GLP 1 for Intraoperative Glycemic Control
Completed · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia
In brief
This is a medical research study designed to see if an infusion of a naturally occurring hormone, GLP-1, works when used to decrease blood sugar during cardiac surgery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00882492
- Run by
- University of Pennsylvania
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2008-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-02-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- male or female age (18-80 years),
- ability to provide informed consent,
- elective CABG with or without single or multivalve repair or replacement, and/ or
- single or multivalve repair or replacement requiring CPB and sternotomy (to include subjects who are undergoing first time or redo cardiac surgery).
You may not qualify if…
- concomitant surgery (e.g. carotid endarterectomy),
- emergent surgery,
- current steroid use,
- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM),
- cardiac surgery without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (e.g. off-pump CABG),
- current use of positive intravenous inotropic agents,
- serious intercurrent illness (endocarditis, sepsis, active malignancy requiring treatment) or active infection,
- known substance abuse,
- receipt of an investigational drug or device within 30 days prior to surgery,
- known allergy to any of the following: GLP-1, fentanyl, midazolam, isoflurane, propofol, morphine, heparin or protamine,
- Sulfonylurea medication administration on morning of surgery (such as, tolbutamide, tolazamide (Tolinase), chlorpropamide (Diabinese). glipizide (Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL), glyburide (Micronase, Glynase PresTabs, and DiaBeta), glimepiride (Amaryl),
- Major end organ dysfunction defined as:
- Cardiac: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 30% by left ventriculography or echocardiogram (within 90 days prior to randomization), current use of positive intravenous inotropic agents, preoperative use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), left ventricular assist device (LVAD), or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO);
- Renal: preoperative serum Creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL;
- Hepatic: aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine transferase (ALT) > 2.5 x upper limit normal;
- Hematologic: preoperative hematocrit (HCT) < 30%, platelet count < 100,000/mm3, history of (or family history of) bleeding or clotting disorder;
- Patients with a history of or risk factors for acute pancreatitis (i.e. ethanol abuse, gall stones) will be excluded from this study,
- Pregnant or breastfeeding females, or
- any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may compromise the safety of the subject or would preclude the subject from successful completion of the study.
Where it is running
- University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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