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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Phase 1/2CASPERNCT03618420

Copeptin in Adolescent Participants With Type 1 Diabetes and Early Renal Hemodynamic Function

A Phase 1/2 study testing Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20% and Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 and Nephropathy, run by University of Colorado, Denver at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Over 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes (T1D), increasing risk for early death from cardiorenal disease. The strongest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in T1D is diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 21 years
What is being tested?
Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20% and Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Oct 2018to 1 Aug 2021
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Antibody+ T1D with <10 yr duration
  • Age 12-21 years
  • BMI ≥ 5%ile
  • Weight<350 lbs and > 57 lbs.
  • No anemia
  • HbA1c <12%

Who cannot join

  • Severe illness, recent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) <60ml/min/1.73m2 or creatinine > 1.5mg/dl or history of ACR≥300mg/g
  • Anemia or allergy to shellfish or iodine
  • Pregnancy or nursing
  • MRI scanning contraindications (claustrophobia, implantable devices, >350 lbs)
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB), diuretics, sodium-glucose co-transport (SGLT) 2 or 1 blockers, daily NSAIDs or aspirin, sulfonamides, procaine, thiazolsulfone or probenecid, atypical antipsychotics and steroids

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

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About this study

Official title: CASPER Study: Copeptin in Adolescent Participants With Type 1 Diabetes and Early Renal Hemodynamic Function

Over 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes (T1D), increasing risk for early death from cardiorenal disease. The strongest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in T1D is diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Current treatments, such as control of hyperglycemia and hypertension, are beneficial, but only partially protect against DKD.

Hyperfiltration is common in youth with T1D, and predicts progressive DKD. Hyperfiltration is also associated with early changes in intrarenal hemodynamic function, including increased renal plasma flow (RPF) and glomerular pressure. Intrarenal hemodynamic function is strongly influenced by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), which is also considered a key player in the pathogenesis of DKD. Preliminary data demonstrate differences in intrarenal hemodynamic function and RAAS activation in early and advanced DKD in T1D. However, the pathophysiology contributing to the differences observed in RAAS activation and intrarenal hemodynamic function in T1D are poorly defined Animal research demonstrates that arginine vasopressin (AVP) acts directly to modify intrarenal hemodynamic function, but also indirectly by activating RAAS. Preliminary data suggest that elevated copeptin, a marker of AVP, which predicts DKD in T1D adults, independently of other risk factors. However, no human studies to date have examined how copeptin relates to intrarenal hemodynamic function in early DKD in T1D. A better understanding of this relationship is critical to inform development of new therapies targeting the AVP system in T1D. Accordingly, in this study, the investigators propose to define the relationship between copeptin and intrarenal hemodynamics in early stages of DKD, by studying copeptin levels, renal plasma flow, and glomerular filtration in youth (n=50) aged 12-21 y with T1D duration < 10 y.

Being tested
Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%, Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Kidney Diseases, Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetes Complications

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%Drug

    Also called Aminohippuric acid, Para-aminohippurate (PAH), Sodium 4-amino hippurate (PAH) inj 20% 2g/10 mL

    Diagnostic aid/agent used to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF)

  • Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mLDrug

    Also called omnipaque 300

    Diagnostic aid/agent used to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

Study groups in NCT03618420
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Clinical InvestigationOtherAll participants will undergo assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rate, (Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL) and Effective Renal Plasma Flow (Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%). In addition, participants will undergo imaging assessment that includes Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA), renal Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) and Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) MRI.
Receives: Drug: Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20%; Drug: Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Copeptin Levels

    Measured by fasting blood draw; Copeptin will be measured by ultrasensitive assays on KRYPTOR Compact Plus analyzers using the commercial sandwich immunoluminometric assays (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA). The copeptin assay has a lower limit of detection of 0.9 pmol/L, and a sensitivity of <2pmol/L. Elevated copeptin will be defined as >13pmol/L, which is >97.5th percentile for healthy adults (68).

    Measured: 4 hours

  2. Effective Renal Plasma Flow (ERPF)

    Measured by para-aminohippurate (PAH) clearance; An intravenous (IV) line was placed, and participants were asked to empty their bladders. Spot plasma and urine samples were collected prior PAH infusion. PAH (2 g/10 mL, prepared at the University of Minnesota, with a dose of [weight in kg]/75 × 4.2 mL; IND #140129) was given slowly over 5 min followed by a continuous infusion of 8 mL of PAH and 42 mL of normal saline at a rate of 24 mL/h for 2 h. After an equilibration period, blood was drawn at 90 and 120 min, and ERPF was calculated as PAH clearance divided by the estimated extraction ratio of PAH, which varies by the level of GFR (13). We report absolute ERPF (mL/min) in the main analyses because the practice of indexing ERPF for body surface underestimates hyperperfusion, and body surface area (BSA) calculations introduce noise into the clearance measurements.

    Measured: 4 hours

  3. Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)

    Measured by iohexol clearance; An intravenous (IV) line was placed, and participants were asked to empty their bladders. Spot plasma and urine samples were collected prior to iohexol infusion. Iohexol was administered through bolus IV injection (5 mL of 300 mg/mL; Omnipaque 300, GE Healthcare). An equilibration period of 120 min was used and blood collections for iohexol plasma disappearance were drawn at +120, +150, +180, +210, +240 min (11). Because the Brøchner-Mortensen equation underestimates high values of GFR, the Jødal-Brøchner-Mortensen equation was used to calculate the GFR (12). We report absolute GFR (mL/min) in the main analyses because the practice of indexing GFR for body surface underestimates hyperfiltration, and body surface area (BSA) calculations introduce noise into the clearance measurements.

    Measured: 4 hours

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Renal Perfusion

    Measured by Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) MRI; ASL MRI: ROI analysis will be used to estimate (delta) M (difference in signal intensity between non-selective and selective inversion images). Using the same ROI, M0 will be estimated from the proton density image. T1 measurements from the same ROI will be obtained by fitting the signal intensity vs. inversion time data as described previously (104) using XLFit (ID Business Solutions Ltd., UK) or T1 maps created using MRI Mapper (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston). Partition coefficient will be assumed to be 0.8 ml/gm (105, 106). These values will then be used to estimate regional blood flow.

    Measured: 10 min

  2. Renal Oxygenation

    Measured by Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) MRI; Regions of interest (ROI) analysis for BOLD MRI will be performed on a Leonardo Workstation (Siemens Medical Systems, Germany). Typically, 1 to 3 regions in each, cortex and medulla, per kidney per slice will be defined leading to a total of about 10 ROIs per region (cortex and medulla) per subject. The mean and standard deviation of these 10 measurements will be used a R2* measurement for the region, for the subject and for that time point. These data are used to calculate kidney oxygen availability (R2*), which is the BOLD-MRI outcome.

    Measured: 60 min

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Aug 2018
  2. Study start1 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion19 Oct 2019
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
All study participants will receive the same intervention.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03618420
Sponsor's protocol ID
17-0820
Acronym
CASPER
Status last verified
Mar 2022
First submitted
1 Aug 2018
Last updated
20 Apr 2022
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Pauley ME, Vinovskis C, MacDonald A, Baca M, Pyle L, Wadwa RP, Fornoni A, Nadeau KJ, Pavkov M, Nelson RG, Gordin D, de Boer IH, Tommerdahl KL, Bjornstad P. Triglyceride content of lipoprotein subclasses and kidney hemodynamic function and injury in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2023 Feb;37(2):108384. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108384. Epub 2022 Dec 13.

    PubMed 36623423
  • Vigers T, Vinovskis C, Li LP, Prasad P, Heerspink H, D'Alessandro A, Reisz JA, Piani F, Cherney DZ, van Raalte DH, Nadeau KJ, Pavkov ME, Nelson RG, Pyle L, Bjornstad P. Plasma levels of carboxylic acids are markers of early kidney dysfunction in young people with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Jan;38(1):193-202. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05531-3. Epub 2022 May 4.

    PubMed 35507146
  • Vinovskis C, Li LP, Prasad P, Tommerdahl K, Pyle L, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, van Raalte D, Rewers M, Pragnell M, Mahmud FH, Cherney DZ, Johnson RJ, Nadeau KJ, Bjornstad P. Relative Hypoxia and Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2020 Dec;69(12):2700-2708. doi: 10.2337/db20-0457. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

    PubMed 32737116

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Aminohippurate Sodium Inj 20% and Iohexol Inj 300 mg/mL in people with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 and Nephropathy, run by University of Colorado, Denver at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 31 Aug 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Copeptin Levels (time frame: 4 hours). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03618420, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Apr 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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