NCT02815943

Brief Summary

Bariatric surgery procedures have now been firmly demonstrated to lead to significant improvement and even, in many cases, complete reversal of abnormal glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Various surgery procedures are can be performed to induce weight loss. The most striking anti-diabetic effects are observed with biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS), followed by Roux-in-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG). The first two procedures induce both a restriction of energy intake and a low absorption of dietary fatty acids while the latter exclusively targets energy intake restriction. The investigator and others have shown that improvement of T2D occurs within days after BPD-DS or RYGB in the vast majority of patients, prior to any significant weight loss. This very rapid metabolic recovery is explained by a normalization of β-cell function after meal challenges and ameliorated hepatic insulin sensitivity. The investigator and others have shown that these acute anti-diabetic effects are mostly recapitulated by matched caloric restriction, independent of changes in gastrointestinal hormones, showing the importance of gastrointestinal-derived energy fluxes for acute diabetes control. Muscle insulin sensitivity, on the other hand, improves more slowly in association with weight loss, demonstrating the heterogeneous metabolic response of the various organs to BPD-DS. Some preliminary studies also demonstrate a rapid reduction of NEFA levels and production rate upon i.v. administration of lipids during euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamps. This very rapid improvement in NEFA tolerance strongly suggests that adipose tissue storage of circulating fatty acids also improves very rapidly, prior to any significant weight loss, after BPD-DS. It may also suggest an acceleration of oxidative fatty acid metabolism in organs such as the liver, the heart and/or skeletal muscles. Studies of the rapid metabolic changes after bariatric surgery conducted thus far rapidly improved the understanding of the fundamental pathogenic defects of T2D. However, much remains to be understood about the acute changes in gastrointestinal-derived metabolic fluxes, organ-specific metabolic responses to bariatric surgery and their relationship with the reversal of T2D. Using in vivo methodological approaches, the investigator proposes to investigate the early organ-specific changes in dietary fatty acid metabolism in response to BPD-DS vs. SG and their relation to improved systemic changes in glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity and β-cell function in patients with T2D.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
18

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable type-2-diabetes

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2015

Longer than P75 for not_applicable type-2-diabetes

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

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2015

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 23, 2016

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 28, 2016

Completed
3.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

May 17, 2022

Status Verified

May 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

4.3 years

First QC Date

June 23, 2016

Last Update Submit

May 16, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • glucose metabolism

    will be determined using tracers of glucose

    2 years

  • dietary fatty acid uptake

    assessed using PET/CT method with oral administration of 18FTHA

    2 years

  • whole body inter-organ partitioning

    assessed using PET/CT method with oral administration of 18FTHA

    2 years

  • lipid metabolism

    will be determined using tracers of fatty acids

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Dietary fatty acid oxidation rate

    2 years

  • Total oxidation rate

    2 years

  • Hormonal responses

    2 years

  • Insulin sensitivity

    2 years

  • Insulin secretion index (ISI)

    2 years

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (4)

Before DBP-DS surgery

OTHER
Other: liquid mealRadiation: PET/scanOther: [7,7,8,8-2H]-palmitateDevice: indirect calorimetry

After DBP-DS surgery

EXPERIMENTAL

It is a bariatric surgery. BPD consists in the exclusion of the duodenum from the alimentary tract with re-anastomosis of the blind loop 100 to 150 cm proximal to the ileo-coecal valve. This leads to bypass of the biliopancreatic secretions towards the distal small intestine, resulting in fat malabsorption. BPD also entails a distal gastrectomy to avoid the occurrence of peptic ulceration of the gastrointestinal anastomosis.

Procedure: biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switchOther: liquid mealRadiation: PET/scanOther: [7,7,8,8-2H]-palmitateDevice: indirect calorimetry

Before SG surgery

OTHER
Other: liquid mealRadiation: PET/scanOther: [7,7,8,8-2H]-palmitateDevice: indirect calorimetry

After SG surgery

EXPERIMENTAL

It is a bariatric surgery where the stomach is reduced to about 15% of its original size, by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach along the greater curvature.

Procedure: sleeve gastrectomyOther: liquid mealRadiation: PET/scanOther: [7,7,8,8-2H]-palmitateDevice: indirect calorimetry

Interventions

After SG surgery

will be consumed over 30 minutes with \[U-13C\]-palmitate (0.2 g mixed in the liquid meal) and H2-glucose

After DBP-DS surgeryAfter SG surgeryBefore DBP-DS surgeryBefore SG surgery
PET/scanRADIATION

a dynamic and whole body PET acquisition will be performed on a thoraco-abdominal segment, 150 minutes after an oral administration of 18FTHA

After DBP-DS surgeryAfter SG surgeryBefore DBP-DS surgeryBefore SG surgery

i.v. administration of \[7,7,8,8-2H\]-palmitate (in 25% human albumin) from time -60 to 360 min.

After DBP-DS surgeryAfter SG surgeryBefore DBP-DS surgeryBefore SG surgery

will be performed every hour throughout the protocol along with exhaled breath collection

After DBP-DS surgeryAfter SG surgeryBefore DBP-DS surgeryBefore SG surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Four groups of 11 subjects each: obese subjects with T2D or with normal glucose tolerance undergoing either BPD-DS or SG for treatment of obesity. T2D and control subjects will be matched for age (± 3 years), BMI (± 2 kg/m2) and gender across both BPD-DS and SG.

You may not qualify if:

  • presence of overt cardiovascular disease, as assessed by history, physical exam, and abnormal EKG;
  • treatment with a fibrate, a thiazolidinedione, a beta-blocker or other drugs known to affect lipid or carbohydrate metabolism (except statins, sulfonylurea, metformin, and other antihypertensive agents that can be temporarily stopped prior to the protocols);
  • presence of liver or renal disease, uncontrolled thyroid disorder or other major illnesses;
  • smoking (\>1 cigarette/day) and/or consumption of more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day;
  • prior history or current fasting plasma cholesterol level \> 7 mmol/l or fasting TG \> 6 mmol/l;
  • any other contraindication to temporarily stop current medications for hyperglycemia, lipids, or hypertension.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Centre de recherche du CHUS

Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Carreau AM, Noll C, Blondin DP, Frisch F, Nadeau M, Pelletier M, Phoenix S, Cunnane SC, Guerin B, Turcotte EE, Lebel S, Biertho L, Tchernof A, Carpentier AC. Bariatric Surgery Rapidly Decreases Cardiac Dietary Fatty Acid Partitioning and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Through Increased Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue Storage and Reduced Spillover in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2020 Apr;69(4):567-577. doi: 10.2337/db19-0773. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Obesity

Interventions

Biliopancreatic DiversionMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyCalorimetry, Indirect

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes MellitusGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesOverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Biliary Tract Surgical ProceduresDigestive System Surgical ProceduresSurgical Procedures, OperativeSpectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalInvestigative TechniquesCalorimetry

Study Officials

  • André Carpentier, MD

    Université de Sherbrooke

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Tenured professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 23, 2016

First Posted

June 28, 2016

Study Start

August 1, 2015

Primary Completion

December 1, 2019

Study Completion

December 1, 2019

Last Updated

May 17, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

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