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NCT Number: NCT06144255

Dose-Dependent Effect of Intranasal Insulin in Humans Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

The purpose of this trial is to study the brain response using functional MRI (fMRI) before and after varying doses of insulin given through the nose. The magnetic resonance imaging uses a very strong magnet to produce images of participant's brain. It becomes a functional MRI when the study team looks at the activity within the brain (blood flow / change in metabolism).

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

About this study

If cardiac arrest is not treated immediately, it causes sudden death. Intranasal insulin may be a way to prevent the brain injury that occurs after a cardiac arrest or other brain injury. Even when immediate treatment gets the heart beating again, many victims remain comatose and die later from brain injury. Nasal insulin reduces brain injury in animal experiments and has been used to try to improve brain degeneration in patients with Alzheimer's disease in doses up to 160 units.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants in good health based on medical history, physical exam, and routine laboratory testing
  • Female participants must have a negative urine pregnancy test or be surgically sterilized or postmenopausal. Criteria for menopause are surgical menopause (hysterectomy, oophorectomy) or age > 45 years with the absence of menses for greater than 12 months.
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18 kg/m2 and 35 kg/m2
  • Willing and able to stay at the clinical research facility as required by the protocol
  • Willing and able to comply with the investigational nature of the study and able to communicate well with investigators
  • Ability to comprehend and willing to provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and regulatory guidelines
  • Ability to lie flat for a minimum of 2-hours

Exclusion criteria

  • Known allergy to insulin.
  • Preexisting diabetes.
  • Current or previous use of diabetes medication or insulin.
  • Any nasal disease or congestion that may interfere with intranasal drug absorption.
  • Baseline hypoglycemia (blood glucose ≤ 65 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)) or hyperglycemia (blood glucose > 200 mg/dL) as evident from the screening labs.
  • Active serious disease, such as liver disease, kidney disease, uncontrolled hypertension, clinically significant hypokalemia, and significant or unstable medical illness
  • Treated with an investigational drug within 30 days.
  • Individuals with inadequate venous access.
  • Claustrophobic, uncontrollable shaking, or unable to lie still for a lengthy period.
  • Any metals or implanted devices within the body.
  • Any foreign metallic objects in the body.
  • Females that are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding

Treatment and study plan

Intranasal insulin

Drug

Enrolled Participants for this trial will come for 3 study visits. The doses will be administered in varying order: participants will be randomized to one six possible permutations of the intranasal study doses (0, 500, 1000 U) of intranasal insulin at each visit.

Participants will undergo a fMRI scan before and after receiving intranasal doses. Additionally, participants will have blood samples taken.

Other names: HUMULIN R U-500

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Signal response using fMRI after administration of intranasal insulin

    Time frame: Baseline fMRI (approximately 30 minutes), fMRI Approximately 30 minutes (after insulin dose administration)

    Values of regions of interest in the fMRI will be calculated for all measures, including cerebral blood flow (CBF), at different used dosages and compared directly as well as with baseline-corrected CBF maps. The study team will determine if a significant difference at different dosages exists.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Blood Glucose (serum or point of care capillary)

    Time frame: Baseline (Immediately before drug administration), up to approximately 90 minutes (after drug dose)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Florian Schmitzberger

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Phase 1, Dose-Dependent Effect of Intranasal Insulin in Humans Using Functional MRI

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Nov 22, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 21, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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