Status:
COMPLETED
Blood Monitoring and Data Acquisition and Utilization in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Insulin
Lead Sponsor:
Endocrine Research Society
Conditions:
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Management of type 2 diabetes is an ongoing challenge for patients and their doctors. In order to prevent complications, patients need to monitor and control their blood sugar levels. In addition, the...
Detailed Description
In this current study, the investigators wish to test several hypotheses: whether the frequency of SMBG is correlated with HbA1c, whether the knowledge that strips are being counted affects HbA1c, whe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Type 2 diabetes patients being treated with insulin for at least 3 months HbA1c \> 7%
- 25 years of age
- Willingness to test blood glucose levels a minimum of 3 times daily
- Willingness to be trained on using the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Willingness to be randomized
- Trained in self-blood glucose monitoring
- Internet Access on a Windows Personal Computer
- No prior use or training on CGMS in the past 6 months
- No prior use or training on IBGMS in the past 6 months
Exclusion
- Patients who do not meet the above criteria or are not willing to participate will not be included in the study. Additional exclusion criteria include:
- Patient with medical conditions that may affect their study participation or - - results will be excluded.
- Patients with the potential to become pregnant
- Patients using medications known to influence control of diabetes (eg steroids systemic or inhaled)
- Liver disease (AST or ALT levels \> 2.5 times the reference level)
- Renal insufficient with a serum creatinine level \> 200 μmol/L
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01175408
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2012
Last Update
September 11 2014
Active Locations (1)
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St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada