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Covid19SIDIACO-RETRO'NCT04382794

Sitagliptin Treatment in Diabetic COVID-19 Positive Patients

An observational study of Covid19, run by University of Milan at 6 sites in Italy.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Coronavirus Pathology is frequently associated with both diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. In particular, results of observational studies and meta-analyzes configure diabetes as one of the main risk factors for the development of complications and unfavorable course of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Covid19
How many people
338 participants
Where
6 sitesItaly
Study dates
14 May 2020to 15 Jun 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The anonymous data of diabetic patients hospitalized for COVID19 in the hospitals participating in the study will be collected

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, according to ADA 2020 criteria
  • Diagnosis of COVID-19 (positive SARS-COV2 RNA buffer) with pneumonia, with or without an increase in inflammation indexes, with or without respiratory failure

Who cannot join

  • Pregnancy
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Presence of other acute infections in place
  • Presence of serious diseases or conditions that make the patient unsuitable for the study

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

Italy6 sites
  • Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital

    Bergamo, 24127

  • Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia-Mestre

    Mestre, 30174

  • ASST FBF-Sacco P.O. Sacco

    Milan, MI, 20157

  • Humanitas Hospital

    Milan, 20089

  • University of Pavia

    Pavia, 20100

  • IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo

    Pavia, 27100

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Sitagliptin Treatment in Diabetic COVID-19 Positive Patients: Retrospective Study

Coronavirus Pathology is frequently associated with both diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. In particular, results of observational studies and meta-analyzes configure diabetes as one of the main risk factors for the development of complications and unfavorable course of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), the syndromes caused respectively by SARS- VOC coronavirus and MERS-COV coronavirus. The available data confirm this association also in the clinical picture of the infection supported by SARS-COV 2 (COVID-19). In the epidemic outbreak that erupted at the beginning of 2020 in the Lombardy Region, about two thirds of the patients who died from COVID-19 were affected by diabetes mellitus. COVID-19 occurs in 70% of cases with an inflammatory pathology of the airways that can be fed by a cytokine storm and result in severe respiratory failure (10% cases) and death (5%). At the moment, the mainly involved pathophysiological molecular mechanisms are not clearly defined. It has been hypothesized that the transmembrane glycoprotein type II CD26, known for the enzyme activity Dipeptilpeptidase 4 exerted by its extracellular domain, may play a fundamental role in this process. In addition, it is considerably expressed at the parenchyma and lung interstitium level and carries out both systemic and paracrine enzymatic activity, modulating the activity of various proinflammatory cytokines, growth factors and vasoactive peptides at the level of the deep respiratory tract. The pulmonary parenchyma and the interstitium express significantly the Dipeptilpeptidase 4 protein, which in the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome favors the entry of the virus into the cells, thus allowing the virus to replicate within the cells and thus spread throughout the cell inside the organism. Dipeptilpeptidase 4 regulates the function of bioactive peptides and above all of cytokines, vasoactive peptides and chemokines present at the level of the mesothelium, of the deep respiratory tract (alveolar epithelium and alveolar bronchus), of endothelial and immune cells triggering the inflammatory storm. In line with this evidence, it has been hypothesized that acute respiratory disease from Coronavirus may depend on the massive localization of Dipeptilpeptidase 4 in lung tissue. Furthermore, the involvement of Dipeptilpeptidase 4 in other chronic respiratory diseases has been demonstrated. Starting from these observations we hypothesized that the selective blockade of Dipeptilpeptidase 4 can favorably modulate the pulmonary inflammatory response in the subject affected by COVID-19. Among the drugs that selectively block Dipeptilpeptidase 4, the one with greater affinity precisely for Dipeptilpeptidase 4 is Sitagliptin.

Read the detailed description

An observational, retrospective-case control, multi-center study is proposed to evaluate any effects of Sitagliptin on clinical, laboratory and instrumental parameters in the course of hospitalization for COVID-19. The data will be extracted anonymously from the computerized medical records commonly used in clinical practice by the centers involved in the study. The evaluation will be performed by comparing the parameters of COVID-19 positive diabetic patients treated with Sitagliptin with those of a group of COVID-19 positive diabetic patients not treated with Sitagliptin. All diabetic subjects treated with Sitagliptin (100 mg / day, 50 mg / day or 25 mg / day) and all diabetic subjects not treated with Sitagliptin, eligible for inclusion / exclusion criteria, will be included in the analysis.

The clinical data of patients that will be collected anonymously during hospitalization will include: smoking habit, remote medical history aimed at assessing the presence of comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypertension, arterial hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, other lung disease, chronic renal failure, decay cognitive, Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases), pharmacological history (treatment introduced during hospitalization for COVID-19, respiratory failure or other complications; use of ACE-inhibitors, sartans, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, antiarrhythmics, beta blockers, anti-aggregants, anticoagulants, neuroleptics ). Anthropometric parameters including blood pressure measurement and BMI will also be collected.

