Status:

COMPLETED

Beta-Cell Function of Insulin Glargine Compared to Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) Insuline and to Insulin Detemir in Combination With Metformin

Lead Sponsor:

ikfe-CRO GmbH

Collaborating Sponsors:

IKFE Institute for Clinical Research and Development

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Insufficient Metabolic Control

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to show that treatment with Glargine will lead to an improvement in beta cell function especially within times of maximal beta cell stress occurring after a meal. For this reas...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Type 2 Diabetes mellitus according to the ADA criteria
  • HbA1c between 6.5% and 8.5%
  • Individually optimized combination therapy with metformin in combination with sulfonylurea in a stable dosage within the last 3 months
  • Age between 40 and 75 years
  • Fasting intact proinsulin level \> 7 pmol/Land \< 20 pmol/Lat screening

Exclusion

  • Type 1 Diabetes mellitus
  • Pre-Treatment with insulin within the last 3 months prior to screening
  • Pre-Treatment with PPARy-agonists (glitazones) within the last 3 months prior to screening
  • Major micro- or macrovascular complications as judged by the investigator
  • BMI \> 40 kg/m²
  • Hypokalemia (K \< 3.5 mmol /L)
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Anamnestic history of hypersensitivity to the study drugs or to drugs with similar chemical structures
  • History of severe or multiple allergies
  • Treatment with any other investigational drug within 3 months prior to screening
  • Progressive fatal disease
  • History of significant cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic (ALAT and/or ASAT \> 3 times the normal reference range), renal (creatinine \> 1.3 mg/dL in women and \> 1.7 mg/dL in men), neurological, psychiatric and/or haematological disease as judged by the investigator
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Sexually active women of childbearing potential not actively and consistently practicing birth control by using a medically accepted device or therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00941148

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2009

Last Update

July 17 2009

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ikfe GmbH, Clinic Department

Mainz, RLP, Germany, 55116