E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia Unawareness |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] |
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 primary objective of this study is to investigate the effect of hypoglycemia on brain lactate accumulation and regional cerebral blood perfusion in humans. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary objective is to assess whether this effect is a related to hypoglycemia unawareness or a consequence of T1DM per se. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Inclusion criteria for healthy subjects
- Age: 18-50 years
- Body-Mass Index: 18-30 kg/m2
- Blood pressure: <160/90 mmHg
Inclusion criteria T1DM patients with normal hypoglycemic awareness
- Diabetes duration ≥ 1 year
- Age: 18-50 years
- Body-Mass Index: 18-30 kg/m2
- HbA1c: 42-75 mmol/mol (6-9%)
- Outcome Clarke questionnaire: 0-1
- Blood pressure: <160/90 mmHg
Inclusion criteria T1DM patients with hypoglycemia unawareness
- Diabetes duration ≥ 1 year
- Age: 18-50 years
- Body-Mass Index: 18-30 kg/m2
- HbA1c: 42-75 mmol/mol (6-9%)
- Outcome Clarke questionnaire: >3
- Blood pressure: <160/90 mmHg
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Exclusion criteria for healthy subjects
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Presence of any medical condition that might interfere with the study protocol, such as brain injuries, epilepsy, a major cardiovascular disease event or anxiety disorders
- Use of any medication, except for oral contraceptives
- MR(I) contraindications (pregnancy, severe claustrophobia, metal parts in body)
Exclusion criteria for all T1DM patients
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Presence of any other medical condition that might interfere with the study protocol, such as brain injuries, epilepsy, a major cardiovascular disease event, anxiety disorders, or complications of T1DM (including neuropathy and retinopathy)
- Use of any other medication than insulin, except for oral contraceptives or stable thyroxine supplementation therapy
- MR(I) contraindications (pregnancy, severe claustrophobia, metal parts in body)
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The main study parameter is the concentration of lactate expressed both relative to the creatine concentration in the brain and quantitatively (mmol/L). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Brain lactate concentration will be measured at ~5 minutes interval |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Level of plasma counterregulatory hormones (glucagon, adrenaline, noradrenaline, growth hormone and cortisol) (pmol/L)
- Glucose infusion rate (GIR): the amount of glucose 20% necessary to maintain plasma glucose at steady state euglycemic or hypoglycemic values (mg∙kg-1∙min-1)
- Brain perfusion, determined by arterial spin labelling (ASL) MRI, measured twice (at stable euglycemic and hypoglycemic levels) (ml/min)
- Hypoglycemic symptoms scores
- Plasma lactate concentration (mmol/L)
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
- GIR: 5 minutes interval
-CBF: 1 time per glycemic phase
- Hypoglycemic symptom score: every 30 minutes
- Plasma lactate concentration: 5 minute interval |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | Yes |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
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 | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
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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End of the trial: last patient last visit |
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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 |