Effects of DPP4 Inhibition on COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT04341935

Last Updated: 2021-06-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-30

Study Completion Date

2021-12-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to see if the DPP4 inhibitor linagliptin, an oral medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes,can help with diabetes control and reduce the severity of the COVID-19 infection

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Coronavirus Infection Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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DPP4 group

Participants in the Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 (DPP4) group will receive Linagliptin in addition to standard of care insulin regimen as per hospital protocol during hospitalization for up to 14 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Linagliptin

Intervention Type DRUG

5 mg Linagliptin administered by mouth once daily

Control group

Participants in the control group will receive only the standard of care insulin regimen as per hospital protocol during hospitalization for up to 14 days

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Insulin regimen

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of care insulin regimen as per hospital protocol

Interventions

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Linagliptin

5 mg Linagliptin administered by mouth once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Insulin regimen

Standard of care insulin regimen as per hospital protocol

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Tradjenta

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) as per American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines
* Age ≥ 18
* Confirmed COVID-19
* Mild COVID-19 defined as any of the following: fever, malaise, cough, headache, sore throat, myalgia, nasal congestion, diarrhea
* Moderate COVID-19 is defined as \> 2 of the following in non-intubated patients: any symptom of mild disease, radiographic imaging (chest x-ray or lung ultrasound) with bilateral ground glass opacities or bilateral consolidations, SpO2 \<90% up to 5L Nasal Cannula (NC)
* No additional signs or symptoms of severe COVID-19.

Exclusion Criteria

* Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) diabetes, as per ADA guidelines
* History of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
* History of acute pancreatitis
* Chronic or Acute Renal Failure with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) \< 30 ml/min/1.73 m2


T1DM diabetes, as per ADA guidelines, History of DKA, History of acute pancreatitis; Chronic or Acute Renal Failure with eGFR \< 30 ml/min/1.73 m2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Miami

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gianluca Iacobellis

Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gianluca Iacobellis, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Miami

Locations

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University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Vankadari N, Wilce JA. Emerging WuHan (COVID-19) coronavirus: glycan shield and structure prediction of spike glycoprotein and its interaction with human CD26. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Mar 17;9(1):601-604. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1739565. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32178593 (View on PubMed)

Iacobellis G. COVID-19 and diabetes: Can DPP4 inhibition play a role? Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Apr;162:108125. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108125. Epub 2020 Mar 26. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32224164 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20200384

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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