Status:

COMPLETED

The Role of Traditional or Western Diet in the TBC1D4 Gene on Glucose Homeostasis in Greenland Inuits

Lead Sponsor:

University of Copenhagen

Collaborating Sponsors:

Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

Novo Nordisk A/S

Conditions:

T2D

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Studies of Greenland Inuit before the 1980s found a low prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to Western populations. However, recent population studies in Greenland found a notably high preval...

Detailed Description

The overall objective of the study is to investigate whether a traditional marine diet high in fat and low in carbohydrate compared to a westernized diet could improve glycemic control in Greenland In...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants who have provided written informed consent
  • Age between 18 and 80 years
  • Homozygous carriers of the nonsense p.Arg684Ter variant in the TBC1D4 gene (cases)
  • Homozygous non-carriers of the nonsense p.Arg684Ter variant in the TBC1D4 gene (control)

Exclusion

  • If study participants do not want to know whether they are carriers or non-carriers of the p.Arg684Ter variant in the TBC1D4 gene they will not be able to participate in the study
  • BMI ≥ 18.5 kg/m2
  • Diagnosis of diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 6,5% (48 mmol/mol)) or pharmacological treatment of diabetes (10).
  • Use of peroral glucocorticoids
  • Lack of compliance with the procedures in the study protocol, judged by Investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 23 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04011904

Start Date

April 15 2019

End Date

November 23 2020

Last Update

November 25 2020

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Department of Exercise, Nutrition and Sports, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark