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Feasibility of Low Energy Diet in HFpEF and Type 2 Diabetes
ALLEVIATE
A Low-energy Meal Replacement Plan for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study
1 other identifier
interventional
3
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Open, Single arm intervention, feasibility study
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2020
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 8, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 21, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 28, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 21, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 21, 2023
CompletedApril 28, 2023
May 1, 2022
3.1 years
November 8, 2019
April 26, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Recruitment and retention rates
The number of people approached, recruited and retained
16 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (47)
Differences in 6 minute walk test pre- and post intervention
12 weeks
Differences in cardiopulmonary exercise test (peak VO2) pre- and post intervention
12 weeks
Differences in LV remodelling (indexed LV mass) pre- and post intervention
12 weeks
Differences in LV function pre- and post intervention
12 weeks
Differences in E/A ratio pre- and post intervention
12 weeks
- +42 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALLow energy meal replacement plan 12 weeks
Interventions
Low energy meal replacement plan (12 weeks)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Established T2D (HbA1c ≥6.5%, duration \>3months)
- Obesity (BMI ≥30 or ≥27 kg/m2 if black/south Asian ethnicity)
- Symptoms limiting exercise capacity in normal daily activities (dyspnoea or fatigue) or an established diagnosis of HF
- Diagnosis of HFpEF in accordance with European Society of Cardiology criteria: LV EF \>50% with objective evidence of cardiac structural or functional alterations (LV hypertrophy (≥12mm); LV mass index ≥115g/m2 for males and ≥95g/m2 for females; E/e' ≥13 and a mean e' septal and lateral wall \<9 cm/s; left atrial volume index \>34mL/m2 or reduced global longitudinal strain (\>-18%); elevated levels of natriuretic peptides (B-type natriuretic peptide \>35pg/mL and/or NT-pro B-type natriuretic peptide \>125pg/mL))
You may not qualify if:
- Unwilling to undertake MRP (low energy diet)
- HBa1c \>10%
- Diabetes duration \>12 years
- High-dose insulin requirement: either on full basal-bolus insulin regime or insulin requirement \>1U/kg/day
- Have been on insulin treatment \>10 years
- Current treatment with anti-obesity drugs
- Diagnosed eating disorder or purging
- Weight loss \> 5kg in preceding 3 months (unless related to hospitalisation for HF)
- Absolute contraindications to MRI
- Severe renal impairment eGFR\<30ml/min/m2
- Myocardial infarction within preceding 6 months
- History of substance abuse
- Cancer undergoing active treatment
- Unable to consent due to lack of mental capacity
- Pregnancy/considering pregnancy
- +2 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Cardiovascular Research Centre (Glenfield Hospital)
Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 8, 2019
First Posted
November 21, 2019
Study Start
February 28, 2020
Primary Completion
April 21, 2023
Study Completion
April 21, 2023
Last Updated
April 28, 2023
Record last verified: 2022-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share