A Phase 2 interventional study of Dapagliflozin 10 MG Oral Tablet in Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, sponsored by University of Oxford. Terminated at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 74 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-18.
Sponsored by University of Oxford · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention
There are approximately 400,000 people in the UK who are living with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), of whom 29,000 are children.
People with T1DM experience on average 2 episodes of symptomatic hypoglycaemia per week , and exercise (especially aerobic) increases this risk . Strategies to prevent hypoglycaemia during and after exercise include increasing glucose consumption and reducing insulin dose, however overcompensation may result in worsening of blood glucose control.
Dysregulated glucagon secretion, manifested as a reduced counter-regulatory response during hypoglycaemia, is a key feature in T1DM, occurring soon after diagnosis.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that SGLT-2 (sodium/glucose cotransporter-2) inhibitors (SGLT2i) such as dapagliflozin prevent exercise-induced hypoglycaemia in T1DM. SGLT2is promote glucose excretion without causing hypoglycaemia.Paradoxically, given their mode of action, they increase plasma glucose and stimulate glucagon secretion. Studies in diabetic rats indicate that the physiological counter-regulatory response is suppressed in insulin-treated diabetes, a defect that can be corrected by somatostatin antagonists.
The DEPTH trial will test the novel hypothesis that hypoglycaemia results from hypersecretion of somatostatin, and that this defect can be corrected by SGLT2i. As these medications are already in clinical use, our findings may be rapidly translated into practice. Understanding these key processes has the potential to generate novel therapeutic strategies to improve glycaemic control, thereby facilitating a more active lifestyle in people with T1DM.
PART A Study visit 1 (30min, day 1): 1. Observations documented in CRF: resting heart rate and blood pressure 2. CGM sensor inserted. 3. Insulin dose reduced by approximately 15%. 4. Participants instructed to return on day 3 (study visit 2) fasted (no breakfast), and to refrain from exercising until then. 5. If they experience a hypoglycaemic episode within 24h of visit 2 then it will be postponed by 2 days. The medical research team will review the participant's insulin dose and make any required changes. If following this a second hypoglycaemia event occurs, then the participant will be withdrawn from the trial.
Study visit 2 (5 hours, day 3): 1. Observations documented in CRF: resting heart rate and blood pressure 2. Euglycaemic clamp for up to 1.5h to maintain blood glucose at 5mmol/L (90mg/dL) 3. Exercise challenge 4. If a participant fails to reach hypoglycaemia (defined as \<3.3mmol/L, 60mg/dL) during the exercise challenge, then the study visit will be repeated after at least 2 days of washout/rest. If they again fail to reach hypoglycaemia then they will be withdrawn from the trial. 5. If the exercise challenge is completed with a hypoglycaemia episode, then the participant will proceed to Part B.
Following visit 2, participants will be allocated to a treatment group using an adaptive randomisation scheme. This will be used to balance the groups' baseline characteristics (age, sex \& fitness level) in this relatively small pilot trial.
PART B Study visit 3 (30 minutes, day 8): 1. Observations documented in CRF: resting heart rate and blood pressure 2. CGM sensor inserted (if required). 3. Participants informed which arm of the study they have been randomised to, and supplied with their prescription of dapagliflozin. Participants in arm B1 will take the single dose when they attend study visit 4. Participants in arm B2 will begin taking their regular dose of dapagliflozin immediately. 4. Participants instructed to return on day 10 (study visit 4) fasted (no breakfast), and to refrain from exercising until then. 5. If they experience a hypoglycaemic episode within 24h of visit 4 then the exercise challenge will be postponed by 2 days. The medical research team will review the participant's insulin dose and make any required changes. If following this a second hypoglycaemia event occurs, then the participant will be withdrawn from the trial.
Study visit 4 (5 hours; day 10): 1. Observations documented in CRF: resting heart rate and blood pressure 2. (Arm B1): single dose of dapagliflozin taken when they arrive at the department unless they have experienced a hypoglycaemia event earlier in the morning. (Arm B2): compliance with dapagliflozin regimen and adverse events recorded in the CRF by the medical research team. 3. Euglycaemic clamp for up to 1.5h to maintain blood glucose at 5mmol/L (90mg/dL) 4. Exercise challenge 5. Participants in Arm B2 will be instructed to take one final dose of dapagliflozin the following day. All participants will be instructed to return to their pre-trial insulin dose after 48h 6. Arrangements made for end of study visit (either at CRU or home-visit).
Study visit 5 (30min; day 12-20): 1. End of study visit (either at CRU or home-visit) 2. CGM sensor removed and data downloaded. CGM system returned to CRU. 3. (Arm B1): adverse events recorded. (Arm B2): compliance with dapagliflozin regimen, adverse events recorded and any unused dapagliflozin returned (document drug accountability).
Telephone follow-up (15min; 19-27 days after study visit 5): 1. Documentation of any adverse events occurred following the discontinuation of dapagliflozin. 2. Participant informed about end of study
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Exclusion criteria:
Participants who will take one tablet of Dapagliflozin 10 mg on the day of the exercise challenge.
Drug: Dapagliflozin 10 MG Oral Tablet
Participants who will take a daily dose of Dapagliflozin 10 mg before and after the exercise challenge.
Drug: Dapagliflozin 10 MG Oral Tablet
taken once a day
Also known as: forxiga
Time to hypoglycaemia during the exercise challenge, before and after dapagliflozin treatment.
To determine whether dapagliflozin (either regular or as a single dose) can delay/prevent the onset of hypoglycaemia during moderate intensity exercise. Following blood glucose stabilisation at 5mmol/L (90mg/dL) during the euglycaemic clamp, participants will begin exercising at moderate intensity (50-60% VO2 max) for up to 90min. Time to hypoglycaemia (defined as blood glucose \<3.3mmol/L, 60mg/dL) will be determined before (Part A) and after (Part B) dapagliflozin treatment.
Time frame: 90min exercise challenge during Part A and Part B
Duration of time in hypoglycaemia following the exercise challenge, before and after dapagliflozin treatment.
To determine whether dapagliflozin can prevent late-onset exercise-induced hypoglycaemia (categorised as \<4mmol/L or \<3mmol/L from continuous glucose monitoring recordings) overnight or the following day, before and after dapagliflozin treatment and between treatment groups (B1: single dose; B2: regular dose).
Time frame: 24-hour period after each exercise challenge
Concentration of plasma glucose, glucagon and somatostatin-14 at each 10min interval during the exercise challenge.
To characterise the secretion of glucagon and somatostatin during and after exercise, on and off dapagliflozin. The concentration of plasma glucose, glucagon and somatostatin-14 (pancreatic- specific) at each 10min interval during the exercise challenge will be measured before (Part A) and after (Part B) dapagliflozin treatment.
Time frame: Every 10min during the 90min exercise challenge during Part A and Part B
Concentration of plasma potassium, sodium, calcium and pH at each 10min interval during exercise challenge
To determine the plasma electrolyte changes during exercise. The concentration of plasma potassium, sodium, calcium and pH at each 10min interval during exercise challenge will be measured before (Part A) and after (Part B) dapagliflozin treatment.
Time frame: Every 10min during the 90min exercise challenge during Part A and Part B
Plan to share: Yes
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