Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Insulin Glargine and NPH Insulin at Night and at Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Giessen

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sanofi

Conditions:

Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Long-acting insulin injected at bedtime may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in the night in patients with diabetes. The aims of the study are 1) to compare the dynamic characteristics of long-act...

Detailed Description

Patients with advanced type 2 diabetes like those with type 1 diabetes are at risk for defective glucose counterregulation and hypoglycemia unawareness, the components of hypoglycemia-associated auton...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
  • Therapy may be with either insulin alone or in combination with oral anti-diabetic agents
  • Metabolic control with HbA1c values \< 10%

Exclusion

  • Other than type 2 diabetes
  • Pregnancy
  • Systemic Corticosteroids, Beta-blockers
  • Clinically relevant cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, haematological or other major disease making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Impaired renal function (serum creatinine \> 1.3 mg/dl)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2003

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00468364

Start Date

July 1 2003

End Date

March 1 2006

Last Update

August 30 2007

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Clinical Research Unit

Giessen, Germany, 35392