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The Effects of Leucine and Isoleucine on Glucose Metabolism

NCT02634164 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2017-04-27

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Summary

Diabetes is classified as an impairment of the body's ability to control blood glucose levels. Uncontrolled hyperglycemia can give rise to macrovascular (i.e., heart disease and stroke) and microvasculature damage such as retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. These comorbidities may definitively reduce quality of life.

Hypotheses to be tested:

1. The ingestion of amino acids L-Isoleucine and L-Leucine at a therapeutic dose prior to a glucose load will concurrently and independently improve glucose tolerance.
2. The ingestion of L-Isoleucine and L-Leucine separately or together will have a minimal effect on incretin responses of Glucagon-like peptide-1 and Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GLP-1, GIP).

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Leucine Supplement

For this visit participants will ingest a powdered form of Leucine in the amount of 0.3g/kg of lean body mass weight with water (150 mL) with additional water if needed to ensure dose is fully consumed. The amino acid solution will be ingested 30 min prior to 75 g glucose solution

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Isoleucine Supplement

For this visit participants will ingest a powdered form of Isoleucine in the amount of 0.3g/kg of lean body mass weight with water (150 mL) with additional water if needed to ensure dose is fully consumed. The amino acid solution will be ingested 30 min prior to 75 g glucose solution.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Leucine Supplement combined with Isoleucine Supplement

For this visit participants will ingest a powdered form of Leucine and Isoleucine in the amount of 0.3g/kg of lean body mass weight (equal in total dosage to other treatments) with water (150 mL) with additional water if needed to ensure dose is fully consumed. The amino acid solution will be ingested 30 min prior to 75 g glucose solution.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Woman's University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vic Ben-Ezra, PhD · Texas Woman's University Kinesiology Department

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-12-31
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-09-30

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