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| Name | Class |
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| Diamyd Medical AB | INDUSTRY |
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The main goal of this study is to find a reasonably safe and tolerable treatment for adult patients with type 1-diabetes and that regain some of the endogenous insulin secretion, improve the patients' quality of life (QoL) and reduce the risk of both short- and long-term complications. The hypothesis tested is that oral GABA treatment with the newly developed compound Remygen will be safe and induce regain of some endogenous insulin secretion in adult patients with type 1-diabetes diagnosis for more than five years. The first part of the study will include 6 patients and be performed as a Safety and Dose Escalation study in three steps. The main study is a three-arm, open label, single center, clinical trial. Eligible patients will be randomized into one of three active treatment arms to receive oral GABA treatment for 6 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Low dose gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) | Experimental | Oral GABA treatment 200 mg daily for 6 months |
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| High dose gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) | Experimental | Oral GABA treatment 600 mg daily for 6 months |
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| High dose gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) + Alprazolam | Experimental | Oral Alprazolam treatment 0.5 mg daily combined with oral GABA treatment 600 mg daily for 3 months. Alprazolam treatment thereafter ended, and study subjects will continue with oral GABA treatment 600 mg daily only for another 3 months. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) | Drug | Patients eligible for the main study will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio stratified by the C-peptide level to receive 200 mg of GABA (Remygen) for 6 months, 600 mg of GABA (Remygen) for 6 months, or Alprazolam 0.5 mg combined with GABA 600 mg (Remygen) for 3 months followed by treatment with GABA 600 mg (Remygen) only for another 3 months. The start of the arms with high dose GABA will be delayed and started first after that a data safety monitoring board has evaluated and approved the safety data of the first 4 patients included in the arm with low dose GABA. All patients will continue to receive intensive insulin treatment from their personal physicians during the whole study period. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Adverse events possibly or probably related to GABA treatment | To evaluate the acute and long-term safety of oral GABA treatment. The endpoint will investigate number of adverse events possibly or probably related to GABA treatment. | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Difference in C-peptide response to mixed meal tolerance test before and directly after treatment | Difference in C-peptide (Area under the curve 0-120 min) during a mixed meal tolerance test between baseline and after 6 months of oral GABA treatment | 6 months |
| Difference in C-peptide response to mixed meal tolerance test during and after treatment |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Informed consent given by patients according to national regulations
Type 1 diabetes diagnosed ≥ 5 years at the time of screening
Must have been diagnosed with Type 1-diabetes before the age of 25
Age ≥18 and ≤50
Fasting c-peptide levels should be in the range from not detectable levels up to <0.12 nmol/L
For males of childbearing potential adequate contraception is as follows:
condom (male)
abstinence from heterosexual intercourse
female partner using contraception as below listed:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Per-Ola Carlsson, MD, PhD | Uppsala University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Uppsala University Hospital | Uppsala | 75185 | Sweden |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 34635547 | Derived | Espes D, Liljeback H, Hill H, Elksnis A, Caballero-Corbalan J, Carlsson PO. GABA induces a hormonal counter-regulatory response in subjects with long-standing type 1 diabetes. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021 Oct;9(1):e002442. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002442. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003922 | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| D005680 | gamma-Aminobutyric Acid |
| D000525 | Alprazolam |
| ID | Term |
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| D000613 | Aminobutyrates |
| D002087 | Butyrates |
| D000144 | Acids, Acyclic |
| D002264 | Carboxylic Acids |
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| Alprazolam | Drug | Patients eligible for the main study will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio stratified by the C-peptide level to receive 200 mg of GABA (Remygen) for 6 months, 600 mg of GABA (Remygen) for 6 months, or Alprazolam 0.5 mg combined with GABA 600 mg (Remygen) for 3 months followed by treatment with GABA 600 mg (Remygen) only for another 3 months. The start of the arms with high dose GABA will be delayed and started first after that a data safety monitoring board has evaluated and approved the safety data of the first 4 patients included in the arm with low dose GABA. All patients will continue to receive intensive insulin treatment from their personal physicians during the whole study period. |
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Difference in C-peptide (Area under the curve 0-120 min) during a mixed meal tolerance test between baseline and after 3 and and 6 months of treatment and between baseline and the follow-up visit |
| 7 months |
| Difference in maximum stimulated C-peptide to mixed meal tolerance test during and after treatment | Difference in maximum stimulated C-peptide during a mixed meal tolerance test between baseline and after 3 and 6 months of treatment and between baseline and the follow-up visit. | 7 months |
| Difference in C-peptide response to mixed meal tolerance test during and after treatment between treatment groups | Difference in C-peptide (Area under the curve 0-120 min) during a mixed meal tolerance test between treatment group 1 and 2 and after 3 and 6 months of treatment and between baseline and the follow-up visit | 7 months |
| Difference in glucagon response during a hypoglycemic clamp before and after treatment | Difference in glucagon (area under the curve) during a hypoglycemic clamp between baseline and 6 months of treatment | 7 months |
| Difference in glucagon response during a hypoglycemic clamp between treatment groups before and after treatment | Difference in glucagon (area under the curve) during a hypoglycemic clamp between treatment group 1 and 2 between baseline and 6 months of treatment | 7 months |
| Change in HbA1c by treatment | Change in HbA1c between 0,3 and 6 months of treatment and at the follow-up one month later. | 7 months |
| Change in exogenous insulin consumption by treatment | Change in exogenous insulin consumption between 0,3 and 6 months of treatment and at the follow-up one month later. | 7 months |
| Change in fasting C-peptide by treatment | Change in fasting C-peptide levels between 0,3 and 6 months of treatment and at the follow-up one month later. | 7 months |
| Change in variables that indicate effects on immune system | Change by treatment in variables that indicate effects on the immune system such as serum autoantibodies to GAD65 and islet antigen-2, and immune cells | 7 months |
| Change in GABA plasma levels | Analysis of GABA plasma levels after 0, 3 and 6 months of treatment and at the follow-up visit one month later. | 7 months |
| Change in diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire | Measurements of patient diabetes treatment satisfaction by questionnaire during study. Each of eight questions have a 7-graded scale from 0-6. 48 points are therefore maximal treatment satisfaction and comparisons will be made to score before treatment start. | 7 months |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D009930 |
| Organic Chemicals |
| D000596 | Amino Acids |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D001569 | Benzodiazepines |
| D001552 | Benzazepines |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |