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Brief Title: The Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition on Growth Hormone Secretion in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Official Title: The Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition on Growth Hormone Secretion in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Study ID: NCT02122380
Brief Summary: Adults with abdominal obesity are at high risk for cardiovascular disease and also exhibit diminished growth hormone (GH) secretion; the latter further contributes to the development of visceral adiposity, impaired fibrinolysis and inflammation.Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), the primary stimulus for endogenous GH secretion, is a substrate of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4); inhibition of DPP4 with the currently available anti-diabetic therapy, sitagliptin, may therefore increase GH secretion by decreasing the degradation of GHRH. The proposed research will test the hypothesis that chronic sitagliptin therapy will enhance GH secretion and vascular function while improving glucose tolerance in patients with impaired GH secretion who are at risk for the development of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, specifically obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Detailed Description: Thirty-four obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) females (18-40 years old) with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) will participate in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. The use of oral contraceptives or metformin will be discontinued at least 30 days prior. In females experiencing monthly cycles, the outpatient visit will take place during the mid-luteal phase of the participant's menstrual cycle and the inpatient visit will take place during the late follicular phase. Subjects will be randomized to treatment order (sitagliptin 100 mg daily vs placebo) using a block randomization algorithm with a block size of two. The dose of sitagliptin was chosen as it is currently the FDA-recommended dose of sitagliptin for type 2 diabetic patients with unimpaired renal function. Subjects will receive standardized dietary counseling throughout the study; visits will be standardized to the menstrual cycle when possible. Subjects will take each therapy for one month; a minimum one month wash-out will separate study treatments. Side effects and compliance with study medication will be assessed at each visit in the clinical research center (CRC). Each subject will undergo one outpatient visit and one inpatient visit during each treatment. On each study day, subjects will report fasting to the CRC in the morning having abstained from exercise that morning. On each study day, subjects will receive an intravenous catheter. Subjects will undergo an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) during the outpatient study visit. During the inpatient study visit, endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation will be assessed using flow-mediated dilation technique with ultrasound. Standardized meals will be provided at lunch and dinner. Body composition will be determined in the afternoon. At 8 PM overnight frequent sampling for venous GH will begin every 10 minutes for 12 hours to determine overnight GH secretion.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Name: Jessica Devin, MD MSCI
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR