The Acute Effect of Low-carb Diet on the Plasma Fatty Acid Composition in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT05498688

Last Updated: 2022-09-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-25

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators wishes to investigate the acute effect of a low carbohydrate meal on the plasma fatty acid (FA) composition compared with a control meal in a cross-over study of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

In two trial days 12 participants with T2D will either have a low carbohydrate meal or control meal, measurements will be performed at baseline and continuously over 5 hours.

Detailed Description

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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the most common metabolic disorder worldwide, and with an increasing prevalence T2D has become a major healthcare burden.

Low carbohydrate diet (LCD) has become increasingly popular as a method of improving glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, the higher content of especially saturated fat in LCD has raised concerns about harmful effects.

A previous study has shown increase in non esterified fatty acids after a low carbohydrate meal, but it still needs to be investigated how a low carbohydrate meal affects the plasma FA composition.

The aim of this project is to investigate the hypothesis that a single low carbohydrate meal results in an improved plasma FA composition in patients with T2D and that this, at least in part, corresponds to the changes observed after 6 months LCD.

The study will be conducted as a cross-over trial with 12 participants with T2D. The participants will randomly be assigned to either start with the low carbohydrate meal or a control meal with a 2 weeks washout period.

Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Low carbohydrate

The intervention meal is a low-carbohydrate meal composed of 15 E% carbohydrates, 20 E% protein and 65 E% fat

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low carbohydrate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Participants will have a low carbohydrate meal

Control meal

The control meal is a regular diabetes meal according to the official Danish dietary guidelines composed of 50 E% carbohydrates, 20 E% protein and 30 E% fat

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Low carbohydrate

Participants will have a low carbohydrate meal

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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LCD

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Duration of established type 2 diabetes for more than six months and less than five years, but duration of type 2 diabetes for up to 10 years if the current treatment consists of ≤ 2 oral antidiabetic drugs without insulin.
2. HbA1c in compliance with type 2 diabetes (above 48 mmol/mol), with or without use of glucose-lowering pharmacotherapy, but without need for adjustment of antidiabetic treatment.
3. Stable antidiabetic treatment three months prior to inclusion.
4. Well treated dyslipidemia (LDL cholesterol \< 2.5 mmol/l and total cholesterol \< 4.5 mmol/l at inclusion) with or without statins.
5. BMI ≥ 25.
6. Age ≥ 18 years.
7. All participants have to understand oral and written Danish.
8. All participants have to sign an informed consent after oral and written information on experimental design.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Significant comorbidity, including liver disease.
2. A history of cancer \< 5 years or current chemotherapy.
3. Other severe co-morbidity that could interfere with study compliance or safety (e.g. previous gastrointestinal operations, liver disease, history of eating disorder, current alcohol overuse or hypoglycemic unawareness).
4. Current treatment with glucocorticoids (systemic).
5. Continuous treatment with steatosis-inducing drugs.
6. Treatment with antibiotics during the last two months before inclusion.
7. Low-carbohydrate diet prior to inclusion, or other restrictive diet.
8. Weight-loss \> 10 kg over the last three months before inclusion.
9. Pregnancy or expected pregnancy within the next 6 months.
10. Elevated blood pressure (180/110) with or without antihypertensives.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aalborg University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Odense University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Karina Vejrum Sørensen

Nutrition consultant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kurt Højlund, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Odense University Hospital

Locations

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Odense University Hospital

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Kurt Højlund, MD

Role: CONTACT

+45 25320648

Julie Rasmussen

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Kurt Højlund, MD

Role: primary

+45 25320648

Other Identifiers

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S-20220003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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