Efficacy Study of the DIAMOND System to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (RUBY)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01529216 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: February 8, 2012
Last Update Posted
: March 16, 2016
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The study purpose is to demonstrate the benefit of a simplified version of the DIAMOND System (A third Generation) in comparison to a sham treatment in terms of Glycemic control, measured as A1c, FBG and Post-Prandial Glucose levels.
The study hypothesis is that HbA1c will show greater improvement in patients receiving 12 months of therapy by the DIAMOMD System than in patients not receiving this therapy.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Device: DIAMOND System | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Advanced Configuration (The Third Generation) of the DIAMOND System for the Treatment of T2DM Patients - A Randomized, Double Blind Study |
Study Start Date : | May 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Electrical signal ON
Subjects randomized to this group (Group A) will receive electrical stimulation delivered to the fundus for 24 months.
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Device: DIAMOND System
Electrical stimulation to the fundus
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Sham Comparator: Sham
Subjects randomized to this group (Group B) will have their device in "turned off" mode for the first 12 months (48 weeks) after implant. Then the device will be turned ON and these subjects will receive therapy for the remaining 12 months of the study.
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Device: DIAMOND System
Electrical stimulation to the fundus
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- HbA1c [ Time Frame: 12 months ]The primary end point will be the difference, at 12 months, in HbA1c change from baseline, between the pts treated with the active signal compared to patients treated with a Sham System.
- HbA1c [ Time Frame: 6 months ]The difference, at 6 months in HbA1c change from baseline, between the pts treated with the active signal compared to patients treated with a Sham System.
- GI hormones (C-peptide, Glucagon, Ghrelin, GLP-1, PYY, Gastrin and Somatostatin) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]To detect differences in the pattern of meal-related release of GI hormones (slope / area under the curve, etc)between the treatment and the control groups, as analyzed by repeated-measures ANOVA. Glucose, insulin and the following GI hormones will be measured prior and post meal consumption: C-peptide, Glucagon, Ghrelin, GLP-1, PYY, Gastrin and Somatostatin.
- Metabolic parameters (fasting and post Prandial glucose, blood pressure, lipids and cholesterol, weight and waist circumference) [ Time Frame: 6 and 12 months ]The difference in metabolic parameters at 6 and 12 months from baseline between the two arms. Including: fasting and post Prandial glucose, blood pressure, lipids and cholesterol, weight and waist circumference.
- Triglycerides [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The effect of the TG level at baseline on treatment efficacy
- HbA1c [ Time Frame: 24 months ]The change in HbA1c from baseline to 12 months and 24 months

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female subjects 21 through 70 years of age
- Body mass index ≥28 and ≤ 45 (kg/m2)
- Type 2 diabetes duration more than 6 months and less than 10 years.
- A baseline measurement (visit BL1) of HbA1c between ≥ 7.5% and ≤ 10.5%,
- Type 2 diabetic subjects treated for at least 3 months with one or more maximum tolerable dosage of anti-diabetic agent (Any of the following: Sulfonylurea, Metformin, thiazolinedione (TZD), DPP-4 inhibitors).
- Stable anti-hypertensive and lipid-lowering medication for at least one month prior to enrollment, if taken
- Women with childbearing potential (i.e., not post-menopausal or surgically sterilized) must agree to use adequate birth control methods
- Ability and willingness to perform required study and data collection procedures and adhere to operating requirements of the System
- Alert, mentally competent, and able to understand and willing to comply with the requirements of the clinical trial, and personally motivated to abide by the requirements and restrictions of the clinical trial
- Able to provide voluntary informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Injectable anti-diabetic therapy within the last 3 months (such as insulin and/or GLP-1 receptor agonists)
- Taking medications known to affect gastric motility such as narcotics (chronic use) and anticholinergics/antispasmodics
- Any gastric or upper GI surgery
- Experiencing severe and progressing diabetic complications (i.e. retinopathy not stabilized, nephropathy with macroalbuminuria)
- Prior wound healing problems
- Diagnosed with past or current psychiatric condition that may impair his or her ability to comply with the study procedures
- Use of anti-psychotic medications
- Diagnosed with an eating disorder such as bulimia or binge eating
- Obesity due to an endocrinopathy (e.g. Cushing disease, Hypothyroidism not treated)
- Hiatal hernia requiring surgical repair or a paraesophageal hernia
- Pregnant or lactating
- Diagnosed with impaired liver function (liver enzymes 3 times greater than normal)
- Any prior bariatric surgery
- Any history of pancreatitis
- Any history of peptic ulcer disease within 10 years of enrollment
- Diagnosed with Gastroparesis or other GI motility disorder
- Use of active medical devices (either implantable or external) such as ICD, pacemaker, drug infusion device, or neurostimulator (either implanted or worn). Subjects using an external active device who are able and willing to avoid use of the device during the study may be enrolled.
- Cardiac history that physician /surgeon feels should exclude the subject from the study.
- Use of another investigational device or agent in the 30 days prior to enrollment
- A history of life-threatening disease within 5 years of enrollment
- Any additional condition(s) that in the Investigator‟s opinion would warrant exclusion from the study or prevent the subject from completing the study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01529216
France | |
Hospital Georges Pompidou | |
Paris, France | |
Netherlands | |
Atrium Medisch Centrum | |
Heerlen, Netherlands |
Principal Investigator: | Jan W.M. Greve, MD | Atrium medisch centrum METC, Heerlen, The Netherlands | |
Principal Investigator: | Chevallier, MD | Hôpital GEORGES POMPIDOU 20 Rue Leblanc 75015 Paris, France |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Metacure |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01529216 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MC CP TAN2011- 014 |
First Posted: | February 8, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 16, 2016 |
Last Verified: | March 2016 |
Keywords provided by Metacure:
DIAMOND System T2DM Randomized study Electrical stimulation Fundus |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |