Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Vehicle Delivery Depth Using the NovoFine® 5 mm Needle With or Without a Skin Fold and Inserted at Either 45 or 90 Degrees

Lead Sponsor:

Liggins Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Novo Nordisk A/S

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

6+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus are required to inject insulin daily. The injection technique should reliably deposit insulin into subcutaneous fat while minimizing inadvertent ...

Detailed Description

Rationale: The injection techniques used with children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus should reliably deposit insulin into subcutaneous fat while minimizing inadvertent intramuscular (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The subject/parent will give signed Informed Consent before any trial related activities. If the parents sign, it will be secured verbally or in older children in writing that they fully agree to participate.
  • Type 1 children aged ≥ 6 and \< 19 years. Puberty will be determined by a trained paediatric endocrinologist using standard Tanner Staging.
  • Type 1 and 2 diabetic adults aged \> 19 years and ≤ 85 years.

Exclusion

  • Skin disease at abdomen and/or thigh.
  • Lipohypertrophy at the site of injection.
  • Any musculoskeletal abnormalities.
  • Psychiatric disorders.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00894270

Start Date

November 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

May 8 2009

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Liggins Institute

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 1001