Status:

COMPLETED

Bedtime Insulins and Oral Antihyperglycemic Drugs in Type 2 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Hypoglycemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-70 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The maintenance of nearly normal glycemic levels reduces the risk of diabetic complications, but is difficult to achieve, despite the administration of escalating doses of oral antidiabetic drugs, suc...

Detailed Description

Patients were randomized to either NPL (Lilly) or glargine (Lantus, Aventis) to be administered subcutaneously at bedtime. Both insulin formulations consisted of cartridge containing 3 ML of either in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women aged 30-70 years, with a duration of known diabetes \> 2 years
  • And treated with stable doses of two oral antihyperglycemic agents (metformin and sulfonylurea) for at least 90 days were selected for the study
  • Body mass index less than 40 kg/m2
  • HbA1c level between 7.5 and 10%
  • And fasting plasma glucose of 120 mg/dL or greater.

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria included pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Previous use of insulin or other antihyperglycemic drugs
  • Investigational drug within the previous 3 months
  • Use of agents affecting glycemic control (systemic glucocorticoids, and weight-loss drugs)
  • Presence of any clinically relevant somatic or mental diseases
  • To minimize the likelihood of including subjects with late-onset type 1 diabetes
  • Candidate with a positive test for anti-GAD antibody or with fasting plasma C-peptide less than 0.25 pmol/ml were excluded
  • Also excluded were patients with abnormal safety laboratory tests
  • Including liver enzymes (ALT, AST, AFOS) higher than three times the upper limit of normal and serum creatinine \> 1.4 mg/dL)
  • History of drug abuse
  • Poor compliance with the 8-point daily glucose profile measurement

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00641407

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

March 1 2008

Last Update

March 31 2008

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Department of Geriatrics and Metabolic Disease

Naples, Italy, 80138