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Type 1 DiabetesPhase 4NCT00276393

Treatment Trial Evaluating Long Acting Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes

A Phase 4 study testing Basal insulin in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Patients with type 1 diabetes trained in multiple daily insulin injection were treated with two diffferent kinds of long acting insulin preparations. The two insulin preparations were glargine and ultralente insulin. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Type 1 Diabetes
What is being tested?
Basal insulin
How many people
22 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2002to Dec 2003
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Type 1 diabetes, HbA1c < 7.8%, who have had prior instruction in a complex insulin program, and presently using a MDI insulin program with basal insulin preparations of Glargine or Ultralente and Humalog as the short acting insulin, should be free of hepatorenal abnormalities and hypoglycemia unawareness; non-pregnant, and should be able to perform frequent self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and accept the use of continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). They should also possess the skill and understanding of insulin dose adjustments and supplementation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Trial Comparing Insulin Glargine to Ultra-Lente Insulin in Type I Diabetes

Patients with type 1 diabetes trained in multiple daily insulin injection were treated with two diffferent kinds of long acting insulin preparations. The two insulin preparations were glargine and ultralente insulin. Patients were randomized to receive one of the two insulin preparations for the first 4 months followed by the second preparation for a further four months. Short acting insulin used was the same during both periods. We found that glargine insulin was better than ultralente insulin in our study.

Read the detailed description

Multiple daily insulin injection (MDI) programs are commonly accompanied by considerable glycemic variation and hypoglycemia. In order to determine whether use of insulin glargine as a basal insulin would result in comparable HbA1c with less glycemic variation and hypoglycemia than ultralente insulin, 22 individuals with type 1 diabetes, experienced with MDI, and a HbA1c of <7.8 % were randomized, to receive either glargine or ultralente as the basal insulin for 4-months. Aspart insulin was used as the prandial. Physicians providing insulin dose adjustment advice were masked to the type of basal insulin. Treatment with glargine resulted in lower mean HbA1c, less nocturnal variability , and less hypoglycemia primarily due to less daytime hypoglycemia (p=0.002). On the other hand, serious hypoglycemia and average glucose concentration measured with continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) did not differ. We conclude that, while use of either ultralente or glargine as a basal insulin can result in excellent glycemic control, treatment with glargine is associated with slightly but significantly lower HbA1C, with less nocturnal glycemic variability and less hypoglycemia.

Conditions
Type 1 Diabetes
Being tested
Basal insulin
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Basal insulinDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. HbA1c

  2. Hypoglycemic events

  3. Nocturnal hypoglycemia

  4. Mean glucose

  5. Mean fasting glucose

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Days of titration of basal insulin

  2. Fear of hypoglycemia

  3. Continuos glucose monitoring

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2002
  3. Primary completionDec 2003
  4. Study completionDec 2003

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
22 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00276393
Sponsor's protocol ID
70-02
Other IDs
1A4372
Status last verified
May 2011
First submitted
11 Jan 2006
Last updated
23 May 2011
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Kudva YC, Basu A, Jenkins GD, Pons GM, Quandt LL, Gebel JA, Vogelsang DA, Smith SA, Rizza RA, Isley WL. Randomized controlled clinical trial of glargine versus ultralente insulin in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2005 Jan;28(1):10-4. doi: 10.2337/diacare.28.1.10.

    PubMed 15616226

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Basal insulin in people with Type 1 Diabetes, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 May 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

HbA1c. The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00276393, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 May 2011.

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