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RecruitingNCT06419686GIPALANINUpdated May 17, 2024

The Glucagonotropic Effects of Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide and Alanine in Healthy Individuals

A Phase 1 interventional study of Placebo (saline) and GIP in Effect of iv Administration of GIP and Alanine, sponsored by University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen. Recruiting at 1 site in Denmark. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-17.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen · Phase 1, Interventional, and Basic science

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by May 2024, 2 years 5 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2024, registered May 2024).
  • Started Jan 2024; still recruiting 2 years 9 months later.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The study is a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study enrolling 10 healthy male participants. Each participant will undergo four separate study days in randomised order. Each study day encompasses a continous 90-minute i.v. infusion with either placebo, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), alanine or GIP + alanine.

The primary objective of the study is to find out whether intravenous administration of the naturally occuring gut hormone GIP and the amino acid alanine, separately and combined, results in additive or synergistic glucagonotropic effects during euglycaemic conditions in healthy participants. Secondary objectives are to disclose the effect of the abovementioned interventions on insulin secretion and circulating levels of total and individual amino acids.

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Conditions studied

  • Effect of iv Administration of GIP and Alanine
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In context

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen is the lead sponsor of 154 studies on the registry; 9 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 70 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Caucasian ethnicity
  • Body mass index (BMI) 20-27 kg/m\^2
  • Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ≤ 42 mmol/mol
  • Informed and written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Late microvascular complications except mild nonproliferative retinopathy
  • Liver disease (alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) > 2 times normal values) or history of hepatobiliary disorder
  • Treatment with any glucose-lowering drugs
  • Active or recent (within 5 years) malignant disease
  • Active tobacco smoking/use
  • Any condition considered incompatible with participation by the investigators.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Saline

    Intravenous administration of saline for 90 minutes.

    Other: Placebo (saline)

  • Experimental
    GIP

    Intravenous administration of GIP for 90 minutes (priming dose 6 pmol/kg/min for 10 minutes and 4 pmol/kg for 80 minutes.

    Drug: GIP

  • Experimental
    Alanine

    Intravenous administration of alanine for 90 minutes (28 umol/kg/min).

    Drug: Alanine

  • Experimental
    GIP + Alanine

    Intravenous administration of GIP and alanine for 90 minutes. GIP is given at a priming dose of 6 pmol/kg/min for 10 minutes and then 4 pmol/kg for 80 minutes. Alanine is given at 28 umol/kg/min for 90 minutes.

    Drug: GIP + alanine

Interventions

  • OtherPlacebo (saline)

    Intravenous saline during experimental days.

  • DrugGIP

    Intravenous GIP administration during experimental days.

  • DrugAlanine

    Intravenous alanine administration during experimental days.

  • DrugGIP + alanine

    Intravenous administration of GIP and alanine during experimental days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma concentrations of Glucagon

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  2. Plasma concentrations of Glucagon

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC)

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. Serum concentration of Insulin

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  2. Serum concentration of Insulin

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  3. Serum concentration of C-peptid

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  4. Serum concentration of C-peptid

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  5. Plasma concentration of glucose

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  6. Plasma concentration of glucose

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  7. Plasma concentration of glucose

    Peak value

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  8. Plasma concentration of GIP

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  9. Plasma concentration of GIP

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  10. Circulating levels of total amino acids

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  11. Circulating levels of total amino acids

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  12. Circulating levels of individual amino acids

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  13. Circulating levels of individual amino acids

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  14. Lipid profile

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  15. Lipid profile

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  16. Circulating levels of CTx

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  17. Circulating levels of CTx

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  18. Circulating levels of P1NP

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  19. Circulating levels of P1NP

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30 to 90 minutes

  20. Blood pressure

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30, 0, 30, 60, 90

  21. Blood pressure

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30, 0, 30, 60, 90

  22. Pulse

    Baseline

    Time frame: Timepoint -30, 0, 30, 60, 90

  23. Pulse

    Baseline-corrected area under the curve (bsAUC).

    Time frame: Timepoint -30, 0, 30, 60, 90

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital
    Hellerup, Capital Region 2900, Denmark
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 17, 2024, 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
NCT06419686
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Responsible party
Filip Krag Knop (MD PhD, Professor, University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 17, 2024
Start date
Jan 1, 2024
Primary completion
May 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2024 (estimated)
Last update
May 17, 2024

Study contacts

Julie V Warnøe, MD
Contact
julie.vilhelmine.warnoee.nielsen@regionh.dk
+4527282263
Filip K Knop, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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