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RecruitingNCT05046483DISTEMIUpdated Aug 22, 2023

Metabolic Phenotyping and Follow-Up of Patients With and Without Diabetes After New Onset of STEMI

An observational study in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Resistance, sponsored by German Diabetes Center. Recruiting at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-22.

Sponsored by German Diabetes Center · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2018; still recruiting 7 years 9 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the prospective observational DISTEMI-Study in people with and without Diabetes mellitus (DI) after new onset of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) aged 18-80 years at inclusion into the study is to characterize in detail the clinical, metabolical, immunological and vascular phenotype, investigate the interplay between myocardial remodelling and the metabolic phenotype, monitor the progression of the disease and compare the phenotype of STEMI people with diabetes mellitus to people with prediabetes and glucose tolerant people.

Read the detailed description

In detail, the following questions will be answered:

  1. Do distinct metabolic phenotypes (with respect to insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, circulating free fatty acids and ectopic lipid storage, especially in the liver) determine myocardial infarct size and decline of contractile function of the remote myocardium?
  2. Which factors modify the progression of the disease (insulin resistance, ectopic lipid storage, subclinical inflammation, abnormal energy metabolism)? People are thoroughly examined at baseline and one year after STEMI.
  3. Can we identify risk profiles and their relevance for development of diabetes-associated complications as well as long-term progression of diabetes?
  4. Can we improve risk assessment algorithms for targeted therapy in line with Precision Medicine?
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Conditions studied

  • ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Keywords

  • ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
  • STEMI
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • CVD
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Normal glucose tolerance
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • NAFLD
  • Liver fibrosis
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In context

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

688 studies on the registry are indexed under ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; 184 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 300 is below the median of 335 across 229 observational studies indexed under ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

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Lead sponsor

German Diabetes Center is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Maximum care hospital: Department of Cardiology, Pumonology and Vascular Medicine at University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD), Heinrich Heine University (HHU), Düsseldorf.

People with STEMI are recruited by screening at the German Diabetes Center (GDC/DDZ), Institute for Clinical Diabetology, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at HHU Düsseldorf.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Condition after new onset of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
  • Age 18-80 years
  • HbA1c \<9.0%
  • People with diagnosis of diabetes mellitus according to ADA and DDG criteria (i.e. HbA1c ≥6.5% and/or pathological oral glucose tolerance test)
  • Healthy people with normal glucose tolerance status according to ADA and DDG criteria (i.e. HbA1c \<5.7% and normal OGTT)
  • People with impaired glucose metabolism ("prediabetes") according to ADA and DDG criteria (i.e. impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance and/or HbA1c 5.7-6.4%)
  • Consent-able, hemodynamically stable people, without sedation (e.g. opiates) or other interfering medication (e.g. catecholamines)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes mellitus category 3 A-H (ADA criteria), gestational diabetes
  • Current pregnancy
  • Infectious diseases, acute infections / fever
  • Immunosuppressive therapy
  • Severe chronic renal, liver or heart disease (e.g. serum creatinin ≥1.6 mg/dl, peripheral artery occlusive disease stage IV)
  • Malignant diseases
  • Severe chronic psychiatric illness or addiction
  • Participation in an intervention trial
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D)

    Prospectively followed cohort of people with new onset of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2) according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and German Diabetes Society (DDG) criteria (HbA1c ≥6.5% or pathological oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)), aged 18-80 years at inclusion into the study

  • Cohort of normal glucose tolerant people (NGT)

    Prospectively followed cohort of healthy people with new onset of ST-elevation myocardial infarction and normal glucose tolerance status (HbA1c \<5.7% and normal OGTT), aged 18-80 years at inclusion into the study

  • Cohort of people with impaired glucose metabolism (IGM)

    Prospectively followed cohort of people with new onset of ST-elevation myocardial infarction and impaired glucose metabolism, usually called prediabetes including impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or HbA1c 5.7-6.4%, aged 18-80 years at inclusion into the study

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of cardiac function

    Measurement of left-ventricular ejection fraction by cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging

    Time frame: One year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of insulin sensitivity (M-Value)

    Measurement of whole body insulin sensitivity with hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp (HEC)

    Time frame: One year

  2. Change of insulin secretion

    Measurement of beta-cell function with oral and intravenous glucose tolerance test

    Time frame: One year

  3. Change of ectopic fat distribution

    Measurement of cardiac and hepatic lipid content by MR spectroscopy (MRS)

    Time frame: One year

  4. Change of liver stiffness

    Measurement of liver stiffness by transient elastography (Fibroscan®) and MR elastography (MRE)

    Time frame: One year

  5. Change of energy metabolism

    Measurement of myocardial and hepatic phosphocreatine(PCr)-to-adenosine triphosphate(ATP) Ratio by MRS

    Time frame: One year

  6. Change of mitochondrial respiratory function

    Measurement of lymphocyte mitochondrial respiration by Oxygraph-O2k

    Time frame: One year

  7. Change of Fatty liver index

    Estimate calculated by laboratory and anthropometric parameters for assessment of liver steatosis

    Time frame: One year

  8. Change of Homeostasis Model Assessment 2 Estimate

    HOMA2-IR is calculated by laboratory and anthropometric parameters for non-invasive assessment of insulin sensitivity under fasted condition

    Time frame: One year

  9. Incidence of further cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and STEMI-related complications, new onset of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus and associated comorbidities

    Determination of the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and associated complications (i.e. heart failure, recurrent infarction, morbidity, mortality), new onset of prediabetes and diabetes, diabetes-related complications and associated comorbidities

    Time frame: One year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • German Diabetes Center
    Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia 40225, Germany
    • Clinical Study Center · Contact · studienzentrum@ddz.de · +49-211-3382-0
    • Michael Roden, Prof., MD · Principal investigator
    • Oana-Patricia Zaharia, Dr., MD · Sub investigator
    • Clara Möser, MD · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Moser C, Prystupa K, Schon M, Yurchenko I, Bodis KB, Huttasch M, Michelotti F, Kupriyanova Y, Schrauwen-Hinderling V, Granata C, Bonhof GJ, Strom A, Herder C, Dorr D, Trenkamp S, Heilmann G, Bobrov P, Strassburger K, Szendroedi J, Cramer M, Polzin A, Jung C, Kelm M, Burkart V, Wagner R, Roden M, Zaharia OP. Cohort profile: The DIabetes and ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (DISTEMI) Study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Mar 13;25(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03097-0. PubMed 41821026 ↗
  • Heilmann G, Trenkamp S, Moser C, Bombrich M, Schon M, Yurchenko I, Strassburger K, Rodriguez MM, Zaharia OP, Burkart V, Wagner R, Roden M. Precise glucose measurement in sodium fluoride-citrate plasma affects estimates of prevalence in diabetes and prediabetes. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2023 Oct 24;62(4):762-769. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0770. Print 2024 Mar 25. PubMed 37870928 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Dec 2018 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2028, 120 months after the start.

Of 109 non-industry observational studies under ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, half reached primary completion within 45 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 112. This study's planned 120 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 116 studies reached it within 41 months; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 87.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 7, 2021
First posted
Sep 16, 2021
StartActual
Dec 30, 2018
Primary completionEst.
Dec 30, 2028
CompletionEst.
Dec 30, 2029
Last update
Aug 22, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 22, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05046483
Lead sponsor
German Diabetes Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 16, 2021
Start date
Dec 30, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 22, 2023

Study contacts

Michael Roden, Prof., MD
Contact
michael.roden@ddz.de
+49-211-3382-0 ext. 201
Clara Möser, MD
Contact
clara.moeser@ddz.de
+49-211-3382-0 ext. 318
Michael Roden, Prof., MD
principal investigator · German Diabetes Center

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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