Status:

TERMINATED

Normalization of Fasting Glucose and the Incidence of Restenosis After Peripheral Angioplasty

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS San Raffaele

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Primary objective of the study is to test whether an intensified insulin therapy incorporating the target of normal fasting glucose (\<5.5 mmol/L) and glycated hemoglobin \<6.5% is able to halve the i...

Detailed Description

The principal objectives of this project are: Objectives Primary Objectives To determine the role of fasting normoglycemia achieved with long term (6 months) intensified insulin therapy in: * Reduc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Both genders
  • Age between 30 and 75 years
  • Early type 2 diabetes, defined as FPG \>7.0 mmol/l or a PPG of 11.1 mmol/l or greater or a previous diagnosis of diabetes
  • Treatments accepted
  • Diet without pharmacological treatment
  • One or more oral antidiabetic drug (OAD: sulfonylureas, biguanides, meglitinides) at half-maximum dose or greater
  • Once daily insulin and OAD
  • Angiographic documentation of infrapopliteal arterial disease (stenosis \>70% or occlusion)
  • Critical limb ischemia (CLI) defined as
  • Persistent, recurring rest pain requiring analgesia and an ankle systolic pressure \<50 mm Hg and/or toe systolic pressure \<30 mm Hg or TcPO2 \<30 mm Hg
  • Ulceration, gangrene, or nonhealing wounds of the foot with ankle systolic pressure \<50 mm Hg or toe systolic pressure \<30 mm Hg or TcPO2 \<30 mm Hg
  • Fontaine stages III-IV and rutherford categories IV-VI
  • Lifestyle-limiting claudication defined as Rutherford category II to III associated with jeopardized single vessel runoff or complete trifurcation vessel occlusion.
  • Subject able to provide a signed and dated written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Type 1 diabetes, defined as positivity for GAD antibodies measured by radiobinding assay
  • Unwilling to inject insulin or to perform a correct self monitoring of blood glucose
  • Acute limb ischemia
  • Buerger disease
  • Severe contrast allergy
  • Hypersensitivity to aspirin and/or clopidogrel
  • Systemic coagulopathy contraindicating antiaggregation therapy
  • Hypercoagulation disorder
  • Serum creatinine\>2.0 mg/dl at screening
  • Active liver disease, or ALT or AST \>2.5 times upper limit of normal at screening
  • Chronic or recurrent treatment with systemic corticosteroids
  • Malignant diseases
  • Psychiatric diseases which make participation impossible
  • Alcohol abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01150617

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2011

Last Update

September 13 2012

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Cardio-Metabolic and Clinical Trials Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute

Milan, Italy, 20132