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Cystic FibrosisNCT06350149

A Pilot and Feasibility Study to Evaluate High vs Low Glycemic Index Mixed Meal Tolerance Test in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

A study testing Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB), Hi GI and Lo GI in people with Cystic Fibrosis, run by Emory University at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this study is to determine the extent to which excess dietary simple sugars serve as a secondary mediating factor in Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) development. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Cystic Fibrosis
What is being tested?
Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB), Hi GI and Lo GI
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
22 Mar 2024to Sep 2025
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 12 to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • English speaking
  • Diagnosis of CF based on the presence of two known CF causing mutations and/or positive sweat test
  • Pancreatic insufficiency
  • Baseline dietary consumption of >10% total kcal from added sugars and self-reported consumption of >/= sugar-sweetened beverages per week

Who cannot join

  • Current use or anticipated use of medication that is known to raise or lower blood glucose in the past 4 weeks.
  • Oral or IV glucocorticoid current or previous use in the past 4 weeks will prohibit enrollment in the study.
  • Recent pulmonary exacerbation within 3 weeks of enrollment and/or an acute illness requiring a change in antibiotics will also exclude participants.
  • BMI below the 5th percentile or greater than the 95th percentile for age and sex
  • FEV1 <40% or awaiting a lung transplant;
  • Prior lung or liver transplant or kidney or liver dysfunction.
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  • Use of CFTR modulators is not an exclusion criterion. Rather, for patients recently started on CFTR modulators, we will wait to enroll in the study until on CFTR modulator for at least 2 months.
  • Diagnosis of CF liver disease.
  • Uncontrolled exocrine pancreatic insufficiency/malabsorption
  • Diagnosis of CFRD
  • G-tube feeds (bolus and/or continuous)
  • Current enrollment in another intervention study
  • Changes in diet to lose or gain weight
  • Gluten allergy or intolerance
  • Current pregnancy or lactation or plans to become pregnant during study period
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Restrictive dietary patterns (e.g, vegan, ketogenic, intermittent fasting) for more than one month within the last two months prior to screening.
  • More than 5% body weight change within 2 months of screening visit or Day 1 of mixed meal tolerance test

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Tanicia Daley, MD, MPH contact

404-785-5437

tanicia.daley@emory.edu

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Center for Advanced Pediatrics: Emory Healthcare

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329

    Tanicia Daley, MD, 404-785-5437, tanicia.daley@emory.edu

    Arlene Stecenko, MD, 404-727-1460, astecen@emory.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

The goal of this study is to determine the extent to which excess dietary simple sugars serve as a secondary mediating factor in Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) development. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Whether conducting a randomized 2x2 factorial design that evaluates acute postprandial changes in glucose over 2 hours following ingestion of a mixed meal challenge that varies by glycemic index and consumption of a sugar-sweetened beverage is acceptable and feasible.
  • What are the preliminary changes in postprandial hyperglycemia, islet cell function, and incretin response to a high or low Glycemic Index mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) with and without Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) in adolescents and young adults with CF

Participants will be randomized to a mixed diet and blood will be drawn before and after the mixed meal challenge.

Read the detailed description

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is one of the most common co-morbidities seen in CF and significantly increases morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of CFRD increases with age with approximately 20% of adolescents and 50% of adults in the 3rd and 4th decade of life carrying the diagnosis. Although a diagnosis of CFRD is uncommon in children less than 10 years of age, research studies show that abnormal glucose tolerance is found in about 40% of CF toddlers and school-age children. Mechanisms leading to the development of CFRD are incompletely understood. For several years, the predominant theory of pancreatic endocrine dysfunction was based on the theory of "collateral damage" which results in impairment of β-cell function due to loss of islet cells. In addition to experiencing reduced beta cell mass, individuals with CF have a diminished incretin effect that contributes to impaired insulin secretion. Postprandial hyperglycemia is not uncommon for individuals with CF irrespective of their glucose tolerance and during an OGTT failure to suppress glucagon results in hyperglycemia. Unfortunately, mechanisms involved in dysregulated glucagon release and its contribution to hyperglycemia in CF are poorly understood.

The CF diet is typically high in energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods. Individuals with CF require high-energy, high-fat diets to maintain their hypermetabolic state and offset malabsorption, with current CF dietary guidelines recommending an energy intake of 1.2 to 1.5 times that of the general population. To date, there is a paucity of studies that rigorously investigate the metabolic sequelae that high GI foods and SSB have on the metabolic profile of individuals with CF. The study team proposes that a diet high is SSBs and high GI foods induces more oxidative stress due to postprandial hyperglycemia, impairs insulin secretion, and exacerbates glucose abnormalities in CF.

Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Being tested
Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB), Hi GI, Lo GI
Keywords
Cystic Fibrosis, Glycemic Index, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes
Medical subject headings
Cystic Fibrosis

What participants receive

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

  • Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB)Other

    The following are considered SSBs: non-diet soft drinks/sodas, flavored juice drinks, sweetened tea, energy drinks, and electrolyte replacement drinks.

  • Hi GIOther

    Also called Hight Glycemic Index Meal

    The Glycemic Index of the high-GI meals will be at least 75

  • Lo GIOther

    Also called Low Glycemic Index Meal

    The Glycemic Index of the low- -GI meals will not be higher than 55.