For all patients, the following data will be collected at the baseline (first data available upon entry into the hospitalization regime) and upon discharge:

  • Clinical picture and symptoms (presence of cough, body temperature, respiratory rate, need for ventilatory support, duration of ventilatory support in days, duration of oxygen therapy in day, duration of hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit in days, total length of stay in days, blood gas parameters, PaO2 / FiO2 ratio, oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter)
  • Routine blood chemistry tests performed in hospitalization (e.g. glycemia, reactive protein C, blood count with formula, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, blood gas analysis, LDH, inflammation indices).
  • Instrumental exams (chest x-ray)
  • glycated hemoglobin
  • Serum creatinine and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (estimated with CKD-EPI)
  • Presence of specific comorbidities for diabetes
  • Average daily blood sugar levels (from capillary blood)
Conditions
Covid19
Being tested
Retrospective case-control analysis
Keywords
Covid19, Sitagliptin, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Medical subject headings
COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

What participants receive

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

  • Retrospective case-control analysisDrug

    Evaluation of clinical, laboratory and instrumental parameters of diabetic patients during hospitalization for COVID-19. The data will be extracted anonymously from the computerized medical records commonly used in clinical practice by the centers involved in the study

Study groups in NCT04382794
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
DMT2 COVID19 positive patients treated with SitagliptinThe anonymous data relating to the clinical, laboratory and instrumental parameters of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and suffering from type 2 diabetes treated with Sitagliptin will be extracted from the medical records currently in use in the centers participating in the study. The data will be anonymous and not attributable to individual subjects
Receives: Drug: Retrospective case-control analysis
DMT2 COVID19 positive patients not treated with SitagliptinThe anonymous data relating to the clinical, laboratory and instrumental parameters of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and suffering from type 2 diabetes not treated with Sitagliptin will be extracted from the medical records currently in use in the centers participating in the study. The data will be anonymous and not attributable to individual subjects
Receives: Drug: Retrospective case-control analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Clinical evaluation of physiological parameter "cough" associated with acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  2. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "oxygen saturation by the use of a pulse oximeter" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  3. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "body temperature" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  4. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "PaO2/FiO2" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  5. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "respiratory rate" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  6. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "need for ventilator support" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  7. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "duration in days of ventilator support, duration in days of oxygen therapy, duration in days of hospitalization, duration in days in the Intensive Care Unit, total length of stay in hospital" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  8. Death

    Death of the patient during hospitalization due to COVID19

    Measured: 1 month

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Biochemical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the biochemical parameter "reactive C protein" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  2. Biochemical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the biochemical parameter "blood count with formula" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  3. Biochemical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the biochemical parameter "erythrocyte sedimentation rate" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  4. Biochemical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the biochemical parameter "blood gas analysis" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  5. Biochemical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the biochemical parameter "LDH" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  6. Biochemical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the biochemical parameter "fasting blood glucose" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

  7. Clinical parameter of acute lung disease

    Variation of the clinical parameter "chest X ray" of acute lung disease from the beginning of the study to the end of the study

    Measured: 1 month

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 May 2020
  2. Study start14 May 2020
  3. Primary completion15 Jun 2020
  4. Study completion15 Jun 2020

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
338 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04382794
Sponsor's protocol ID
5/2020
Acronym
SIDIACO-RETRO'
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
8 May 2020
Last updated
9 Jul 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Yang JK, Feng Y, Yuan MY, Yuan SY, Fu HJ, Wu BY, Sun GZ, Yang GR, Zhang XL, Wang L, Xu X, Xu XP, Chan JC. Plasma glucose levels and diabetes are independent predictors for mortality and morbidity in patients with SARS. Diabet Med. 2006 Jun;23(6):623-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01861.x.

    PubMed 16759303
  • Perlman S, Azhar EI, Memish ZA, Hui DS, Zumla A. Confronting the persisting threat of the Middle East respiratory syndrome to global health security. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Feb;20(2):158-160. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30347-0. Epub 2019 Jul 3. No abstract available.

    PubMed 31279728
  • Remuzzi A, Remuzzi G. COVID-19 and Italy: what next? Lancet. 2020 Apr 11;395(10231):1225-1228. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30627-9. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

    PubMed 32178769
  • Zou H, Zhu N, Li S. The emerging role of dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 as a therapeutic target in lung disease. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2020 Feb;24(2):147-153. doi: 10.1080/14728222.2020.1721468. Epub 2020 Jan 31.

    PubMed 31971463
  • Yang X, Yu Y, Xu J, Shu H, Xia J, Liu H, Wu Y, Zhang L, Yu Z, Fang M, Yu T, Wang Y, Pan S, Zou X, Yuan S, Shang Y. Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):475-481. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30079-5. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

    PubMed 32105632
  • Meyerholz DK, Lambertz AM, McCray PB Jr. Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Distribution in the Human Respiratory Tract: Implications for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Am J Pathol. 2016 Jan;186(1):78-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.09.014. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

    PubMed 26597880
  • Lambeir AM, Durinx C, Scharpe S, De Meester I. Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV from bench to bedside: an update on structural properties, functions, and clinical aspects of the enzyme DPP IV. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2003 Jun;40(3):209-94. doi: 10.1080/713609354.

    PubMed 12892317
  • Schade J, Stephan M, Schmiedl A, Wagner L, Niestroj AJ, Demuth HU, Frerker N, Klemann C, Raber KA, Pabst R, von Horsten S. Regulation of expression and function of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DP4), DP8/9, and DP10 in allergic responses of the lung in rats. J Histochem Cytochem. 2008 Feb;56(2):147-55. doi: 10.1369/jhc.7A7319.2007. Epub 2007 Oct 29.

    PubMed 17967935
  • Bolla AM, Loretelli C, Montefusco L, Finzi G, Abdi R, Ben Nasr M, Lunati ME, Pastore I, Bonventre JV, Nebuloni M, Rusconi S, Santus P, Zuccotti G, Galli M, D'Addio F, Fiorina P. Inflammation and vascular dysfunction: The negative synergistic combination of diabetes and COVID-19. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2022 Oct;38(7):e3565. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.3565. Epub 2022 Jul 22.

    PubMed 35830597

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Covid19, run by University of Milan at 6 sites in Italy.

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 2 inclusion and 4 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 9 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites in Italy. 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Clinical parameter of acute lung disease (time frame: 1 month). The study lists 8 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 NCT04382794, which also lists 9 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 9 Jul 2020.

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