Dapagliflozin in Type 1 Diabetes

Summary

Dapagliflozin is a highly selective, reversible and potent inhibitor of the sodium-glucose-linked Transporter 2 (SGLT2), which was successfully investigated for its use as a treatment option in type 2 diabetes mellitus. The effect of dapagliflozin is an increased glucosuria, and it was shown that mean blood glucose concentrations and postprandial glucose excursion in special were significantly reduced in type 2 diabetic patients. Due to its mechanism-of action it seems likely that also type 1 diabetic patients will benefit from dapagliflozin. The present study is focused on the effects of dapagliflozin on fasting glucose homeostasis and postprandial glucose excursion in male type 1diabetic patients. Participants will subsequently receive 10 milligrams of dapagliflozin and placebo for 3 days (equals 2 x 30mg per cross-over period) in a double-blind, randomised, cross-over design. The effects will be measured via euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp studies (fasting glucose homeostasis) and euglycemic oral glucose tolerance clamp tests (postprandial glucose excursions).

Timeline

Start

2014-08

Primary completion

2016-07-29

Completion

2017-02-08

Publications

• Background DeFronzo RA, Hompesch M, Kasichayanula S, Liu X, Hong Y, Pfister M, Morrow LA, Leslie BR, Boulton DW, Ching A, LaCreta FP, Griffen SC. Characterization of renal glucose reabsorption in response to dapagliflozin in healthy subjects and subjects with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2013 Oct;36(10):3169-76. doi: 10.2337/dc13-0387. Epub 2013 Jun 4.
• Background Abdul-Ghani MA, DeFronzo RA. Dapagliflozin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2013 Aug;14(12):1695-703. doi: 10.1517/14656566.2013.812632. Epub 2013 Jun 26.
• Background Mather A, Pollock C. Glucose handling by the kidney. Kidney Int Suppl. 2011 Mar;(120):S1-6. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.509.
• Background Plosker GL. Dapagliflozin: a review of its use in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Drugs. 2012 Dec 3;72(17):2289-312. doi: 10.2165/11209910-000000000-00000.

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