Study groups in NCT06350149
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SSB+ HI- GIExperimentalAll standardized mixed meal challenges will be similar in calories (kcal) and percent of calories from carbohydrates (45%), protein (15%), and fat (40%). Each meal will provide 1/3rd of the subject's estimated kcal needs per current CF nutrition guidelines
Receives: Other: Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB); Other: Hi GI
SSB + LO- GIExperimentalAll standardized mixed meal challenges will be similar in calories (kcal) and percent of calories from carbohydrates (45%), protein (15%), and fat (40%). Each meal will provide 1/3rd of the subject's estimated kcal needs per current CF nutrition guidelines
Receives: Other: Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB); Other: Lo GI
NSSB+ HI- GIExperimentalAll standardized mixed meal challenges will be similar in calories (kcal) and percent of calories from carbohydrates (45%), protein (15%), and fat (40%). Each meal will provide 1/3rd of the subject's estimated kcal needs per current CF nutrition guidelines
Receives: Other: Hi GI
NSSB+ LO- GIExperimentalAll standardized mixed meal challenges will be similar in calories (kcal) and percent of calories from carbohydrates (45%), protein (15%), and fat (40%). Each meal will provide 1/3rd of the subject's estimated kcal needs per current CF nutrition guidelines
Receives: Other: Lo GI

What is being measured

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

  1. Recruitment Rate

    Recruitment rate of participants. Goal is to recruit 3 participants per month.

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Refusal Rate

    Refusal rates for participation. 20%of screened participants will refuse to participate

    Measured: 2 years

  3. Investigator Fidelity

    Capacity of the research team to manage the intervention. Goal is >85%.

    Measured: 2 years

  4. Participant Fidelity

    Feasibility of data collection, including primary and secondary outcome measures. Goal is >85%

    Measured: 2 years

  5. Acceptability

    Acceptability and burden of intervention on participants. Likert scale response of >3(out of 5) on post study evaluation that study is not burdensome and acceptable

    Measured: 2 years

  6. Retention Rates

    Retention rates as the participants complete the intervention. Goal is >80%

    Measured: 2 years

  7. Recruitment

    Length of time it takes to recruit enough participants into the study. Goal is to recruit all patients by the end of second quater of the second year.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (15)
  1. Change in plasma Cysteine (Cys)

    Systemic redox balance will be assessed by high performance liquid chromatography measurement of plasma CyS

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  2. Change in plasma Cystine (CySS)

    Systemic redox balance will be assessed by high performance liquid chromatography measurement of plasma CySS

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  3. Change in plasma Glutathione (GSH)

    Systemic redox balance will be assessed by high performance liquid chromatography measurement of plasma GSH

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  4. Change in plasma Glutathione Disulfide (GSSG)

    Systemic redox balance will be assessed by high performance liquid chromatography measurement of plasma GSSG

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  5. Change in redox potentials (EhCys/ CySS and EhGSH/GSSG)

    Systemic redox balance will be assessed by high performance liquid chromatography measurement of plasma redox potentials (EhCys/CySS and EhGSH/GSSG)

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  6. Insulinogenic index

    It estimates the efficiency of glucose disposal in the early phase of stimulated insulin secretion.

    Measured: Baseline, 30 mins

  7. Whole body insulin sensitivity index (WBISI-Matsuda)

    Whole-body insulin sensitivity (WBISI) will be assessed by the method of Matsuda and Defronzo, which combines both hepatic and peripheral tissue insulin sensitivity. HOMA-IR will provide a reflection of hepatic insulin resistance.

    Measured: 2 hours

  8. Disposition Index

    The disposition index, a measure of beta cell function for a given level of insulin resistance, will be calculated as: (WBISI) × (insulin secretion)

    Measured: 2 hours

  9. Change in plasma Eh Cys/CySS

    Systemic redox balance will be assessed by high performance liquid chromatography measurement of plasma redox potentials EhCys/CySS

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  10. Change in incremental glucose AUC

    AUC: area under the curve from baseline to 120 minutes

    Measured: Baseline, 120 minutes

  11. Changes in Plasma insulin

    Changes in post prandial plasma insulin levels will be measured.

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  12. Changes in Plasma C-peptide

    Changes in post prandial plasma C-peptide levels will be measured.

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  13. Changes in Plasma Glucagon

    Changes in post prandial plasma glucagon levels will be measured.

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  14. Changes in Plasma Incretins: glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)

    Blood for determination of active glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) will be collected until the 30-minute timepoint in tubes filled with protease inhibitors. GLP-1 will be measured in duplicate by ELISA . The total and iAUC30 will be determined

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

  15. Changes in Plasma Incretins: total glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)

    Blood for determination of GIP will be collected until the 30-minute timepoint in tubes filled with protease inhibitors. GLP-1 will be measured in duplicate by ELISA . The total and iAUC30 will be determined

    Measured: Baseline, 2 hours

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Apr 2024
  2. Study start22 Mar 2024
  3. Primary completionSep 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2025 (estimated)

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
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06350149
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00004637
Other IDs
1R21DK128731-01A1
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
28 Mar 2024
Last updated
5 Apr 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB), Hi GI and Lo GI in people with Cystic Fibrosis, run by Emory University 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 4 inclusion and 18 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2024. 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.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Tanicia Daley, MD, MPH (404-785-5437, tanicia.daley@emory.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Recruitment Rate (time frame: 2 years). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 5 Apr 2024.

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