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Type 1 DiabetesNCT04472962

The Importance of Meal Composition on Preventing Exercise-induced Hypoglycemia in People With Type 1 Diabetes.

A study testing Pre-exercise meal in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This study is a clinical, randomized, crossover study. The study investigates the effect of a low-carbohydrate-high-protein pre-exercise meal on preventing exercise-induced hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Type 1 Diabetes
What is being tested?
Pre-exercise meal
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
14 Aug 2020to 30 Jan 2021
Phase
Interventional
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 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18-70 years.
  • Type 1 diabetes ≥ 5 years.
  • Insulin pump use ≥ 1 year.
  • Use of flash glucose monitoring (FGM) or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) ≥ 3 months.
  • Body mass index 18.5-30 kg/m2.
  • HbA1c ≤ 64 mmol/mol (8.0%).
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  • Self-reported hypoglycemia awareness
  • Ability to carbohydrate count for all meals.
  • Familiarity with the insulin pump bolus calculator for all meals.
  • Moderate to vigorous level of physical activity

Who cannot join

  • Use of anti-diabetic medicine (other than insulin), corticosteroids or other drugs affecting glucose metabolism during the study period or within 30 days prior to study start.
  • Use of Metronic Minimed 670G insulin pump system.
  • Allergy to paracetamol or nuts
  • Females who are pregnant, breast-feeding or intend to become pregnant.
  • Heart disease.
  • Severe asthma.
  • Other concomitant medical or psychological condition that according to the investigator's assessment makes the individual unsuitable for study participation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

    Gentofte Municipality, 2820

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of a Low-carbohydrate-high-protein Pre-exercise Meal on Exercise-induced Hypoglycemia in People With Type 1 Diabetes.

This study is a clinical, randomized, crossover study. The study investigates the effect of a low-carbohydrate-high-protein pre-exercise meal on preventing exercise-induced hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes. The hypothesis is that intake of a low-carbohydrate-high-protein meal can reduce the duration and depth of hypoglycemia during and after exercise in people with type 1 diabetes compared with an isocaloric high-carbohydrate-low-protein meal with identical fat content. The study will contribute with new knowledge about importance of meal composition on preventing exercise-induced hypoglycemia.

Read the detailed description

Background:

People with type 1 diabetes practicing a low-carbohydrate diet can increase the fat and/or protein content of the diet to cover their energy needs. In relation to physical activity, ingestion of protein is preferable for muscle protein synthesis and enhances structural changes in non-muscle tissues such as tendons and bones. Furthermore, addition of ≥ 28 g of protein to a meal is likely to result in significant and sustained postprandial hyperglycemia commencing in the late postprandial period (2-3 h) and continuing beyond 5 h in people with type 1 diabetes. The protein-induced change in the postprandial glucose response could be beneficial in relation to prevention of exercise-induced hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is a common fear in people with type 1 diabetes and makes many abstain from exercising.

This study investigates the effect of a low-carbohydrate-high-protein pre-exercise meal on preventing exercise-induced hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes. The hypothesis is that intake of a low-carbohydrate-high-protein meal can reduce the duration and depth of hypoglycemia during and after exercise in people with type 1 diabetes compared with an isocaloric high-carbohydrate-low-protein meal with identical fat content.

This study will contribute with new knowledge about importance of meal composition on preventing exercise-induced hypoglycemia. The study may add new aspects to current guidelines for glucose management during exercise in people with type 1 diabetes. If the strategy has a positive effect on preventing exercise-induced hypoglycemia it will be useful to all people with type 1 diabetes irrespective of diet strategy.

Study design:

The study is a randomized, two-arm crossover trial including one screening visit, two study days and a short visit after each study day, where the participants must meet to upload research data. The study will include adults with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy using flash glucose monitoring (FGM) or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). 15 participants have to complete the study. The study days are identical except for the content of the pre-exercise meal (low-carbohydrate-high-protein meal versus high-carbohydrate-low-protein meal) and the size of the meal bolus. Meals are isocaloric. The participants will complete two study days in random order with a 10-14 days washout period between. 48 hours prior to each study day blood glucose will be monitored by CGM and activity level will be monitored by an activity monitor wristband.

Each study day is divided into an in-clinic period, which takes place at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC), and a home period, which takes place in the participants own homes.

The participants will arrive at the research facility in the morning following an overnight fast. A pre-exercise meal with either low-carbohydrate-high-protein content or high-carbohydrate-low-protein content will be served. To estimate the gastric emptying 1g paracetamol will be added to the meal. After ingesting the meal and 90 min of resting the participants must perform 45 min of exercise on an ergometer cycle equaling to 60 % of their peak oxygen consumption or until hypoglycemia (plasma glucose < 3.9) or unbearable symptoms of hypoglycemia. Throughout the in-clinic study day the participants must use their insulin pumps. The basal insulin rate and meal-bolus will be adjusted according to international guidelines. Blood samples for analysis of glucose, insulin, glucagon, cortisol, adrenalin, noradrenalin, growth hormone, ketones, lactate, free fatty acids, GLP1, GIP and inflammatory markers will be collected. Indirect calorimetry will be performed before, during and after exercise to measure energy expenditure, respiratory exchange ratio and carbohydrate and fat oxidation rates. The Borg Scale will be used to assess perceived exertion during the exercise and a visual analog scale will be used to assess the feeling of satiety during the study day.

Leaving SDCC the home period begins. Throughout the home period the blood glucose and activity level will be monitored by the CGM and the activity monitor until the next morning, where the study day ends. From the research facility the participants will be provided a standard evening meal and a bedtime snack. The participants will also be provided dextrose tablets, which they must ingest in case of hypoglycemia. Within one week after both study days, the participants must meet at the clinic to upload research data.

Conditions
Type 1 Diabetes
Being tested
Pre-exercise meal
Keywords
Exercise, Nutrition, Hypoglycemia
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Motor Activity, Hypoglycemia

What participants receive

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

  • Pre-exercise mealOther

    Mixed meal with low-carbohydrate-high-protein content

  • Pre-exercise mealOther

    Mixed meal with high-carbohydrate-low-protein content

Study groups in NCT04472962
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Low-carbohydrate-high-protein pre-exercise mealActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: Pre-exercise meal
High-carbohydrate-low-protein pre-exercise mealActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: Pre-exercise meal

What is being measured

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

  1. The area over the curve (AOC).

    The primary outcome measure is the AOC for plasma glucose (PG) < 3.9 mmol/L during the in-clinic period assessed by YSI (Yellow Spring Instruments 2900 STAT Plus). The AOC is the area, which extends from the plasma glucose curve to the limit for hypoglycemia < 3.9 mmol/l.

    Measured: 7 hours.

Secondary outcomes (44)
  1. Time spent < 3.9 mmol/l during in-clinic period, home period and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  2. Time spent < 3.9 mmol/l during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  3. Time spent 3.0-3.8 mmol/l during in-clinic period, home period, and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  4. Time spent 3.0-3.8 mmol/l during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  5. Time spent < 3.0 mmol/l during in-clinic period, home period, and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  6. Time spent < 3.0 mmol/l during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  7. Time spent 3.9-10.0 mmol/l during in-clinic period, home period and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  8. Time spent > 10.0 mmol/l during in-clinic period, home period and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  9. Time spent > 10.0 during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  10. Time spent > 13.9 during in-clinic period, home period and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  11. Time spent > 13.9 during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  12. Glycemic variability (% coefficient of variation) during in-clinic, home, and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  13. Glycemic variability (% coefficient of variation) during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  14. Standard deviation (SD) during in-clinic period, home period, and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  15. Standard deviation (SD) during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  16. Number of hypoglycemia events (< 3.9 mmol/l) in-clinic period, home period and overall study period assessed by CGM.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  17. Number of hypoglycemia events (< 3.9 mmol/l) during in-clinic period assessed by YSI.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  18. Amount of dextrose in grams ingested to treat hypoglycemia (< 3.9 mmol/l) during in-clinic period, home period and overall study period.

    Measured: 7, 17 and 24 hours respectively.

  19. Peak PG/blood glucose after ingestion of pre-exercise meal assessed by YSI and CGM.

    Measured: 3 hours

  20. Time-to-peak PG/blood glucose after ingestion of pre-exercise meal assessed by YSI and CGM

    Measured: 3 hours

  21. Area under the curve of total insulin during in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  22. Area under the curve of glucagon during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  23. Area under the curve of cortisol during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  24. Area under the curve of growth hormone during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  25. Area under the curve of epinephrine during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  26. Area under the curve of norepinephrine during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  27. Area under the curve of lactate during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  28. Area under the curve of free fatty acids during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  29. Area under the curve of ketones during the in-clinic period.

    Measured: 7 hours

  30. Area under the curve of GLP-1 during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  31. Area under the curve of GIP during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  32. Area under the curve of IL6 during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  33. Area under the curve of IL-1ra during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  34. Area under the curve of IL-10 during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  35. Area under the curve of TNFα during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  36. Area under the curve of IL-1β during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  37. Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours

  38. Energy expenditure during the in-clinic period (kcal/min)

    Measured: 7 hours

  39. Carbohydrate and fat oxidation rates during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours.

  40. Time of gastric emptying after ingestion of the pre-exercise meal assessed by serum paracetamol.

    Measured: 7 hours.

  41. Physical performance during the exercise phase evaluated by heart rate

    Measured: 45 minutes

  42. Physical performance during the exercise phase evaluated by watt

    Measured: 45 minutes

  43. Feeling of physical hardness during the exercise phase evaluated using the Borg Scale.

    Measured: 45 minutes.

  44. Satiety (assessed by visual analog scale after pre-exercise meal) during the in-clinic period

    Measured: 7 hours.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Jul 2020
  2. Study start14 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Jan 2021
  4. Study completion30 Jan 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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04472962
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-20007316
Status last verified
Dec 2020
First submitted
24 Jun 2020
Last updated
15 Feb 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Kristensen KB, Ranjan AG, McCarthy OM, Holst JJ, Bracken RM, Norgaard K, Schmidt S. Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate-High-Protein Pre-Exercise Meal in Type 1 Diabetes-a Randomized Crossover Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Dec 21;109(1):208-216. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad427.

    PubMed 37463489
  • McCarthy OM, Kristensen KB, Christensen MB, Schmidt S, Ranjan AG, Nicholas C, Bain SC, Norgaard K, Bracken R. Metabolic and physiological responses to graded exercise testing in individuals with type 1 diabetes using insulin pump therapy. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2023 Mar;25(3):878-888. doi: 10.1111/dom.14938. Epub 2023 Jan 3.

    PubMed 36482870

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pre-exercise meal in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen at 1 site in Denmark.

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 10 inclusion and 7 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 15 Feb 2021. 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 Denmark. 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?

The area over the curve (AOC). (time frame: 7 hours.). 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 NCT04472962, which also lists 2 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 15 Feb 2021.

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