Status:

COMPLETED

Early Intermittent Intensive Insulin Therapy as an Effective Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (RESET-IT Main Trial)

Lead Sponsor:

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by progressive deterioration in the function of the pancreatic beta-cells, which are the cells that produce and secrete insulin (...

Detailed Description

In this study, eligible patients with type 2 diabetes will be randomized to either intermittent insulin therapy or not, on a background of metformin, after first undergoing a short course of intensive...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women between the ages of 30 and 80 years inclusive
  • T2DM diagnosed by a physician \</= 5 years prior to enrolment
  • Negative for anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD) antibodies
  • On either no anti-diabetic medication or on metformin monotherapy, with no change in dose/regimen within 4 weeks prior to enrolment
  • A1c at screening between 5.5% and 9.0% inclusive if on metformin, or between 6.0% and 9.5% inclusive if on no oral anti-diabetic medication
  • BMI \>/= 23 kg/m2
  • Negative pregnancy test at recruitment for all women with childbearing potential

Exclusion

  • Current anti-diabetic treatment with insulin, sulfonylurea, thiazolidinedione, alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
  • Type 1 diabetes or secondary forms of diabetes
  • History of hypoglycemia unawareness or severe hypoglycemia requiring assistance
  • Any major illness with a life expectancy of \<5 years
  • Hypersensitivity to insulin, metformin or the formulations of these products
  • Renal dysfunction as evidenced by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<50 ml/min
  • Hepatic disease considered to be clinically significant (includes jaundice, chronic hepatitis, previous liver transplant) or transaminases \>2.5 X upper limit of normal
  • History of congestive heart failure
  • Excessive alcohol consumption, defined as \>14 alcoholic drinks per week for males and \>9 alcoholic drinks per week for females
  • Unwillingness to administer insulin therapy or perform capillary blood glucose monitoring at least 4 times per day while receiving IIT
  • Pregnancy or unwillingness to use reliable contraception. Women should not be planning pregnancy for the duration of the study or the first 3 months after the study. Reliable contraception includes birth control pill, intra-uterine device, abstinence, tubal ligation, partner vasectomy, or condoms with spermicide.
  • Non-adherence to the induction phase or any factor likely to limit adherence to the study protocol, in the opinion of the investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

109 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02192424

Start Date

July 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2020

Last Update

October 27 2020

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5