Diet With or Without Metarecod® in Obese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT06813170

Last Updated: 2025-02-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-01

Study Completion Date

2027-02-01

Brief Summary

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Obesity is considered the largest chronic non-communicable disease (globesity) worldwide with a growing trend in the near future. Weight loss programs are strongly recommended in obese patients, especially with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), although the majority of subjects do not reach or maintain the recommended weight loss target with nutritional intervention alone and one-third of those who achieve a significant weight loss returns to original body weight within one year. Metarecod® (Neopolicaptil Gel Retard) is a substance based medical device consisting of a macromolecule complex derived from high-fiber raw materials, whose mode of action consists in creating an endoluminal gel in the gut that limits glucose and lipids absorption. The primary aim of the present study is to assess whether the combination of Metarecod® and standard diet as compared to diet alone can achieve a superior weight loss over 12 months of treatment. The present study will also compare the effects of the combination of Metarecod® and diet vs diet alone on:

1. the improvement of glycemic variability and metabolic indexes;
2. the oxidative status, the endothelial anti-thrombotic activity, the inflammatory status;
3. the induction of favorable changes in gut microbiota composition and intestinal permeability.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Metarecod + Diet

Patients will be given diet and they will take Metarecod 1 sachet twice daily. The diet program will be calculated to achieve a 20% caloric relative decrease from habitual intake, for an average energy deficit of 500 kcal/daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Metarecod

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Policaptil Gel Retard: Metarecod®. The medical device will be given as 1 sachet twice daily

Diet

Intervention Type OTHER

Diet program will be planned to achieve a ≥8% body weight relative reduction over 12 months and tailored calculating a 20% caloric relative decrease from habitual energy intake, corresponding to an average energy deficit of approximately 500 kcal/daily (approximately a total of 1,200-1,500/daily Kcal for women and 1,500-1,800/daily Kcal for men), with \<30% of total calories from fat (\<10% from satured fats) and at least 15% of total calories from proteins. For carbohydrate intake, low glycemic index food will be preferred to high glycemic index food, to prevent higher post prandial glycemic excursions

Low caloric diet

Patients will be given diet program calculated to achieve a 20% caloric relative decrease from habitual intake, for an average energy deficit of 500 kcal/daily with \<30% of total calories from fat and at least 15% from proteins.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Diet

Intervention Type OTHER

Diet program will be planned to achieve a ≥8% body weight relative reduction over 12 months and tailored calculating a 20% caloric relative decrease from habitual energy intake, corresponding to an average energy deficit of approximately 500 kcal/daily (approximately a total of 1,200-1,500/daily Kcal for women and 1,500-1,800/daily Kcal for men), with \<30% of total calories from fat (\<10% from satured fats) and at least 15% of total calories from proteins. For carbohydrate intake, low glycemic index food will be preferred to high glycemic index food, to prevent higher post prandial glycemic excursions

Interventions

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Metarecod

Policaptil Gel Retard: Metarecod®. The medical device will be given as 1 sachet twice daily

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Diet

Diet program will be planned to achieve a ≥8% body weight relative reduction over 12 months and tailored calculating a 20% caloric relative decrease from habitual energy intake, corresponding to an average energy deficit of approximately 500 kcal/daily (approximately a total of 1,200-1,500/daily Kcal for women and 1,500-1,800/daily Kcal for men), with \<30% of total calories from fat (\<10% from satured fats) and at least 15% of total calories from proteins. For carbohydrate intake, low glycemic index food will be preferred to high glycemic index food, to prevent higher post prandial glycemic excursions

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Signed Informed consent at study entry;
2. Age: 30-70 years;
3. T2DM diagnosis according to the American Diabetes Association criteria since ≥6 months;
4. Stable metabolic control as indicated by levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \<7.5% on two consecutive measurements before study enrollment;
5. Body mass index (BMI) level ≥30 Kg/m2 during the 3 months preceding randomization.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Chronic treatment with corticosteroids and/or chronic treatment with non-steroidal inflammatory drugs, defined as ≥3 times/week with the rationale that these drugs independently impact on the whole inflammatory state;
2. Clear indication for dual antiplatelet therapy and/or anticoagulant therapy (full dose);
3. Active cancer or cancer in complete remission from less than one year, except for treated early-stage squamous or basal cell skin carcinomas;
4. For women with childbearing potential, pregnancy.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dario Pitocco

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS

Locations

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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; UOC Diabetologia

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Dario Pitocco

Role: CONTACT

+39 0630154071

Facility Contacts

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Dario Pitocco, Prof

Role: primary

+390630155701

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Other Identifiers

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6264

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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