Status:

COMPLETED

How Glargine Insulin, Oral Diabetes Medications and Exenatide May Improve Blood Sugar Control and Weight Gain in Type 2 Diabetics

Lead Sponsor:

Oregon Health and Science University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Eli Lilly and Company

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-70 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is designed to look at how using glargine insulin with oral diabetes medications and exenatide may improve control of blood sugar levels and weight gain in type 2 diabetics. The main study...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female patients with type 2 diabetes
  • Taking metformin at least 1000 mg daily plus a secretagogue, an alpha glucosidase inhibitor, a thiazolidinedione, or a single injection of any kind of insulin up to 0.4 units/kg daily for \> 3 months
  • Age range 30 to 70 years
  • Body mass index 25-45 kg/m2
  • HbA1c 7.0 to 10.0% (or 7.0 to 8.5% if the second antihyperglycemic agent is insulin)
  • Less than 50% of randomized participants will have used insulin previously

Exclusion

  • Use of more than two antihyperglycemic agents within the last 3 months
  • Use of more than one daily injection of any kind of insulin in the last 3 months
  • Positive anti-GAD antibody (test required in screening)
  • Fasting C-peptide \<0.5 ng/mL (test required in screening)
  • Pregnancy (test required in screening if able to conceive) or lactation
  • Excessive use of alcohol or evidence of other form of drug dependency
  • Unwillingness or inability to grant informed consent
  • Unwillingness or inability to perform self-monitoring of blood glucose
  • Unwillingness or inability to inject insulin and/or inject exenatide
  • Serum creatinine \>1.3 mg/dL in women or 1.4 in men
  • Retinopathy which has required photocoagulation for treatment
  • Major active systemic illness (e.g. neoplastic disorder, symptomatic ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure) that might interfere with performing the study protocol
  • Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorder including prior gastric or intestinal surgery for weight-control
  • Ongoing use of any drug (e.g. narcotic analgesic, tricyclic antidepressant) that might alter gastric emptying
  • Use prednisone or other systemic glucocorticoid drug in the last 3 months
  • Use of any drug for weight-control (e.g. sibutramine, phentermine, orlistat) in the last 3 months
  • Use of any unproven investigational drug within the last 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

41 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00667732

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

April 1 2010

Last Update

February 6 2013

Active Locations (3)

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Medstar Research Institute

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20003

2

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

3

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239