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DiabetesSOLVE™NCT00825643

Observational Study to Evaluate the Safety of Levemir® in Type 2 Diabetes

An observational study of Diabetes and Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, run by Novo Nordisk A/S at 9 sites in 9 countries.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This study is conducted in Europe, North America and Asia. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness while using Levemir® once daily in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs in type 2 diabetics during 24 weeks under normal clinical practice. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
What is being tested?
insulin detemir
How many people
18,481 participants
Where
9 sitesin 9 countries
Study dates
Apr 2008to Mar 2011
Phase
Observational
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients from both general and speciality practice settings who have been deemed appropriate to receive Levemir® as new treatment and as part of routine out-patient care by the prescribing physician

Who may be able to join

  • After the participating physician's decision has been made to initiate once-daily Levemir® therapy, any patient with Type 2 diabetes who is currently treated with diet, exercise and one or more OADs can be offered to participate

Who cannot join

  • Current treatment with insulin
  • Known or suspected allergy to Levemir® or excipients
  • Children below the age of 6 years
  • Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breast-feeding or intend to become pregnant within the next 6 months or are not using adequate contraceptive methods (contraceptive measures as required by local law or practice)

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 9 countries.

9 sites in 9 countries

Canada1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Mississauga, L4W 4XI

Other trials in Canada

China1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100004

Other trials in China

Germany1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Mainz, 55127

Other trials in Germany

Israel1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Kfar Saba, 44425

Other trials in Israel

Italy1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Rome, 00144

Other trials in Italy

Poland1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Warsaw, PL-02-274

Other trials in Poland

Portugal1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Paço de Arcos, 2780-730

Other trials in Portugal

Spain1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Madrid, 28033

Other trials in Spain

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

    Istanbul, 34335

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: A Multicentre, Open Label, Observational 24-week Study to Evaluate Safety of Initiating Insulin Therapy With Levemir® (Insulin Detemir) Once-daily in Oral Antidiabetic Drug-treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

This study is conducted in Europe, North America and Asia. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness while using Levemir® once daily in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs in type 2 diabetics during 24 weeks under normal clinical practice.

Data from the NN304-3573 study (NCT00740519) will be pooled with data from this study and reported together in the final study report for this study.

Being tested
insulin detemir
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

What participants receive

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

  • insulin detemirDrug

    Also called NN304, Levemir®

    Start dose and frequency to be prescribed by the physician as a result of a normal clinical evaluation

Study groups in NCT00825643
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Insulin detemirNot described
Receives: Drug: insulin detemir

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of serious adverse drug reactions (SADRs) including major hypoglycaemia

    Measured: during 24 weeks of treatment

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Incidence of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs)

    Measured: during 24 weeks of treatment

  2. Incidence of major and minor hypoglycaemic events

    Measured: in the 4 weeks preceding trial start, and at the 12 and 24 week visits

  3. HbA1c and its change from trial start

    Measured: at the 12 and 24 week visits

  4. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) (average of the self-monitored blood glucose measurements) and its change from trial start

    Measured: at the 12 and 24 week visits

  5. FBG variability (measured as standard deviation of FBG) and its change from trial start

    Measured: at the 12 and 24 weeks visits

  6. Body weight and its change from trial start

    Measured: at the 12 and 24 week visits

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Jan 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2008
  3. Primary completionMar 2011
  4. Study completionMar 2011

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
18,481 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00825643
Sponsor's protocol ID
NN304-3714
Acronym
SOLVE™
Status last verified
Feb 2017
First submitted
20 Jan 2009
Last updated
13 Feb 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Khunti K, Damci T, Meneghini L, Pan CY, Yale JF; SOLVE Study Group. Study of Once Daily Levemir (SOLVE): insights into the timing of insulin initiation in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in routine clinical practice. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2012 Jul;14(7):654-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01602.x. Epub 2012 Apr 22.

    PubMed 22443213
  • Khunti K, Caputo S, Damci T, Dzida GJ, Ji Q, Kaiser M, Karnieli E, Liebl A, Ligthelm RJ, Nazeri A, Orozco-Beltran D, Pan C, Ross SA, Svendsen AL, Vora J, Yale JF, Meneghini LF; SOLVE Study Group. The safety and efficacy of adding once-daily insulin detemir to oral hypoglycaemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes in a clinical practice setting in 10 countries. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2012 Dec;14(12):1129-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01665.x. Epub 2012 Aug 30.

    PubMed 22830956
  • Keating GM. Insulin detemir: a review of its use in the management of diabetes mellitus. Drugs. 2012 Dec 3;72(17):2255-87. doi: 10.2165/11470200-000000000-00000.

    PubMed 23110609
  • Ross S, Dzida G, Ji Q, Kaiser M, Ligthelm R, Meneghini L, Nazeri A, Orozco-Beltran D, Pan C, Svendsen AL; SOLVE Study Group. Safety of once-daily insulin detemir in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral hypoglycemic agents in routine clinical practice. J Diabetes. 2014 May;6(3):243-50. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12091. Epub 2013 Oct 29.

    PubMed 24103141
  • Vora J, Caputo S, Damci T, Orozco-Beltran D, Pan C, Svendsen AL, Solje KS, Khunti K; SOLVE study group. Effect of once-daily insulin detemir on oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) use in patients with type 2 diabetes. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2014 Apr;39(2):136-43. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12116. Epub 2013 Dec 13.

    PubMed 24329524
  • Pan C, Han P, Ji L, Ji Q, Lu J, Lin J, Liu J, Su B, Shi J, Wang P. Weight-neutral effect of once-daily insulin detemir in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients: subgroup analysis of the SOLVE study. J Diabetes. 2015 Mar;7(2):222-30. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12179. Epub 2014 Sep 4.

    PubMed 24909984
  • Dzida G, Karnieli E, Svendsen AL, Solje KS, Hermanns N; SOLVE Study Group. Depressive symptoms prior to and following insulin initiation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Prevalence, risk factors and effect on physician resource utilisation. Prim Care Diabetes. 2015 Oct;9(5):346-53. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2015.01.002. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

    PubMed 25649990
  • Caputo S, Maran A, Mannino D, Morano S, Lastoria G, Nicoziani P. Safety and effectiveness of insulin detemir in combination with oral antidiabetic agents in an outpatient specialist setting: results of the Italian SOLVE observational study. Minerva Endocrinol. 2015 Dec;40(4):249-58.

    PubMed 26551483
  • Morales C, de Luis D, de Arellano AR, Ferrario MG, Lizan L. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Insulin Detemir Compared to Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Spain. Diabetes Ther. 2015 Dec;6(4):593-610. doi: 10.1007/s13300-015-0143-x. Epub 2015 Nov 20.

    PubMed 26589521
  • Orozco-Beltran D, Pan C, Svendsen AL, Faerch L, Caputo S; SOLVE Study Group. Basal insulin initiation in primary vs. specialist care: similar glycaemic control in two different patient populations. Int J Clin Pract. 2016 Mar;70(3):236-43. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12776. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

    PubMed 26916450
  • Khunti K, