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Sitagliptin's Effects on Glucose-stimulated Insulin Secretion and Oral Glucose (PRS)
This is a research study to find out how different people respond to a medication called sitagliptin. Sitagliptin is an FDA approved medication that is used to treat diabetes. We are asking for healthy, non-diabetic volunteers to participate in this 7-week study. If you agree to participate, you will take part in 2 clinic visits that are 4-6 weeks apart. At the clinic visits you will have an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and other blood tests to see how your body processes glucose (sugar). An OGTT is a test in which your drink glucose and then blood samples are taken afterward at specific time points to measure glucose and insulin in your blood. Each clinic visit will last about 5 hours.
Details
| Lead sponsor | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 4 |
| Status | NOT_YET_RECRUITING |
| Enrolment | 400 |
| Start date | 2026-12 |
| Completion | 2032-12 |
Conditions
- Diabetes
Interventions
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Primary outcomes
- Sitagliptin-induced enhancement of early insulin secretion — 6 weeks
This represents the incretinomimetic effect of sitagliptin, which contributes importantly to the mechanism whereby DPP4is decrease HbA1c in T2D patients. Because histograms for sitagliptin-induced increase in our index of early insulin secretion (T30:T60) demonstrated a skewed distribution, we will apply a logarithmic transformation of data which yields a normal distribution. Thus, the drug effect is defined as: log(T30:T60 ins)sita - log(T30:T60 ins)control. - Sitagliptin-induced change in glucose tolerance — 6 weeks
Sitagliptin-induced change in glucose tolerance. This is a consequence of enhanced insulin secretion, which reflects most closely the desired effect of the drug to decrease plasma glucose and decrease HbA1c. Because histograms for sitagliptin-induced increase in our index of glucose tolerance (T30:T60) demonstrated a skewed distribution, we will apply a logarithmic transformation of data which yields a normal distribution. Thus, the drug effect is defined as: log(T30:T60 gluc)sita - log(T30:T60 gluc)control.
Countries
United States