NCT06284785

The Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Kidney Oxygenation in Obese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Hyperfiltration

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In this study the investigators will examine the effects of VAT reduction by bariatric surgery on kidney hypoxia and compare kidney oxygenation before- and after surgery in both sexes using BOLD-MRI and measures of kidney hemodynamic function. Furthermore, the investigators will assess whether kidney oxygenation is reduced in obese T2D men and women versus various controls as described below. This will determine whether kidney hypoxia can be appointed as a modifiable pathogenic factor in early DKD and non-surgical interventions targeting kidney hypoxia can be designed to slow DKD progression.

Detailed description

DKD (diabetic kidney disease) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and leading to significant morbidity and early mortality. Although multiple mechanisms underlying DKD have been proposed, the exact underlying mechanisms remain uncertain resulting in limited treatment options. Accumulating evidence, derived from animal and human studies has indicated that chronic kidney hypoxia is a key underlying determinant of DKD and recent studies in T2D patients have related truncal obesity to glomerular hyperfiltration and unfavorable kidney hemodynamic function that may drive kidney hypoxia. Hyperfiltration is defined as increased whole-kidney GFR or as single-nephron hyperfiltration in people with GFR in the normal range. Hyperfiltration is an early recognized key factor driving kidney disease progression in people with diabetes as it drives subsequent eGFR loss. Increased and dysfunctional (i.e., altered adipose tissue biology) visceral adipose tissue (VAT) present in central obesity is thought to disturb the balance between kidney oxygen- consumption and delivery through secretion of endocrine signals resulting in induction of insulin resistance, mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired substrate metabolism amongst others. In line with this theory, reduction of abdominal obesity following bariatric surgery has demonstrated to improve kidney outcomes in some but not in all individuals. In part this may be sex-specific. Since women have a lower risk for progression of DKD, the role of kidney hypoxia in DKD need to be studied in this regard individualized for sex. In this study, the investigators will address the effects of bariatric surgery on changes in kidney oxygenation using a sex-specific approach in people with hyperfiltration.

Conditions

• Kidney Hypoxia
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Bariatric surgery	Patients included in our obese patient group are all scheduled to undergo bariatric surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2026-01-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2024-02-29
• Last updated: 2024-02-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands