Title

RISE Adult Medication Study
Restoring Insulin Secretion Adult Medication Study
  • Phase

    Phase 3
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Study Participants

    267
The RISE Adult Medication Study is a 4-arm, 3-center, clinical trial of adults with prediabetes and early type 2 diabetes to address the hypothesis that aggressive glucose lowering will lead to recovery of beta-cell function that will be sustained after withdrawal of treatment. Adult participants (ages 20-65) will be randomized to one of the following treatment regimens: (1) blinded placebo, (2) blinded metformin alone, (3) early intensive insulin treatment with basal insulin glargine followed by open-label metformin, (4) the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) liraglutide plus open-label metformin.

The primary clinical question RISE will address is: Are improvements in ß-cell function following 12 months of active treatment maintained for 3 months following the withdrawal of therapy? Secondary outcomes will assess durability of glucose tolerance following withdrawal of therapy, and whether biomarkers obtained in the fasting state predict parameters of ß-cell function, insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance and the response to an intervention.
Study Started
Apr 30
2013
Primary Completion
Feb 28
2019
Study Completion
Aug 31
2019
Results Posted
May 11
2023
Last Update
May 11
2023

Drug Metformin

Titrated to 1000 mg BID

  • Other names: Glucophage

Drug Liraglutide

Titrated to 1.8 mg/day

  • Other names: Victoza

Drug Glargine

Titrated to target fasting glucose <90 mg/dl

  • Other names: Insulin glargine, Lantus

Drug Placebo

Matching to metformin 1000 mg BI

Metformin alone Active Comparator

Metformin will be titrated to the maximum dose tolerated (up to 2000 mg/day). Participants randomized to the metformin-alone arm will be blinded to treatment.

Glargine followed by Metformin Active Comparator

Basal insulin glargine for 3 months titrated to achieve a morning fasting blood glucose of 80-90 mg/dl, followed by open-label metformin (titrated up to 2000 mg/day) for 9 months.

Placebo Placebo Comparator

Placebo - masked to metformin-alone. Placebo will be titrated to the maximum number of tablets equivalent to maximum dose of metformin.

Liraglutide + Metformin Active Comparator

Liraglutide + open-label Metformin. Liraglutide will be titrated to the maximum dose tolerated (up to 1.8 mg/day) after which metformin will be titrated to the maximum dose tolerated (up to 2000 mg/day).

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Fasting plasma glucose 95-125 mg/dl plus 2-hour glucose ≥140 mg/dl on 75 gm OGTT plus HbA1c ≤7.0%. There is no upper limit for the 2-hour glucose on OGTT.
Age 20-65 years
Body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2 but ≤50 kg/m2
Self-reported diabetes <1 year in duration
Drug naïve (no prior to oral glucose lowering agent(s), insulin or other injectable glucose lowering agents)

Exclusion Criteria:

Underlying disease likely to limit life span and/or increase risk of intervention or an underlying condition that is likely to limit ability to participate in outcomes assessment
An underlying disease that affects glucose metabolism other than type 2 diabetes
Taking medications that affect glucose metabolism, or has an underlying condition that is likely to require such medications
Active infections
Renal disease (serum creatinine >1.4 mg/dl for men; >1.3 mg/dl for women) or serum potassium abnormality (<3.4 or >5.5 mmol/l)
Anemia (hemoglobin <11 g/dl in women, <12 g/dl in men) or known coagulopathy
Cardiovascular disease, including uncontrolled hypertension. Participants must be able to safely tolerate administration of intravenous fluids required during clamp studies.

