Diabetic Retinopathy in HIV Subjects Treated With EGRIFTA®
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To show the non-inferiority of EGRIFTA® vs. placebo in the development or progression of Diabetic Retinopathy in HIV-infected subjects with concomitant abdominal lipohypertrophy and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Diabetic Retinopathy HIV |
Drug: Tesamorelin Drug: Placebo-Control |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate Whether EGRIFTA® (Tesamorelin for Injection), 2 mg Once Daily SC, Increases the Risk of Development or Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy When Administered to HIV-infected Subjects With Abdominal Lipohypertrophy and Concomitant Diabetes |
- Difference in percentages of subjects with a 3-step or greater progression (from both eyes) on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) PERSON scale. [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Subjects will undergo an opthamologic examination including fundus photographs at 3 month intervals for duration of 36 months
- Change from baseline in HbA1c by intensification of concomitant diabetic treatment [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]HbA1c values will be obtained at screening at month 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36
Estimated Enrollment: | 648 |
Study Start Date: | June 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: EGRIFTA Treatment Grop
Sterile, lyophilized, nonpyrogenic powder containing tesamorelin acetate with mannitol as excipient
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Drug: Tesamorelin
Daily 2 mg subcutaneous injections of tesamorelin
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo-controlled
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Drug: Placebo-Control
3.0 mL vials
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Detailed Description:
To date, EGRIFTA® has not been studied for longer than 1 year in human subjects, nor has EGRIFTA® been studied in Type 2 diabetic HIV-infected subjects who are receiving oral hypoglycemic agents, GLP-1 analogues, or insulin. The present study will assess the potential of EGRIFTA® to induce or exacerbate DR in HIV-infected subjects on antiretroviral therapy who have concomitant abdominal lipohypertrophy and T2DM, and explore the long-term effects of EGRIFTA® on glycemic control and major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) in this population.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- Subject has given written informed consent;
- Subject is an adult man or woman (≥ 18 years old);
- Subject has laboratory confirmed HIV infection;
- Subject is receiving ART that has been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to screening;
- Subject has physical evidence of abdominal lipohypertrophy, as determined by the examining study physician;
Subject has T2DM as determined by previous fasting plasma glucose (FPG)
- 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L), and/or previous 2-hour plasma glucose ≥ 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) during oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT), and/or previous random plasma glucose ≥ 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) with symptoms of uncontrolled DM;
- Subject, at the time of screening, has HbA1c between 6.0% and 12.0%;
- Subject's diabetes has been treated for at least 1 year by diet alone, insulin alone, OHA, GLP-1 analogue, or OHA/GLP-1 analogue plus insulin according to current American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines, and doses have been stable for at least 3 months;
- If the subject is using lipid lowering drugs, the dose must be stable for at least 2 months prior to screening;
- Subject must have an electrocardiogram (ECG) without clinically significant abnormalities within 6 months prior to screening;
- Pre-menopausal women of childbearing potential are eligible only if they are not pregnant (negative urine pregnancy tests at screening and baseline) or lactating and are using an acceptable form of birth control prior to study entry and for at least 2 months after completing treatment. Acceptable contraception is defined as two barrier methods, or one barrier method with a spermicide, or an intrauterine device, or an oral contraceptive;
- Women of non-childbearing potential must be post-menopausal (no menses for more than 1 year) or surgically sterile (tubal ligation or hysterectomy);
- Women over 40 years old must have a negative mammogram within 6 months prior to screening or a mammogram will be taken at screening;
- Men must have a normal prostate exam and a prostate specific antigen (PSA) less than or equal to 5 ng/mL within 6 months prior to screening or PSA will be measured at screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has Type 1 DM;
- Subject has body mass index (BMI) < 20 kg/m2;
- Subject has or has had an opportunistic infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining illness within 3 months of screening;
- Subject has or has had a malignancy or, for women, personal or family (first degree relative) history of breast cancer. Exceptions are basal cell carcinoma, in situ carcinoma of the cervix, and stable Kaposi's sarcoma;
- Pre-existing PDR or severe non-PDR (NPDR), defined as an ETDRS level of ≥ 53 in either eye;
- Subject has or has had cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, toxoplasmosis, or any other ocular infection that would prevent evaluation of DR;
- Subject has previously been treated for DR (treatments such as laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injection, or vitrectomy);
Subject has any of the following illnesses or conditions:
- hypopituitarism, history of pituitary tumor or pituitary surgery;
- untreated hypothyroidism;
- head irradiation or head trauma that has affected the somatotropic axis;
- uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic pressure > 140 mm Hg and diastolic pressure > 90 mm Hg;
- unstable CV condition, defined as:
i. acute MI; ii. unstable angina; iii. decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF, new onset or exacerbation); iv. stroke; v. history of any of the above within 6 months prior to screening; f. hepatic abnormality, defined as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 3 times the upper limit of normal (3 x ULN); g. renal abnormality, defined as serum creatinine > 2 x ULN; h. lipid metabolism abnormality, defined as fasting triglycerides > 1500 mg/dL; i. anemia, defined as hemoglobin ≤ 7 g/dL;
Drug or hormone use as follows
- change in regimen or supraphysiological dose of testosterone within 2 months prior to screening;
- anabolic steroids, GH, GH secretagogue, GHRF products or analogs (including EGRIFTA®), IGF-1, or IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP 3) within 6 months prior to screening;
- Drug or alcohol dependence within 6 months prior to screening;
- Subject is using or has used anorectics, anorexigenics, or anti-obesity agents within 3 months prior to screening;
- Subject is pregnant or nursing;
- Other significant disease that, in the Investigator's opinion, would exclude the subject from the trial;
- Participation, within 30 days prior to screening, in another clinical trial of an investigational agent that could affect IGF-1 levels;
- Known hypersensitivity to the study drug treatments.
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Contact: EMD Serono Medical Information | 888-275-7376 |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Call EMD Serono Medical Information for information on recruiting sites | Recruiting |
Rockland, Massachusetts, United States |
Study Director: | Alexandra Mangili, MD, MPH | EMD Serono, Inc. |
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Responsible Party: | EMD Serono |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01591902 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | EMR200147-500 |
Study First Received: | May 2, 2012 |
Last Updated: | October 9, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Retinopathy Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases Diabetic Angiopathies Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Diabetes Complications |
Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions |
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