NCT01816893

Brief Summary

The goals of this proposal are to determine the effects of hypoglycemia on the autonomic nervous system.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
22

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2004

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 8, 2004

Completed
3.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 6, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 6, 2007

Completed
5.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 20, 2013

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 22, 2013

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

March 6, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

April 2, 2018

Status Verified

March 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

3.4 years

First QC Date

March 20, 2013

Results QC Date

January 30, 2018

Last Update Submit

March 7, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

HypoglycemiaAutonomic Nervous Systembaroreflex sensitivitymuscle sympathetic nerve activitylower body negative pressure

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in Baroreflex Sensitivity

    The change in baroreflex sensitivity (milliseconds/mm Hg) is calculated as baroreflex sensitivity (milliseconds/mm Hg) on day 3 \[assessed 16 hours after the clamp\] minus baroreflex sensitivity (milliseconds/mm Hg) on day 1 \[baseline assessment on the day prior to the clamp\]). Change in baroreflex sensitivity in euglycemic clamp arm is compared to change in baroreflex sensitivity in hypoglycemic arm.

    16 hours after euglycemic and hypoglycemic clamps as compared to baseline

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity

    16 hours after euglycemic and hypoglycemic clamps

  • Catecholamine Response to Lower-body Negative Pressure

    16 hours after euglycemic and hypoglycemic clamps

Study Arms (2)

Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

SHAM COMPARATOR

participant undergoes a euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

Other: Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

Hypoglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

participant undergoes a hypoglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

Other: Hypoglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

Interventions

Hypoglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp
Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy volunteers
  • Males and females age 18 to 50 years

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Subjects who smoke or are on other forms of nicotine will be excluded
  • Clinically evident coronary artery, cerebrovascular, or peripheral vascular disease, or presence of systemic illness that might affect autonomic function. Such illnesses include diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hypertension, renal, pulmonary, hepatic disease, anemia, malignancies, untreated thyroid disease, and alcoholism.
  • Current major depressive illness
  • Any individuals on oral, injected, inhaled or topical corticosteroids within the last year or oral contraceptives within the past 3 months will be excluded.
  • Use of medications other than thyroxine

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Dotson S, Freeman R, Failing HJ, Adler GK. Hypoglycemia increases serum interleukin-6 levels in healthy men and women. Diabetes Care. 2008 Jun;31(6):1222-3. doi: 10.2337/dc07-2243. Epub 2008 Mar 10.

  • Adler GK, Bonyhay I, Failing H, Waring E, Dotson S, Freeman R. Antecedent hypoglycemia impairs autonomic cardiovascular function: implications for rigorous glycemic control. Diabetes. 2009 Feb;58(2):360-6. doi: 10.2337/db08-1153. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

  • Gibbons CH, Adler GK, Bonyhay I, Freeman R. Experimental hypoglycemia is a human model of stress-induced hyperalgesia. Pain. 2012 Nov;153(11):2204-2209. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.06.030. Epub 2012 Aug 23.

  • Adler GK, Bonyhay I, Curren V, Waring E, Freeman R. Hypoglycaemia increases aldosterone in a dose-dependent fashion. Diabet Med. 2010 Nov;27(11):1250-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03087.x.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypoglycemia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Gail Kurr Adler
Organization
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Officials

  • Gail K Adler, MD, PhD

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Roy L Freeman, MD

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2013

First Posted

March 22, 2013

Study Start

June 8, 2004

Primary Completion

November 6, 2007

Study Completion

November 6, 2007

Last Updated

April 2, 2018

Results First Posted

March 6, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

The data collected will comply with the NIH requirements for timely release and data sharing. Data will be shared in the form of publications and presentations in scientific forums. As the NIH has noted, the investigators reserve the right to keep the data restricted in order to perform the initial analyses for this grant proposal and will continue to use the data for further, but not prolonged, exclusive use. Of note, the sharing of this data will be limited by at least the following issues, some unique to this proposal and some not unique. Some of the data obtained in this study is defined to be sensitive in nature, which may restrict its ability to be shared. Data may only be shared with the approval of our IRB and is limited by HIPPA and any other regulations that may be promulgated during the course of this proposal.

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