The Total duration of trial participation for each participant with post-bariatric hypoglycemia will be a maximum of 59 weeks, with the following duration of trial periods * 19 weeks for the Core Phase. It is composed of: * a Screening period: a maximum of 3 weeks * a Run-in period (no treatment): 4 weeks * a Blinded Treatment Phase: 12 weeks * 36 weeks Extension Phase = an open-label Treatment period * 4 weeks for the safety follow-up period (without any treatment).
Subjects with post-bariatric hypoglycemia will be screened for participation in this trial. Eligible patients will complete the rest of the Core phase by entering a run-in period of 4 weeks without any treatment. At the end of the run-in period, participants will be randomized to receive in a blinded manner either pasireotide 50 µg or pasireotide 100 µg or pasireotide 200 µg or Placebo subcutaneously three times a day (prior to each meal). Participants will blindly self-administer their treatment for a total of 12 weeks when the primary endpoint will be assessed. All participants completing the core phase will be offered to enter the extension phase. Participants will openly self-administer pasireotide 50 µg or pasireotide 100 µg or pasireotide 200 µg subcutaneously three times a day for a total of 36 weeks of treatment. There will be no more placebo during this extension phase of treatment. Dose changes/adjustments will be possible only during the extension phase and the decision to change the dose of pasireotide will be left to the investigator's judgment. All participants will come for a safety visit after discontinuation or completion of treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
93
Injectable ampoules
Evaluation of the efficacy of pasireotide s.c. on blood glucose concentration during an MMTT in patients with PBH after 12 weeks of treatment.
Change in the blood glucose levels, as measured by the peak to nadir glucose AUC during MMTT
Time frame: at baseline and at 12 weeks
KEY SECONDARY_CORE PHASE: Evaluation the change of blood glucose nadir and peak during a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) at baseline
Change from baseline in the rate of the composite (and individual components) of clinically significant hypoglycaemic events as measured as the frequency of level 2 hypoglycaemic events (glucose level \<54 mg/dL or 3.0 mmol/L) measured by SMBG OR the frequency of level 3 hypoglycaemic (requiring external assistance) events/4-weeks at 12 weeks of treatment with pasireotide vs placebo
Time frame: at baseline and at 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Evaluation of the change of blood glucose nadir and peak during a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) at baseline and the MMTT
Change in the nadir and peak of blood glucose levels,
Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Evaluation of the efficacy of pasireotide s.c. on the change from baseline of level 2 hypoglycaemic events during a MMTT in patients with PBH
Change from baseline in the proportion of patients with no level 2 hypoglycaemic events (plasma glucose \<54 mg/dL or 3.0 mmol/L) at 60, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165 and 180 min during a 3-hour MMTT
Time frame: at 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Assessessment of the effect of pasireotide s.c. on HRQoL (SF-36 score)
The 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a patient reported outcomes measure that consists of a 36-item self-report inventory. The SF-36 is an accepted metric for benchmarking indications against normative population-based statistics. It assesses health-related limitations in eight dimensions: physical functioning (PF), role limitations due to physical functioning (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health perceptions (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role limitations due to emotional problems (RE), and mental health (MH). Two summary scores, the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS), can be calculated from the eight-dimension scores (scale scores).
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Time frame: at 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Assessessment of the effect of pasireotide s.c. on HRQoL (Dumping Score Questionnaire)
DSQ is a disease specific patient reported outcome (PRO) scale that was developed according to the FDA and EMEA guidelines. The questionnaire utilizes a 5-point Likert scale (0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe; and 4, very severe) to ask a patient to evaluate the intensity of 10 early dumping symptoms (within 30 minutes (\<30 minutes) after food ingestion). In addition, the questionnaire also evaluates 5 late dumping symptoms (more than 1.5 hours (\>90 minutes) after food ingestion
Time frame: at 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Assessessment of the effect of pasireotide s.c. on HRQoL (Patient Global Assessment)
It will incorporate a patient global assessment question: "Considering all the way that your disease affects you, rate how you are feeling during the last 7 days compared with your situation before starting the study?" Patients Global Assessment will be measured utilizing a 7-point scale (from 1= a lot worse to 7= a lot better).
Time frame: at 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Assessessment of the effect of pasireotide s.c. on HRQoL (Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey-II) from baseline
The Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey (HFS) originally was developed to measure behaviours and worries related to fear of hypoglycaemia (FOH) in adults with type 1 diabetes. Both the original HFS (HFS-I) and the revised version (HFS-II) are composed of two subscales, the Behaviour (HFS-B) and Worry (HFS-W).
Time frame: at 12 weeks
CORE PHASE: Evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c (AEs)
Incidence of AEs for pasireotide s.c. 50 µg, or 100 µg or 200 µg tid or placebo tid.
Time frame: for 12 weeks
EXTENSION PHASE: evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c. during the whole extension period: (AEs)
Incidence of AEs for pasireotide s.c. 50 µg, or 100 µg or 200 µg tid or placebo tid.
Time frame: for 36 weeks
CORE PHASE: Evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c (Labs)
Incidence of laboratory findings for pasireotide s.c. 50 µg, or 100 µg or 200 µg tid or placebo tid. Changes from baseline in laboratory values and vital signs
Time frame: for 12 weeks
EXTENSION PHASE: evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c. during the whole extension period: (Labs)
Incidence of laboratory findings for pasireotide s.c. 50 µg, or 100 µg or 200 µg tid or placebo tid. Changes from baseline in laboratory values and vital signs
Time frame: for 36 weeks
CORE PHASE: Evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c (ECG)
Incidence of ECG findings for pasireotide s.c. 50 µg, or 100 µg or 200 µg tid or placebo tid. Changes from baseline in ECG readings,
Time frame: for 12 weeks
EXTENSION PHASE: evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c. during the whole extension period: (ECG)
Incidence of ECG findings for pasireotide s.c. 50 µg, or 100 µg or 200 µg tid or placebo tid. Changes from baseline in ECG readings,
Time frame: for 36 weeks
CORE PHASE: Evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c (imaging)
Changes from baseline in gallbladder imaging
Time frame: for 12 weeks
EXTENSION PHASE: evaluation of the safety profile of pasireotide s.c. during the whole extension period:(imaging)
Changes from baseline in gallbladder imaging
Time frame: for 36 weeks