Direct Measurement of Proinsulin Clearance in Humans
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Researchers are trying to determine how quickly proinsulin is cleared from the circulation.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Detailed Description
proinsulin clearance is necessary to determine the rate of secretion into the circulation
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Other: proinsulin clearance all participants will be studied once where somatostatin will be used to block endogenous insulin secretion |
Drug: Somatostatin
infused to block endogenous insulin secretion over a 4 hour period
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Proinsulin Clearance [through study completion, each study will take an average of 8 hours]
The half-life of proinsulin in a given individual
- Proinsulin Distribution [through study completion, each study will take an average of 8 hours]
The volume of distribution of proinsulin in a given individual
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Weight-stable, non-diabetic subjects from Biobank participants at Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Exclusion Criteria:
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Age < 25 or > 65 years (to avoid studying subjects who could have latent type 1 diabetes, or the effects of age extremes in subjects with normal or impaired fasting glucose).
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HbA1c ≥ 6.5%
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Use of glucose-lowering agents.
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For female subjects: positive pregnancy test at the time of enrollment or study
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History of prior upper abdominal surgery such as adjustable gastric banding, pyloroplasty and vagotomy.
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Active systemic illness or malignancy.
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Symptomatic macrovascular or microvascular disease.
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Hormone replacement therapy >0.625 mg premarin daily
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | United States | 55905 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mayo Clinic
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Adrian Vella, Mayo Clinic
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 19-003525
- R01DK078645