Exenatide on GI Motor Function and Permeability in Short Bowel Syndrome

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01818648 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

We plan to examine the gastrointestinal (GI) physiologic profile of Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) analog as a possible intestino-trophic growth factor capable of inducing small bowel adaptation and regeneration in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS), with the potential to decrease parenteral nutrition dependence.

Treatments tested

• Exenatide Drug

  Qualifying participants will be assigned to 2 different treatment arms consisting of placebo or exenatide 5 mcg administered subcutaneously twice: the first dose during fasting and the second four hours later. Subsequently, participants will switch over to the alternate treatment arm. In both arms participants will undergo a series of measurements including 24 hour GI transit, permeability measurements by using mannitol and lactulose, and 24 hour urine and stool collections.

• Placebo Drug

  Qualifying participants will be assigned to 2 different treatment arms consisting of placebo or exenatide 5 mcg administered subcutaneously twice: the first dose during fasting and the second four hours later. Subsequently, participants will switch over to the alternate treatment arm. In both arms participants will undergo a series of measurements including 24 hour GI transit, permeability measurements by using mannitol and lactulose, and 24 hour urine and stool collections.