Impact of Metabolic Surgery on Pancreatic, Renal and Cardiovascular Health in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT03620773

Last Updated: 2026-01-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-25

Brief Summary

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in youth is increasing in prevalence in parallel with the obesity epidemic. In the US, almost half of patients with renal failure have DKD, and ≥80% have T2D. Compared to adult-onset T2D, youth with T2D have a more aggressive phenotype with greater insulin resistance (IR), more rapid β-cell decline and higher prevalence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), arguing for separate and dedicated studies in youth-onset T2D. Early DKD is characterized by changes in intrarenal hemodynamic function, including increased renal plasma flow (RPF) and glomerular pressure with resultant hyperfiltration, is common in Y-T2D, and predicts progressive DKD. Studies evaluating the two currently approved medications for treating T2D in youth (metformin and insulin) have shown these medications are not able to improve β-cell function over time in the youth. However, recent evidence suggests that bariatric surgery in adults is associated with improvements in diabetes outcomes, and even T2D remission in many patients. Limited data in youth also supports the benefits of bariatric surgery, regarding weight loss, glycemic control in T2D, and cardio-renal health. While weight loss is important, the acute effect of bariatric surgery on factors such as insulin resistance likely includes weight loss-independent mechanisms. A better understanding of the effects of bariatric surgery on pancreatic function, intrarenal hemodynamics, renal O2 and cardiovascular function in youth with obesity with or without diabetes is critical to help define mechanisms of surgical benefits, to help identify potential novel future non-surgical approaches to prevent pancreatic failure, DKD and cardiovascular disease.

The investigators' overarching hypotheses are that: 1) Y-T2D is associated with IR, pancreatic dysfunction, intrarenal hemodynamic dysfunction, elevated renal O2 consumption and cardiovascular dysfunction which improve with bariatric surgery, 2) The early effect of bariatric surgery on intrarenal hemodynamics is mediated by improvement in IR and weight loss, 3) Some aspects of cardio-renal-metabolic complications of T2D are related to obesity and others to T2D independent of obesity. To address these hypotheses, the investigators will measure GFR, RPF, glomerular pressure and renal O2, in addition to aortic stiffness, β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in youth ages 12-21 with T2D (n=40) and in (n=up to 10) youth with similar BMI but without diabetes, before and after vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG). To further investigate the mechanisms of renal damage in youth with T2D, two optional procedures are included in the study prior to vertical sleeve gastrectomy: 1) kidney biopsy procedure and 2) induction of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to assess morphometrics and genetic expression of renal tissue.

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Obesity; Bariatric Surgery Candidate; Nephropathy; Diabetic Kidney Disease; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Complications; Weight Loss; Diabetic Nephropathies; Adolescent Obesity; Pediatric Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Clinical Investigation

Participants will include youth who are scheduled for, and will undergo, vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) surgery at the Bariatric Surgery Clinic at Children's Hospital of Colorado.

To understand how bariatric surgery affects renal function, all participants will undergo assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rate, (Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL) and Effective Renal Plasma Flow (Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%). In addition, participants will undergo imaging assessment that includes renal Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) and Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) MRI.

Group Type: OTHER

Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%

Intervention Type: DRUG

Diagnostic aid/agent used to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF)

Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL

Intervention Type: DRUG

Diagnostic aid/agent used to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Participants will undergo vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery, a laparoscopic bariatric surgery procedure designed for weight loss in obese patients

Renal Biopsy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Minimally invasive outpatient procedure in interventional radiology to obtain renal tissue cores.

Interventions

Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%

Diagnostic aid/agent used to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL

Diagnostic aid/agent used to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Participants will undergo vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery, a laparoscopic bariatric surgery procedure designed for weight loss in obese patients

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Renal Biopsy

Minimally invasive outpatient procedure in interventional radiology to obtain renal tissue cores.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Aminohippuric acid; Para-aminohippurate; Sodium 4-amino hippurate (PAH) inj 20% 2g/10 mL; omnipaque 300; Bariatric Surgery; Kidney Biopsy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Obese youth with and without T2D (≥50 kg) scheduled for VSG
• Weight <550 lbs.
• BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2
• Age 12-21 years
• HbA1c ≤ 12% for participants with T2D, HbA1c < 6.5% for participants with obesity

Exclusion Criteria

• Obesity or T2D onset (diagnosis) > 18 years of age
• Prepubertal
• Anemia
• For participants undergoing the optional Parts 2-4 of visits 2 and 4, seafood or iodine allergy
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Claustrophobia, implantable devices (MRI contraindications)
• Recent diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar hyperglycemia
• Other causes of diabetes other than T2D
• For participants undergoing the optional Parts 2-4 of visits 2 and 4, diuretics, sodium-glucose co-transport (SGLT) 2 or 1 blockers, daily NSAIDs or aspirin, sulfonamides, procaine, thiazolsulfone or probenecid, atypical antipsychotics or regular use of oral steroids

• Evidence of bleeding disorder or complications from bleeding
• Use of aspirin, NSAIDS or other blood thinner that cannot be safely stopped for a sufficient time period before and after the biopsy so as to add no additional risk of bleeding
• Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) > 80 gm/dL
• INR > 1.4
• PTT > 35 seconds
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) < 10 mg/dL
• Platelet count < 100,000 / µL
• Uncontrolled or difficult to control hypertension (> 150/90 mmHg at the day of biopsy)
• eGFR < 40 mL/min/1.73m2
• Single kidney (either by history, documented by prior imaging or ultrasound performed prior to the biopsy)
• > 2 cm discrepancy between left and right kidney sizes based on largest longitudinal diameter determined by ultrasound performed prior to the biopsy.
• Kidney size: One or both kidneys < 9 cm
• Hydronephrosis or other important renal ultrasound findings such as significant stone disease
• Any evidence of a current urinary tract infection as indicated on day of biopsy
• Clinical evidence of non-diabetic renal disease
• Positive urine pregnancy test or pregnancy

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Petter Bjornstad, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

18-0704

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id