Current Status of Islet Alpha Cell Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Official title

Survey on the Current Status of Islet Alpha Cell Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Interventional Study of GLP-1RA: a Multicenter, Prospective Study

Overview

By detecting the fasting and postprandial 120-minute glucose, insulin (Insulin, INS), C-peptide (C-peptide, Cp), glucagon (GCG) levels in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients, or the 0-minute, 30-minute, 120-minute glucose, INS, Cp, GCG levels during the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), and examining the glucose, INS, Cp, GCG levels during hypoglycemia, the current status of islet alpha cell function in diabetic patients is observed. Type 2 diabetes patients willing to participate are treated with GLP-1RA for 3 months, and then retested for fasting and postprandial 120-minute glucose, INS, Cp, GCG, or the 0-minute, 30-minute, 120-minute glucose, INS, Cp, GCG during OGTT, as well as the counter-regulatory hormone levels during hypoglycemia, to assess the improvement of islet alpha cell function by GLP-1RA.

Interventions

• Drug Outpatient newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes subjects
  Outpatient newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes subjects, who have signed the informed consent form, meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and have their demographic data collected, including height, weight, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and calculation of the body mass index (BMI) = weight/height\^2 (kg/m\^2). Fasting and postprandial 120-minute glucose, insulin (INS), C-peptide (Cp), and glucagon (GCG) levels are measured, or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) is performed, measuri
• Drug Inpatient newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes subjects
  Demographic data are collected. Fasting and postprandial 120-minute glucose, insulin (INS), C-peptide (Cp), and glucagon (GCG) levels are measured, or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) is conducted, measuring glucose, INS, Cp, GCG at 0, 30, and 120 minutes, and renal function and HbA1c are tested. During hospitalization, if hypoglycemic symptoms occur or peripheral blood glucose or continuous glucose monitoring is ≤3.9 mmol/L, immediate venous blood is drawn for glucose, GCG, adrenocorticotr

Primary outcome measures

• Glucagon levels [Time frame: 19 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to participate voluntarily and able to sign the Informed Consent Form before the trial;
• Newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes, aged 18 years or older, meeting the WHO 1999 diagnostic criteria;
• Subjects who are capable and willing to maintain a regular diet and exercise regimen.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are allergic to GLP-1RA or have a BMI less than 24 kg/m\^2;
• History of using blood sugar-lowering medications;
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 30 ml/(min\*1.73 m\^2);
• History of drug abuse or alcohol dependence within the past 5 years;
• Patients with poor compliance and irregular diet and exercise;
• History of diagnosed pancreatitis, pancreatic tumor, medullary thyroid carcinoma, or diabetic retinopathy stage IV or higher;
• Patients who have used systemic glucocorticoid therapy within the past 3 months;
• Presence of infection or stress within the past four weeks;
• Any other significant condition or comorbidity judged by the researcher, such as severe cardiopulmonary disease, endocrine disorders, neurological disorders, tumors, other pancreatic diseases, mental illness, history of alcohol or drug abuse.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation

N/A

Model

Single group

Masking

Open label

Primary purpose

Treatment

Study locations

China · 1 center

• Nanjing First Hostital — Nanjing

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06825182 · KY20240514-11

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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