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Treatment of Diabetes in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure

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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 4

Conditions

Heart Failure, Systolic
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments

Drug: Canagliflozin
Drug: Sitagliptin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other
Industry

Identifiers

NCT02920918
HM20007043
28431754DIATBD (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigator Initiated Study to study the effects of Canagliflozin 100 milligrams (mg) vs Sitagliptin 100 mg on parameters of aerobic exercise capacity (peak oxygen consumption [VO2]) and ventilator efficiency (minute ventilation [VE]/carbon dioxide production [VCO2] slope) at cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) after 12 weeks of active treatment (primary endpoints). Blood pressure (BP), body water content, body composition, cardiac function, and diet will be also measured (secondary endpoints).

Full description

Investigator Initiated Study: Randomized, double-blinded, active-control clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of Canagliflozin and Sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes and systolic heart failure (HF).

The investigators propose to study the effects of Canagliflozin 100 mg vs Sitagliptin 100 mg (both administered once daily for 12 weeks) on parameters of aerobic exercise capacity and ventilator efficiency by CPET after 12 weeks of active treatment. BP, body water content (Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis [BIA]), body composition (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry [DEXA]), cardiac function, diet and biomarkers will be also measured. Subjects with evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy will undergo cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging.

Enrollment

36 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Major Inclusion Criteria:

  • Symptomatic stable heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification II-III) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%
  • Peak exercise limited by shortness of breath and associated with a respiratory exchange ratio (RER) >1.00 (reflecting maximal aerobic effort);
  • Poorly controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)(HbA1c levels between 7.0% and 10.0% if on a treatment regimen including insulin, or between 6.5% and 10.0% if not on an insulin regimen);
  • Eighteen years of age or older.

Major Exclusion Criteria:

  • Type I diabetes;
  • Open label treatment with Sodium-GLucose coTransporter (SGLT)-2 inhibitors (within the past 3 months);
  • Current treatment with thiazolidinedione (within the past 3 months);
  • Chronic Renal Disease defined as Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) <50 ml•min-1/1.73m2 according to local laboratory
  • Pregnancy or of child-bearing potential or lactating;
  • Active or recent (within 2 weeks) genital/urinary infection;
  • Concomitant conditions or treatment which would affect completion or interpretation of the study (i.e, physical inability to walk or run on a treadmill
  • Inability to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria specific to the cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) substudy.

  • Estimated GFR <60 ml•min-1/1.73m2
  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, pacemaker or other implantable metal device not compatible with CMR scanning;
  • Severe claustrophobia, inability to lay flat for up to 60 minutes, or other contraindication to CMR scanning.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Canagliflozin
Active Comparator group
Description:
Canagliflozin will be administered orally in pill form at 100 mg, daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: Canagliflozin
Sitagliptin
Active Comparator group
Description:
Sitagliptin will be administered orally in pill form at 100 mg, daily for 12 weeks.
Treatment:
Drug: Sitagliptin

Trial documents
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Trial contacts and locations

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