Pramlintide Combined With Model Predictive Control Algorithm

NCT ID: NCT01434862

Last Updated: 2014-05-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 2 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2012-02-29

Brief Summary

This is a scientific research study that will look at how a "closed-loop" system and the drug Pramlintide may work together to improve blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pramlintide is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is given as an injection (subcutaneous) that works with insulin to lower blood sugar.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to test whether standard pramlintide treatment plus a closed-loop insulin therapy is more efficacious in controlling glycemia than either of the individual therapies. The control algorithm is in effect an insulin dose calculator for mimicry of basal insulin secretion by estimating requirements for basal rates of insulin pump infusion based on current and past glucose levels estimated from the Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) device and prior insulin infusions. The closed-loop system-recommended insulin will replace (in a clinical setting) the basal rate insulin that the patient would normally use. The patients' meal insulin needs will be estimated using an insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio as per standard clinical practice and will be optimized prior to admission to the Clinical Research Unit.

The primary goal of this feasibility study is to test the hypothesis that the combination of a closed loop system (Open-Loop Informed with a Model Predicted Control (MPC) algorithm plus a safety system module (SSM)) with pramlintide (a synthetic analog of the hormone amylin which in health is released by the β-cells along with insulin) treatment will improve glucose control versus each of the individual therapies. Because pramlintide reduces hyperglycemia extremes generated at meals and closed loop control markedly reduces the risk of hypoglycemia, thus representing potentially important complementary actions to reduced variability - the investigators expect to find decreased hyperglycemia while simultaneously decreasing hypoglycemia risks.

Secondary goals are to explore factors associated with achieving safer and/or more effective closed loop control. For example, based upon our work in animal models, one secondary goal is to explore whether moderate inhibition of α-cell glucagon, known to occur with pramlintide administration in the early postprandial period, has the potential to repair inadequate glucagon counterregulation.

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Closed loop with pramlintide

Pramlintide will be provided to study subjects who will subsequently be admitted for inpatient testing with the closed loop system. The term closed loop refers to insulin adjustment automatically regulated by computer input to the insulin pump based on monitoring (often a combination of patient blood glucose (BG) testing and/or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Closed loop with pramlintide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Dose of pramlintide will be titrated based on subject's current prescribed dose. The target dose is 60 mcq three times daily.

Closed loop without pramlintide

This visit is necessary to assess how well the closed loop system works without the pramlintide (how well it protects from hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia). It will be the exact protocol as for the closed loop with pramlintide but without the medication.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Closed loop without pramlintide

Intervention Type: DEVICE

This visit will assess how well the closed loop system works without the pramlintide.

Open loop with pramlintide

The term open loop refers to insulin infusions regulated in their delivery based on patient self-monitoring and adjustment. The study subject will be in charge of their insulin treatment while also receiving pramlintide.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Open loop with pramlintide

Intervention Type: DRUG

Dose of pramlintide will be titrated based on subject's current prescribed dose. The target dose is 60 mcq three times daily.

Interventions

Closed loop with pramlintide

Dose of pramlintide will be titrated based on subject's current prescribed dose. The target dose is 60 mcq three times daily.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Closed loop without pramlintide

This visit will assess how well the closed loop system works without the pramlintide.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Open loop with pramlintide

Dose of pramlintide will be titrated based on subject's current prescribed dose. The target dose is 60 mcq three times daily.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least one year and using an insulin pump for at least six months (the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is based on the investigator's judgment; C peptide level and antibody determination are not needed).
• Age 21 to 65 years
• For females, not currently known to be pregnant
• An understanding of the protocol and a willingness to follow it
• HbA1c between 7 and 9%
• Normal renal function (determined utilizing the comprehensive metabolic panel at screening with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula and defined by estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) of ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2.
• Hematocrit >36 (females); >38 (males)

Exclusion Criteria

• Known hypersensitivity to SYMLIN or any of its components, including metacresol
• Poor compliance with current insulin regimen
• Poor compliance with prescribed self-blood glucose monitoring
• HbA1c <7 or >9%
• Severe hypoglycemia resulting in seizure or loss of consciousness in the 2 weeks prior to enrollment
• Active infection
• Current use of dietary supplements (subjects may be enrolled if they stop taking dietary supplements two weeks prior to admission and for the duration of their participation)
• Active gastroparesis
• Use of drugs that stimulate gastrointestinal motility (e.g. metoclopramide)
• Diabetic ketoacidosis in the past 3 months
• Current treatment for a seizure disorder
• Cystic fibrosis
• Asthma requiring hospitalization or treatment with oral steroids within the past year
• Presence of a uncontrolled adrenal disorder
• A known medical condition that in the judgment of the investigator might interfere with the completion of the protocol such as the following examples:

• Inpatient psychiatric treatment in the past 6 months
• Abnormal liver function (Transaminase >2 times the upper limit of normal)
• Heart failure
• Coronary artery disease
• Arrhythmia
• Seizure disorder
• Any carcinogenic disease
• Creatinine concentration above the upper limit of normal for age and sex
• Active coronary artery disease
• Uncontrolled thyroid disease
• Use or abuse of alcohol
• Active kidney dialysis
• If on antihypertensive, thyroid, anti-depressant or lipid lowering medication, lack of stability on the medication for the past 2 months prior to enrollment in the study
• Note: adequately treated thyroid disease and celiac disease do not exclude subjects from enrollment
• Addison's disease
• Current use of a beta blocker medication
• Hematocrit < 36 (female), <38 (male)
• Current use of oral glucocorticoids or other medications, which in the judgment of the investigator would be a contraindication to participation in the study
• Allergy to the sensor or to one of its components
• Continued use of acetaminophen.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The Paul Manning Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Virginia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Anthony McCall

Professor of Diabetes

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Anthony McCall, M.D., Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Virginia

Locations

University of Virginia, Center for Diabetes Technology

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

15401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id