History of conditions that may be precipitated or exacerbated by a study drug:

Pancreatitis
Serum alanine transaminase (ALT) more than 3 times the upper limit of normal
Excessive alcohol intake
Suboptimally treated thyroid disease
Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid or MEN-2 (in participant or a family history)
Hypertriglyceridemia (>400 mg/dl despite treatment)

Conditions or behaviors likely to affect the conduct of the RISE Study

Unable or unwilling to give informed consent
Unable to adequately communicate with clinic staff
Another household member is a participant or staff member in RISE
Current, recent or anticipated participation in another intervention research project that would interfere with any of the interventions/outcomes in RISE
Weight loss of >5% in past three months for any reason other than post-partum weight loss. Participants taking weight loss drugs or using preparations taken for intended weight loss are excluded.
Likely to move away from participating clinics in next two years
Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use adequate contraception
Current (or anticipated) pregnancy and lactation.
Major psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of clinic staff, would impede the conduct of RISE
Additional conditions may serve as criteria for exclusion at the discretion of the local site.

Summary

Metformin Alone

Glargine Followed by Metformin

Placebo

Liraglutide + Metformin

All Events

Event Type Organ System Event Term Metformin Alone Glargine Followed by Metformin Placebo Liraglutide + Metformin

ß-cell Response Measured by Hyperglycemic Clamp

Clamp measures of ß-cell response, co-primary outcomes

Metformin Alone

ACPRmax

4.61
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 2.0 to 10.66

Steady State C-peptide

3.65
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.94 to 6.87

Glargine Followed by Metformin

ACPRmax

4.32
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.58 to 11.8

Steady State C-peptide

3.58
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.68 to 8.33

Placebo

ACPRmax

4.45
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.56 to 12.71

Steady State C-peptide

3.6
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.72 to 7.53

Liraglutide + Metformin

ACPRmax

4.58
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 2.21 to 9.48

Steady State C-peptide

3.73
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.87 to 7.44

Insulin Sensitivity, M/I

Clamp measure of insulin sensitivity

Metformin Alone

3.53
x 10-5 mmol/kg/min per pmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.67 to 18.49

Glargine Followed by Metformin

3.38
x 10-5 mmol/kg/min per pmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.61 to 18.84

Placebo

3.63
x 10-5 mmol/kg/min per pmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.95 to 13.84

Liraglutide + Metformin

3.49
x 10-5 mmol/kg/min per pmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.9 to 13.54

ACPRg

First phase response from the hyperglycemic clamp

Metformin Alone

1.68
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.84 to 3.34

Glargine Followed by Metformin

1.68
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.91 to 3.09

Placebo

1.68
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.86 to 3.26

Liraglutide + Metformin

1.68
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.99 to 2.83

ß-cell Function Measured by Hyperglycemic Clamp Techniques at M12

Participants had 12-months of active therapy. Secondary results at the end of active intervention.

Metformin Alone

ACRPg

1.93
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.09 to 3.4

ACRPmax

13.4
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.9 to 30.7

Steady State C-peptide

11.7
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.6 to 24.3

Glargine Followed by Metformin

ACRPg

1.88
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.06 to 3.22

ACRPmax

14.1
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.8 to 34.3

Steady State C-peptide

11.6
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.6 to 24.3

Placebo

ACRPg

1.69
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 0.89 to 3.22

ACRPmax

13.6
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.1 to 36.1

Steady State C-peptide

10.8
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 5.1 to 22.7

Liraglutide + Metformin

ACRPg

2.68
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 1.28 to 5.6

ACRPmax

10.1
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 3.5 to 28.5

Steady State C-peptide

21.2
nmol/L (Geometric Mean)
95% Confidence Interval: 9.3 to 48.3

Total

267
Participants

2-hour OGTT glucose

10.1
mmol/L (Mean)
Standard Deviation: 2.3

Age, Continuous

53.9
years (Mean)
Standard Deviation: 8.9

Body mass index (BMI)

35.0
kg/m^2 (Mean)
Standard Deviation: 5.7

Fasting glucose

6.15
mmol/L (Mean)
Standard Deviation: 0.63

HbA1c

5.75
% of glycosylated hemoglobin (Mean)
Standard Deviation: 0.39

Race/Ethnicity, Customized

Sex: Female, Male

Overall Study

Metformin Alone

Glargine Followed by Metformin

Placebo

Liraglutide + Metformin