Clinical trial • Phase II • Endocrinology

DEFEROXAMINE MESILATE for Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Phase II trial of DEFEROXAMINE MESILATE for Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Endocrinology
Trial Disease
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
18-12-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
13-01-2025

Trial design

Randomised, sodium chloride solution for infusion (placebo); dose and schedule not specified-controlled, crossover Phase II trial across 1 site in Sweden.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Sodium chloride solution for infusion (placebo); dose and schedule not specified
Crossover
Yes
Target Sample Size
30

Eligibility

Recruits 30 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants are adults (age 18-55) and must provide signed informed consent. No assent procedures for minors are specified..

Pregnancy Exclusion
If female: plans to become pregnant, known pregnancy or a positive urine pregnancy test (confirmed by a positive serum pregnancy test), or lactating
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Participants are adults (age 18-55) and must provide signed informed consent. No assent procedures for minors are specified.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 with a duration of the disease between 5 and 40 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- HbA1c 55-100 mmol/mol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age 18-55"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Normal ECG result, showing no signs of significant cardiac disorders"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraception: Female subjects must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or, if premenopausal (and not surgically sterile), use a highly effective method of contraception during the study and for 30 days after the last visit. Highly effective methods of contraception are considered to be those listed below: combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation; or progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation; or intrauterine device; or intrauterine hormonereleasing system; or bilateral tubal occlusion; or vasectomised partner; or sexual abstinence"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed informed consent"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Major cardiovascular complications such as coronary heart disease, unstable or stable angina, myocardial infarction, ventricular XML File Identifier: GVRsEn/+aiS1r4rVgVsURkq36HM= Page 11/21 arrhythmias, and atrial fibrillation in the last 3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Definite cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of anemia, bleeding gastric ulcer, abundant menstruation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Currently smoking"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of alcohol or drug abuse"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Infections that necessitated antibiotic therapy during the last month"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Malignancy (with the exception of in situ cancer) that has been declared treated within the last 5 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant in another ongoing pharmacological study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Unwillingness to participate following oral and written information"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If female: plans to become pregnant, known pregnancy or a positive urine pregnancy test (confirmed by a positive serum pregnancy test), or lactating"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any concomitant disease or condition that may interfere with the possibility for the subject to comply with or complete the study protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Congestive heart failure (as suggested by anamnesis and by a value of NT-proBNP <155 ng/ml)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Subjects with any other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition that make the subject inappropriate for the study in the judgment of the Investigator"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to the active substance"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with Prochlorperazine"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Renal insufficiency (cystatin clearance <60 ml/min)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Liver disease (ALAT/ASAT values >2 times the normal levels or INR > 1,2 or albumin levels < 36 g/ l or total bilirubin < 26 micromol/l or gamma GT <2 mikrokat/l)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Therapy with β-blockers"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe hypertension (≥180 mmHg systolic or ≥110 mmHg diastolic blood pressure)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Proliferative retinopathy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Sign for peripheric diabetic neuropathy (decreased/absent sensitivity to 10 g monofilament, vibration, plantar reflex)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of Endothelial Precursor Cells in 10 ml blood after intermittent hypoxia exposure","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of the number of endothelial precursor cells in 10 ml blood collected after intermittent hypoxia exposure (as stated: 'in 10 ml blood after intermittent hypoxia exposure'). No further measurement details provided in the CTIS record."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in the levels of angiogenetic chemokines (SDF-1, EPO, VEGF)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of changes in circulating levels of listed angiogenetic chemokines (SDF-1, EPO, VEGF); no assay details provided."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in the levels of angiogenetic and hypoxic induced genes (VEGFA, SDF-1, BPNP3, GLUT3, PDK1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of changes in expression levels of listed genes (VEGFA, SDF-1, BPNP3, GLUT3, PDK1); no methodological details provided."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in electrophysiological parameters important for the cardiorespiratory response: R-R interval change, the standard deviation of the R-R interval, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide, arterial oxygen saturation, breathing rate, tidal volume, minute ventilation and the ratio between Vt and inspiration time (Vt/Ti), baroreflex sensitivity, arterial function parameters: pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, augmentation index corrected for heart rate (AI75)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of listed electrophysiological and cardiorespiratory parameters; no specific measurement methods described in the CTIS record."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
30
Recruitment Window Months
121
Consent Approach
Signed informed consent is required from participants (adults). A Subject information and informed consent form document is listed (version/manual available). No assent for minors is indicated and no languages for consent documents are specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
30

Sweden

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
08-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-01-2025
Processing Time Days
66
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Karolinska University Hospital
Department Name
Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Principal Investigator Name
Sergiu Bogdan Catrina
Principal Investigator Email
sergiu.catrina@ki.se
Contact Person Name
Sergiu Bogdan Catrina
Contact Person Email
sergiu.catrina@ki.se
Number Of Participants
30

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Karolinska University Hospital
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Sweden

Third parties

  • {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"NOVARTIS SVERIGE AB","duties_or_roles":"Marketing authorisation holder / organisation associated with the Desferal product listed in Part I","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Desferal 500 mg pulver till injektions-/infusionsvätska, lösning
Active Substance
DEFEROXAMINE MESILATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
INTRAVENOUS USE
Authorisation Status
Authorised in Sweden (marketing authorisation number 7184)
Maximum Dose
50 mg/kg
Investigational Product Name
Sodium chloride solution for infusion
Modality
Other

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