NCT01752842

Brief Summary

This study will test whether lowering the delivery of excess fats to the heart in persons with type-2 diabetes mellitus improves heart muscle function. The investigators will also test whether specific lipid molecular species in plasma can serve as biomarkers for diabetic heart disease.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2013

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 14, 2012

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 19, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2013

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 23, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 23, 2018

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

February 26, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

March 15, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

5 years

First QC Date

December 14, 2012

Results QC Date

February 7, 2019

Last Update Submit

February 26, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

DiabetesDiabetic CardiomyopathyTriglycerides

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Change in Cardiac Diastolic Function as Measured by E' (cm/s)

    Change was measured by echocardiography and was calculated as the value at 12 weeks minus the value at baseline.

    Baseline and 12 weeks

  • Change in Cardiac Systolic Function as Measured by Fractional Shortening Percent

    Change was measured by echocardiography and was calculated as the value at 12 weeks minus the value at baseline.

    Baseline and 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in C24:0/C16:0 Ceramide Ratio

    Baseline and 12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Fenofibrate

EXPERIMENTAL

One fenofibrate 160 mg capsule per day for 12 weeks

Drug: Fenofibrate

Placebo for fenofibrate

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

One inert sugar pill per day for 12 weeks

Drug: Placebo for fenofibrate

Interventions

Also known as: Tricor, Triglide, Antara, Lipofen
Fenofibrate
Also known as: Sugar pill manufactured to mimic Fenofibrate 160 mg capsule
Placebo for fenofibrate

Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

You may not qualify if:

  • body weight \> 300 lb.
  • HIV
  • hypothyroid
  • steroid medication, fenofibrate
  • smoking
  • BP \> 140/90
  • heart disease
  • pregnant or lactating
  • consumption of \> 5 alcoholic drinks/wk
  • creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL
  • hematocrit \< 28

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Related Publications (7)

  • Kannel WB, Hjortland M, Castelli WP. Role of diabetes in congestive heart failure: the Framingham study. Am J Cardiol. 1974 Jul;34(1):29-34. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(74)90089-7. No abstract available.

    PMID: 4835750BACKGROUND
  • Hamby RI, Zoneraich S, Sherman L. Diabetic cardiomyopathy. JAMA. 1974 Sep 23;229(13):1749-54. No abstract available.

    PMID: 4278055BACKGROUND
  • Peterson LR, Herrero P, Schechtman KB, Racette SB, Waggoner AD, Kisrieva-Ware Z, Dence C, Klein S, Marsala J, Meyer T, Gropler RJ. Effect of obesity and insulin resistance on myocardial substrate metabolism and efficiency in young women. Circulation. 2004 May 11;109(18):2191-6. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000127959.28627.F8. Epub 2004 May 3.

    PMID: 15123530BACKGROUND
  • Herrero P, Peterson LR, McGill JB, Matthew S, Lesniak D, Dence C, Gropler RJ. Increased myocardial fatty acid metabolism in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Feb 7;47(3):598-604. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.09.030. Epub 2006 Jan 18.

    PMID: 16458143BACKGROUND
  • Szczepaniak LS, Dobbins RL, Metzger GJ, Sartoni-D'Ambrosia G, Arbique D, Vongpatanasin W, Unger R, Victor RG. Myocardial triglycerides and systolic function in humans: in vivo evaluation by localized proton spectroscopy and cardiac imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2003 Mar;49(3):417-23. doi: 10.1002/mrm.10372.

    PMID: 12594743BACKGROUND
  • Sharma S, Adrogue JV, Golfman L, Uray I, Lemm J, Youker K, Noon GP, Frazier OH, Taegtmeyer H. Intramyocardial lipid accumulation in the failing human heart resembles the lipotoxic rat heart. FASEB J. 2004 Nov;18(14):1692-700. doi: 10.1096/fj.04-2263com.

    PMID: 15522914BACKGROUND
  • Griffin JA, Osborn BW, Smithline HA. The impact of diabetes on hospital admissions, length of stay and mortality in emergency department patients with acute decompensated heart failure without ischemia. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12:s97

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusDiabetic Cardiomyopathies

Interventions

FenofibrateSugars

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesCardiomyopathiesHeart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Fibric AcidsIsobutyratesButyratesAcids, AcyclicCarboxylic AcidsOrganic ChemicalsPhenyl EthersEthersBenzophenonesBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsPhenolsKetonesCarbohydrates

Limitations and Caveats

Findings of this study cannot be extended to those who do not fit the entry criteria. Also, since this was a targeted lipidomics study, there may be changes in other lipid species after treatment with fenofibrate that were not analyzed.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Jean E. Schaffer, MD
Organization
Washington University School of Medicine

Study Officials

  • Jean E Schaffer, MD

    Washington University School of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 14, 2012

First Posted

December 19, 2012

Study Start

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion

February 23, 2018

Study Completion

February 23, 2018

Last Updated

March 15, 2019

Results First Posted

February 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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