DM in both audits may be contributed by possible under-reporting in the first audit but raise the possibility also of rising incidence of young T2DM in Malaysia.
  • This rising prevalence of T2DM in the youth has significant public health challenge. Studies in young adults have suggested that the development and progression of clinical complications might be especially rapid when the onset of T2DM is early. This, coupled with longer lifetime exposure to diabetes, raises the possibility of a serious public health challenge in the next few decades. Detailed understanding of the pathophysiology and complications burden among this population is therefore crucial to the development of appropriate management plan.
  • Studies of youth onset T2DM suggest that it is driven by a combination of insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction, and hyperglycemia does not develop until the beta cell fails to compensate appropriately to the peripheral insulin resistance state. However, these studies are predominantly done among the western populations and mainly in the Black and Hispanic ethnic groups. There are reasons to believe that pathophysiology may be different in different populations. The ability of the beta cell to secrete sufficient insulin to adequately respond to the peripheral insulin resistance state is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Degree of insulin resistance appears to vary among different population studies. There is currently a paucity of literature with regards to pathophysiology underpinning T2DM among the Malaysian youth.
  • The knowledge that incretin effect is severely reduced in patients with adult onset T2DM has been used to good pharmacotherapeutic effect in the patients. However, the incretin effect is less well studied among T2DM in the youth and understanding in this area will be helpful in guiding the use of incretin hormone for treatment of youth onset T2DM.
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Conditions studied

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Keywords

  • Youth
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • glucose homeostasis
  • incretin effect
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

9,359 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; 1,318 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 48 is below the median of 300 across 1,588 observational studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.

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Lead sponsor

RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
10 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

30 youths with type 2 diabetes with 18 gender- and age-matched healthy controls

Inclusion criteria

  • Youth with T2DM diagnosed at less than 25 years old
  • The diagnosis of T2DM established based on the American Diabetes Association criteria for diabetes and absence of GAD antibodies and islet cell antibodies (ICAs).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes or secondary Diabetes
  • Patients on medication that may impair glucose metabolism (e.g., steroids)
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Control subjects without diabetes

    (i) 2-hour 75g OGTT with sampling of glucose, insulin, C-peptide and GLP-1 hormone, with sampling at fasting (time zero) and 30, 60, 90, 120 min after the glucose load. (ii) 1-hour IVGTT, with sampling at time 10 and 1 min, after which glucose (300 mg/kg body weight) infused in a contralateral vein within 30 s, starting at time zero. Blood further sampled for glucose, insulin and C-Peptide with sampling schedule: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25,30 ,40 ,50 ,60 min; (iii) computed tomography scan, (CT) for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat quantification.

    Other: OGTT and IVGTT tests

  • Subjects with type 2 diabetes

    (i) 2-hour 75g OGTT with sampling of glucose, insulin, C-peptide and GLP-1 hormone, with sampling at fasting (time zero) and 30, 60, 90, 120 min after the glucose load. (ii) 1-hour IVGTT, with sampling at time 10 and 1 min, after which glucose (300 mg/kg body weight) infused in a contralateral vein within 30 s, starting at time zero. Blood further sampled for glucose, insulin and C-Peptide with sampling schedule: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25,30 ,40 ,50 ,60 min; (iii) computed tomography scan, (CT) for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat quantification.

    Other: OGTT and IVGTT tests

Interventions

  • OtherOGTT and IVGTT tests
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI)

    This is a cross sectional study where the outcome was measured whenever the test was conducted.

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Oral Glucose Insulin Sensitivity Index (OGIS)

    This is a cross sectional study where the outcome was measured whenever the test was conducted.

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Early phase insulin response during OGTT was calculated for the first 30 minutes

    This is a cross sectional study where the outcome was measured whenever the test was conducted.

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Area under the curve for incretin hormone

    This is a cross sectional study where the outcome was measured whenever the test was conducted.

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incretin effect

    It is estimated by relating the differences in beta cell responses from C peptide between stimulation with oral and intravenous glucose. The incretin effect is estimated by the formula 100 ×(BCOG BCIV)/BCOG).

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Penang Medical College
    Penang, 11450, Malaysia
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References and documents

Publications

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  • D'Adamo E, Caprio S. Type 2 diabetes in youth: epidemiology and pathophysiology. Diabetes Care. 2011 May;34 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S161-5. doi: 10.2337/dc11-s212. No abstract available. PubMed 21525449 ↗
  • Pinhas-Hamiel O, Zeitler P. Acute and chronic complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. Lancet. 2007 May 26;369(9575):1823-1831. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60821-6. PubMed 17531891 ↗
  • Maahs DM, Snively BM, Bell RA, Dolan L, Hirsch I, Imperatore G, Linder B, Marcovina SM, Mayer-Davis EJ, Pettitt DJ, Rodriguez BL, Dabelea D. Higher prevalence of elevated albumin excretion in youth with type 2 than type 1 diabetes: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. Diabetes Care. 2007 Oct;30(10):2593-8. doi: 10.2337/dc07-0450. Epub 2007 Jul 13. PubMed 17630264 ↗
  • Hillier TA, Pedula KL. Complications in young adults with early-onset type 2 diabetes: losing the relative protection of youth. Diabetes Care. 2003 Nov;26(11):2999-3005. doi: 10.2337/diacare.26.11.2999. PubMed 14578230 ↗
  • Gungor N, Bacha F, Saad R, Janosky J, Arslanian S. Youth type 2 diabetes: insulin resistance, beta-cell failure, or both? Diabetes Care. 2005 Mar;28(3):638-44. doi: 10.2337/diacare.28.3.638. PubMed 15735201 ↗
  • Umpaichitra V, Bastian W, Taha D, Banerji MA, AvRuskin TW, Castells S. C-peptide and glucagon profiles in minority children with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Apr;86(4):1605-9. doi: 10.1210/jcem.86.4.7415. PubMed 11297591 ↗
  • Kobayashi K, Amemiya S, Higashida K, Ishihara T, Sawanobori E, Kobayashi K, Mochizuki M, Kikuchi N, Tokuyama K, Nakazawa S. Pathogenic factors of glucose intolerance in obese Japanese adolescents with type 2 diabetes. Metabolism. 2000 Feb;49(2):186-91. doi: 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)91221-6. PubMed 10690942 ↗
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  • Pacini G, Tura A, Winhofer Y, Kautzky-Willer A. Incretin Effect in Women with Former Gestational Diabetes within a Short Period after Delivery. Int J Endocrinol. 2012;2012:247392. doi: 10.1155/2012/247392. Epub 2012 Apr 19. PubMed 22577378 ↗
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Key details

Study ID
NCT02845557
Lead sponsor
RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus
Collaborators
Sarawak General Hospital, Putrajaya Hospital, Malaysia, Penang Hospital, Malaysia, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy, University of Copenhagen, Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia, Seberang Jaya Clinical Research Centre
Responsible party
Toh-Peng Yeow (Associate Professor Dr., RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 27, 2016
Start date
Feb 2013
Primary completion
Dec 2014
Completion
Dec 2014
Last update
Jul 27, 2016

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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