E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Low blood sugars experienced by those with type 1 diabetes |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Hormonal diseases [C19] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The body secretes hormones such as adrenaline as a response to low blood sugars. Patients who have had insulin-dependant diabetes for over 5 years rely heavily on adrenaline release, to produce symptoms, so that they can respond appropriately to low blood sugars. However, this response is blunted in those with type 1 diabetes. Our question is whether the degree of this response can be increased by use of diazoxide in the context of hypoglycaemia, so that patients with insulin-dependant diabetes become better aware of hypoglycaemia. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Our study design enables us to bring down the blood sugar in a controlled fashion and maintain it at certain levels. We will be measuring hormones including adrenaline and testing cognitive function as well as assessing symptoms at each of these blood sugar levels. We want to see if diazoxide affects the threshold at which patients are able to detect hypoglycaemia. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Healthy adults (aged 18-55) with >5 years disease duration 2. On intensive insulin therapy (CSII or multiple daily injections) 3. HbA1C <8.0% 4. Ability to give written informed consent to participate in the study 5. BMI between 20-29
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. History of significant cardiac, hepatic, renal or neurological disease. 2. Significant head injury, epilepsy or hypoglycaemia-induced seizures. 3. Pregnancy. 4. Participants who are currently breast feeding 5. Participants on thiazide diuretics 6. Participants on other potassium channel openers (nicorandil, minoxidil) 7. Participants already on diazoxide or who have known documented allergy to diazoxide 8. Participants on medications with vasodilatory properties such as methyldopa, reserpine, theophyllines and nitrites. 9. Participants on hydantoins (fosphenytoin, phenytoin) 10. Significant anaemia Hb<11.0 and Hct<33%. 11. If they have donated blood in the last 30 days. 12. All those who have participated in a CTIMP in the last 3 months
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Magnitude of counter-regulatory epinephrine response to insulin induced hypoglycaemia. Epinephrine responses at 2.5mM glucose will be compared between diazoxide and placebo. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Adrenaline response will be measured when the patient reaches 2.5mmol/L blood glucose. This will be compared to baseline adrenaline measured at 4.0mmol/L blood glycose |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Thresholds for various parameters will be identified, as the blood sugar drops in phases. Adrenaline and other counter-regulatory hormone responses will be measured at 3.5,3.0,2.5.mmol/L and thresholds will be identified. Thresholds for symptoms of hypoglycaemia onset will be identified. Thresholds for cognitive dysfunction onset will be identified. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
For each clamp experiment, measurements for each of the above parameters, will be taken at 4.0,3.5,3.0,2.5 mmol/L. These will be done for both the diazoxide arm as well as the placebo arm. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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This will be the last visit of the last subject who has undergone the full trial. The total number of completed subjects should be 12. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |