A Clinical Trial to Prevent New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation



Status:Completed
Conditions:Diabetes
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:3/22/2019
Start Date:August 2012
End Date:February 27, 2018

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Specific Aim 1: To determine the clinical efficacy of early initiation of insulin therapy in
decreasing the incidence of NODAT among de novo kidney transplant patients with manifested
post-transplant hyperglycemia during the first week after transplantation.

Hypothesis 1: Early initiation of insulin therapy protects beta-cell from early stress
related to the surgery and use of higher doses of immunosuppressive medications, and leads to
lower incidence of NODAT at 1 and 2 years.

Specific Aim 2: To determine the improvement in overall glycemic control with the early
initiation of insulin therapy.

Hypothesis 2: Early initiation of insulin therapy results in greater overall control of
glycemia compared to standard care of dietary counseling, life-style modification, oral
hypoglycemic agents and/or insulin as needed at 1 year.

Specific Aim 3: To determine the improvement in beta-cell function among patients assigned to
the early initiation of insulin therapy at one year post-transplantation.

Hypothesis 3: Early initiation of insulin therapy protects beta-cell from glucotoxicity of
post-transplant hyperglycemia and preserves better beta-cell function at 1 year.


Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adult patients (> 18 years) with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing kidney
transplantation;

2. Standard triple immunosuppressive medications following kidney transplantation
including tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and corticosteroids;

3. Capable to understand the study protocol and to give informed consent;

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) either as co-morbidity or cause of ESRD;
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