Please note that the copy function is not enabled for this field.
If you wish to
modify
existing outcomes, please copy and paste the current outcome text into the Update field.
LOGIN
CREATE ACCOUNT
LOGIN
CREATE ACCOUNT
MY TRIALS
REGISTER TRIAL
FAQs
HINTS AND TIPS
DEFINITIONS
Trial Review
The ANZCTR website will be unavailable from 1pm until 3pm (AEDT) on Wednesday the 30th of October for website maintenance. Please be sure to log out of the system in order to avoid any loss of data.
The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been endorsed by the ANZCTR. Before participating in a study, talk to your health care provider and refer to this
information for consumers
Download to PDF
Trial registered on ANZCTR
Registration number
ACTRN12618001449224
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
7/06/2018
Date registered
28/08/2018
Date last updated
28/08/2018
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
The effect of a beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist on metabolic disease in humans.
Query!
Scientific title
The effect of a beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist on metabolic disease in humans.
Query!
Secondary ID [1]
295122
0
None
Query!
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1215-3744
Query!
Trial acronym
N/A
Query!
Linked study record
N/A
Query!
Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hepatic steatosis
308214
0
Query!
Condition category
Condition code
Metabolic and Endocrine
307243
307243
0
0
Query!
Diabetes
Query!
Metabolic and Endocrine
307244
307244
0
0
Query!
Other endocrine disorders
Query!
Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Query!
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Participants will receive a single daily oral dose of mirabegron or matched placebo (cellulose) for three months.
Adherence to the protocol will be monitored by quantifying tablets returned.
Query!
Intervention code [1]
301456
0
Treatment: Drugs
Query!
Comparator / control treatment
both treatments will be encapsulated into a single pill. The control treatment will involve packing cellulose powder (a safe and metabolically inert component of food) into the capsules
Query!
Control group
Placebo
Query!
Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
306199
0
liver fat content via 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Query!
Assessment method [1]
306199
0
Query!
Timepoint [1]
306199
0
within 72 hours prior to initiation and 48 hours after completion of the three month intervention
Query!
Secondary outcome [1]
347819
0
Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR; calculated from fasting glucose and fasting insulin concentrations).
Fasting glucose and insulin concentrations will be measured from whole blood according to clinical diagnostic standard at a NATA/RCPA accredited pathology laboratory.
Query!
Assessment method [1]
347819
0
Query!
Timepoint [1]
347819
0
within 48 hours prior to initiation and 48 hours after completion of the three month intervention
Query!
Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Age 20-50 years
BMI: 30-40 kg/m2
HOMA-IR: greater than or equal to 2.0
Query!
Minimum age
20
Years
Query!
Query!
Maximum age
50
Years
Query!
Query!
Sex
Both males and females
Query!
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Query!
Key exclusion criteria
Alcohol consumption >3 (male) or >2 (female) standard drinks per day
Blood ALT concentration >3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (ULN: female <20 IU/l, male <30 IU/l)
Hepatitis or autoimmune liver disease
History of type 1 or 2 diabetes
History of obstructive urinary symptoms
History of established cardiovascular disease (prior hospitalisation or medication for any cardiovascular disease or risk factor)
Currently taking any prescription medications that alter cardiometabolic parameters, prior use of anti-hypertensive medications and medications primarily acting via ß-ARs. Oral contraceptives are acceptable if treatment has been established for greater than 6 months.
Smoking
Established renal disease or eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73m2
Pregnant or breastfeeding women
History of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
History of major psychiatric illness, psychosis or major depressive disorder
Query!
Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Query!
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Query!
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
An independent agent (Alfred Hospital Clinical Trials Pharmacy (CTP) staff member) will be responsible for allocation of treatment
Query!
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Alfred CTP staff will use software (eg MS Excel) to generate a random order sequence for allocation of treatment
Query!
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Query!
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Query!
Query!
Query!
Query!
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Query!
Other design features
N/A
Query!
Phase
Not Applicable
Query!
Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
Query!
Statistical methods / analysis
Treatment effects will be assessed as the percentage change in variables from pre- to post-intervention between groups via ANCOVA with age, gender and indices of body size (BMI, body fat content and/or body mass) included as covariates. Statistical significance will be accepted at p<0.05.
Query!
Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
Query!
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
31/08/2018
Query!
Actual
Query!
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/10/2020
Query!
Actual
Query!
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
31/12/2020
Query!
Actual
Query!
Sample size
Target
60
Query!
Accrual to date
Query!
Final
Query!
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
Query!
Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
22915
0
3004 - Melbourne
Query!
Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
299715
0
Other
Query!
Name [1]
299715
0
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Query!
Address [1]
299715
0
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
PO Box 6492
Melbourne, Vic, 3004
Australia
Query!
Country [1]
299715
0
Australia
Query!
Primary sponsor type
Other
Query!
Name
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Query!
Address
75 Commercial Rd
Melbourne, Vic,
3004
Query!
Country
Australia
Query!
Secondary sponsor category [1]
299047
0
None
Query!
Name [1]
299047
0
NA
Query!
Address [1]
299047
0
N/A
Query!
Country [1]
299047
0
Query!
Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Query!
Ethics committee name [1]
300603
0
Alfred Hospital Ethics Committee [EC00315]
Query!
Ethics committee address [1]
300603
0
The Alfred, Office of Ethics & Research Governance PO Box 315 Prahran VIC 3181
Query!
Ethics committee country [1]
300603
0
Australia
Query!
Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
300603
0
01/07/2018
Query!
Approval date [1]
300603
0
16/08/2018
Query!
Ethics approval number [1]
300603
0
Query!
Summary
Brief summary
This proposal will determine whether a beta-adrenoceptor agonist can reduce hepatic fat content and improve metabolic control in obese humans. Accumulation of hepatic fat is an early onset and causative factor in liver and obesity-related metabolic diseases and reversal can delay or prevent sequelae. However there are currently no drugs available on-label to treat fatty liver. Increasing daily energy expenditure decreases liver fat independent of weight loss in rodents. Beta-adrenoceptor activation increases energy expenditure in rodents and humans. This proposal will therefore employ a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel study design in combination with clinically relevant metabolic endpoints to test whether chronic treatment with a beta-adrenoceptor agonist can decrease liver fat in humans.
Query!
Trial website
N/A
Query!
Trial related presentations / publications
N/A
Query!
Public notes
N/A
Query!
Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
84186
0
Dr Andrew Carey
Query!
Address
84186
0
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
PO Box 6492
Melbourne, Vic
3004
Query!
Country
84186
0
Australia
Query!
Phone
84186
0
+61385321251
Query!
Fax
84186
0
Query!
Email
84186
0
[email protected]
Query!
Contact person for public queries
Name
84187
0
Andrew Carey
Query!
Address
84187
0
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
PO Box 6492
Melbourne, Vic
3004
Query!
Country
84187
0
Australia
Query!
Phone
84187
0
+61385321251
Query!
Fax
84187
0
Query!
Email
84187
0
[email protected]
Query!
Contact person for scientific queries
Name
84188
0
Andrew Carey
Query!
Address
84188
0
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
PO Box 6492
Melbourne, Vic
3004
Query!
Country
84188
0
Australia
Query!
Phone
84188
0
+61385321251
Query!
Fax
84188
0
Query!
Email
84188
0
[email protected]
Query!
No information has been provided regarding IPD availability
What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
Results publications and other study-related documents
Documents added manually
No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.
Documents added automatically
No additional documents have been identified.
Download to PDF