How Abnormal Function of Fat Tissue in Type 1 Diabetes Contributes to Fat in the Liver

NCT ID: NCT07133854

Last Updated: 2025-08-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-09-30

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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Steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction (MASLD) is a disease caused by excess fat storage in the liver. Excessive fat delivery to the liver and MASLD typically occurs in people with abdominal obesity and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is also associated with a marked increase in the release of fat from adipose tissues and MASLD is increased in T1D and significantly increases the risk of heart, kidney and eye diseases.

Detailed Description

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It is a parallel study design between T1D and controls. The outcomes will be assessed between T1D vs. controls during the metabolic visit.

The metabolic visit will last 9 hours: it will be a test meal with perfusion of stable tracers, blood sampling, PET acquisitions using radiopharmaceuticals (18FTHA and 11C-palmitate) and MRI acquisitions.

In total, 32 participants will be recruited:

* 16 living with T1D and abdominal obesity
* 16 with normoglycemia

Conditions

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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH) Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group with Type 1 Diabetes

Participants will undergo a 9-hour postprandial metabolic study

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Imaging PET/MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI using 1H-MRS and Dixon sequences on a 3 T clinical MRI system (Ingenia, Philips Healthcare, Best, the Netherlands) will be performed.

\[11C\]-palmitate: 1 x i.v. injection of 175 MBq followed by TEP imaging. \[18F\]-FTHA: oral administration of 75 MBq followed by TEP imaging.

Stable isotope infusions

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

\[6,6 D2\]-glucose infusion (0.22 µmol/kg/min, preceded by a bolus of 22 µmol/kg) will start from -180 until time + 360.

\[1,1,2,3,3-2H\]-glycerol (0.05 µmol/kg/min.) and of \[7,7,8,8-2H\] palmitate (0.01 µmol/kg/min) will start from time -60 until time +360.

meal test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A liquid meal will be administered at time 0. The liquid meal (400 ml) energy breakdown is 50% (101g) from glucose, 33% (31g) from fat, and 17% (40g) from protein; participants will consume the 400 ml in 4 aliquots of 100 ml over 20 min, supplemented with 0.9 g of U-\[13C\]-glucose and 9 μmol/kg lean mass of \[U-13C\]-palmitate.

Indirect calorimetry

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Indirect calorimetry (Vmax Series from Vyaire medical, licence # 22536), measured during10 minutes, every hour.

Group without Type 1 Diabetes

Participants will undergo a 9-hour postprandial metabolic study

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Imaging PET/MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI using 1H-MRS and Dixon sequences on a 3 T clinical MRI system (Ingenia, Philips Healthcare, Best, the Netherlands) will be performed.

\[11C\]-palmitate: 1 x i.v. injection of 175 MBq followed by TEP imaging. \[18F\]-FTHA: oral administration of 75 MBq followed by TEP imaging.

Stable isotope infusions

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

\[6,6 D2\]-glucose infusion (0.22 µmol/kg/min, preceded by a bolus of 22 µmol/kg) will start from -180 until time + 360.

\[1,1,2,3,3-2H\]-glycerol (0.05 µmol/kg/min.) and of \[7,7,8,8-2H\] palmitate (0.01 µmol/kg/min) will start from time -60 until time +360.

meal test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A liquid meal will be administered at time 0. The liquid meal (400 ml) energy breakdown is 50% (101g) from glucose, 33% (31g) from fat, and 17% (40g) from protein; participants will consume the 400 ml in 4 aliquots of 100 ml over 20 min, supplemented with 0.9 g of U-\[13C\]-glucose and 9 μmol/kg lean mass of \[U-13C\]-palmitate.

Indirect calorimetry

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Indirect calorimetry (Vmax Series from Vyaire medical, licence # 22536), measured during10 minutes, every hour.

Interventions

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Imaging PET/MRI

MRI using 1H-MRS and Dixon sequences on a 3 T clinical MRI system (Ingenia, Philips Healthcare, Best, the Netherlands) will be performed.

\[11C\]-palmitate: 1 x i.v. injection of 175 MBq followed by TEP imaging. \[18F\]-FTHA: oral administration of 75 MBq followed by TEP imaging.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Stable isotope infusions

\[6,6 D2\]-glucose infusion (0.22 µmol/kg/min, preceded by a bolus of 22 µmol/kg) will start from -180 until time + 360.

\[1,1,2,3,3-2H\]-glycerol (0.05 µmol/kg/min.) and of \[7,7,8,8-2H\] palmitate (0.01 µmol/kg/min) will start from time -60 until time +360.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

meal test

A liquid meal will be administered at time 0. The liquid meal (400 ml) energy breakdown is 50% (101g) from glucose, 33% (31g) from fat, and 17% (40g) from protein; participants will consume the 400 ml in 4 aliquots of 100 ml over 20 min, supplemented with 0.9 g of U-\[13C\]-glucose and 9 μmol/kg lean mass of \[U-13C\]-palmitate.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Indirect calorimetry

Indirect calorimetry (Vmax Series from Vyaire medical, licence # 22536), measured during10 minutes, every hour.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 16 individuals living with T1D and abdominal obesity, as defined by the International Diabetes Federation country/ethnic group-specific criteria (https://www.idf.org/e-library/consensus-statements/60- \[1\]. Treatment for T1D will be intensive insulin therapy on continuous pump perfusion with continuous glucose monitoring.
* 16 individuals with normoglycemia (i.e., HbA1c below 6.0%) matched for sex, age (± 5 years), waist circumference (± 3 cm), and menopausal status.

Exclusion Criteria

* less than 70% of time in glycemic range (for T1D);
* history of primary dyslipidemia (LDL-cholesterol over 5 mmol/L or TG over 10 mmol/L) or uncontrolled high blood pressure (over 160/100 mmHg) precluding the withdrawal of lipid lowering and anti-hypertensive agents as per protocol;
* presence of overt cardiovascular, liver or renal disease (except microalbuminuria without reduced kidney function), or other uncontrolled medical conditions;
* use of any medication other than insulin that may affect lipid or carbohydrate metabolism and that cannot be stopped prior to testing;
* current or planned pregnancy within the next 6 months;
* any contraindication to MRI.
* Being allergic to eggs
* Smoking (\>1 cigarette/day) and/or consumption of \>2 alcoholic beverages per day
* Having participated to a research study with exposure to radiation in the last year before the start of the study
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Université de Sherbrooke

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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André Carpentier

Tenure professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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André C Carpentier, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Université de Sherbrooke

Locations

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Centre de recherche du CHUS

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Frédérique Frisch

Role: CONTACT

+1-819-346-1110 ext. 12394

Facility Contacts

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Frédérique Frisch

Role: primary

+1-819-346-1110 ext. 12394

Other Identifiers

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2026-5900

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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