NCT03956173

Hypoglycemia and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Type 1 Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators hypothesise that following episodes of hypoglycemia, rebound hyperglycemia may result in a prolonged period of increased QTc and, thereby, increased susceptibility to serious cardiac arrhythmias in patients with type - 1 diabetes.

Detailed description

In this study, changes in cardiac rhythm, haemodynamic regulation, and hormonal response will be evaluated during insulin-induced hypoglycemia followed by hyperglycemia and euglycemia, respectively, on two separate experimental days. Twenty-four patients with type-1 diabetes are included. Patients are randomised 1:1 to start with either the combined hypo- and hyperglycemic or the hypo- and euglycemic clamp. After an overnight 10 hour fast, participants are admitted for a 255 minute clamp. An individualised insulin infusion will be initiated targeting a plasma glucose level of 5.0-8.0 mmol/l. When the targeted plasma glucose level is achieved, the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp will be initiated at time 0. The insulin infusion will be fixed at an infusion rate 80 mU/m2/min and a 20% glucose infusion will be initiated in order to regulate plasma glucose levels. After 45 min of monitoring at euglycemic plasma glucose level, plasma glucose will be decreased over a period of 30 minutes, targeting 2.5 mmol/l for a period of 60 min in a hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemic clamp. From 135 min to 195 min, plasma glucose levels will be increased to either hyperglycemic level or euglycemic level and will be kept constant for 105 minutes. Echocardiography is performed at baseline, at hypoglycemic level and at hyper-or normoglycemic level. Blood samples are taken every 15 minutes throughout the entire clamp, however bedside plasma glucose is analysed every fifth minute. A Holter-ECG is obtained throughout the entire clamp.

Conditions

• Diabetes type1
• Hypoglycemia
• Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hypoglycemic combined with either normo or hyperglycemic clamp.	Twenty-four patients with type 1 diabetes has been recruited for a cross-over study including two experimental days, a combined hypo- and hyperglyemic clamp and a combined hypo- and euglycemic clamp, respectively. Patients will be randomised 1:1 to start with either the combined hypo- and hyperglycemic or the hypo- and euglycemic clamp. The hypo- and hyperglycemic or the hypo- and euglycemic clamp are estimated to last 255 minutes. The two clamp days will be separated by at least 30 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2019-05-20
• Last updated: 2024-12-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark