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Type 1 Diabetes MellitusPhase 4NCT00542399

Comparing the Metabolic Control of Once to Twice-daily Insulin Detemir Injections

A Phase 4 study testing Levemir (insulin detemir) and Levemir twice a day in people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, run by Rabin Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

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

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Trial summary

An open-label, treat to target, intervention study in order to compare the metabolic control of once to twice-daily insulin Detemir injections in children and adolescence with type 1 diabetes mellitus. All eligible patients will be assigned to receive insulin Detemir once daily before breakfast. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
What is being tested?
Levemir (insulin detemir) and Levemir twice a day
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
Nov 2007to Mar 2010
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 6 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Informed consent obtained before any trial related activity
  • Children with type 1 diabetes who have been treated with insulin for at least 12 months prior to the study.
  • Age > 6 years and < 18 years
  • HbA1c > 7.7%
  • Ability and willingness to accept the study conditions and to inject insulin detemir

Who cannot join

  • Impaired renal function or current renal dialysis.
  • Acute or chronic metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis.
  • Known hypoglycemia unawareness.
  • Known or suspected allergy to trial products.
  • Clinical evidence of active liver disease or impaired hepatic function
  • Participation in another study (with study drug) within the last 3 months prior to this trial.
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  • Significant concomitant disease likely to interfere with glucose metabolism
  • Proven eating disorders
  • Malignancy within the last 5 years
  • History of repeated severe hypoglycemia within the last year.
  • Known diabetes retinopathy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Israel1 site
  • Schneider Children's Medical Center

    Petah Tikva

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About this study

Official title: Comparing the Metabolic Control of Once to Twice-daily Insulin Detemir Injections in Children and Adolescence With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

An open-label, treat to target, intervention study in order to compare the metabolic control of once to twice-daily insulin Detemir injections in children and adolescence with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

All eligible patients will be assigned to receive insulin Detemir once daily before breakfast. Short acting insulin analog, Novorapid, will be used for mealtime insulin. The starting dose of insulin Detemir will be individually determined.Based on self-measured fasting blood glucose levels, insulin doses will be titrated throughout the trial, aiming at pre-breakfast and premeal concentrations of 90-180 mg/dl for subjects aged 6-12 years and 80-130 mg/dl for subjects aged 13-18 years.Patients that after 4 weeks titration phase will not achieve the target blood glucose and up titration of insulin Detemir cannot be done, due to hypoglycemic episodes would be switched to treatment consist of twice daily insulin Detemir. If the target blood glucose are not achieved at the end of the 4 weeks titration phase, but further up titration is possible and patient does not suffer from hypoglycemic episodes, the titration period would be extended and patient would not be switched to treatment with 2 injections of insulin Detemir.When achieving blood glucose targets patient will continue until study end on the maintenance phase.

Read the detailed description

An open label,treat to target, prospective, intervention study in order to compare the metabolic control of once to twice-daily insulin detemir injections in children and adolescence with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Study objectives:

  1. To assess the efficacy and safety of insulin detemir therapy (once or twice daily) using a treat to target titration protocol for initiating and maintaining therapy in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
  2. To evaluate the percentage of patients That will achieve a reduction of 0.5% of HbA1c from baseline to end of study evaluation.
  3. To evaluate Incidence of sever, nocturnal, symptomatic and asymptomatic hypoglycemia and glucose excursions of both hyper and hypoglycemia as measured by the area under the curve determined by the CGMS technique.

Treatment plan:

Patients will be assigned to receive insulin detemir once daily before breakfast. Short acting insulin analog , Novorapid, will be used for mealtime insulin. The starting dose of insulin detemir will be individually determined. Based on self-measured fasting blood glucose levels, insulin doses will be titrated throughout the trial, aiming at pre breakfast and premeal concentrations of 90-180 mg/dl for subjects aged 6-12 years and 80-130 mg/dl for subjects aged 13-18 years.

Patients that after 4 weeks titration phase will not achieve the target blood glucose and up titration of insulin Detemir cannot be done, due to hypoglycemic episodes, would be switched to treatment consist of twice daily insulin Detemir.

If the target blood glucose are not achieved at the end of the 4 weeks titration phase, but further up titration is possible and patient does not suffer from hypoglycemic episodes, the titration period would be extended and patient would not be switched to treatment with 2 injections of insulin Detemir.

Being tested
Levemir (insulin detemir), Levemir twice a day
Keywords
levemir, type 1 diabetes
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.

  • Levemir (insulin detemir)Drug

    Levemir once a day

  • Levemir twice a dayDrug

    Levemir twice a day

Study groups in NCT00542399
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Experimentalonce a day
Receives: Drug: Levemir (insulin detemir)
2Experimentaltwice a day
Receives: Drug: Levemir twice a day

What is being measured

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

  1. HbA1C

    Measured: at screening visit, at the middle of the study, at the end of the study and prior to sweetching to twice daily treatment

  2. SBGM

    Measured: 4-8 times a day

  3. CGMS

    Measured: 72 hours prior to switching to twice daily treatment and at the end of study

  4. Total daily basal and bolus insulin

    Measured: will be calculated every visit

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. documentation of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic episodes

    Measured: diary will be collected every visit

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Oct 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2007
  3. Primary completionJan 2010
  4. Study completionMar 2010

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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00542399
Sponsor's protocol ID
rmc004543ctil
Status last verified
Jul 2010
First submitted
10 Oct 2007
Last updated
2 Nov 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Nimri R, Lebenthal Y, Shalitin S, Benzaquen H, Demol S, Phillip M. Metabolic control by insulin detemir in basal-bolus therapy: treat-to-target study in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 May;14(3):196-202. doi: 10.1111/pedi.12012. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

    PubMed 23289822

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Levemir (insulin detemir) and Levemir twice a day in people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, run by Rabin Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. 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 2 Nov 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 Israel. 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 (time frame: at screening visit, at the middle of the study, at the end of the study and prior to sweetching to twice daily treatment). The study lists 4 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 NCT00542399, 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 2 Nov 2011.

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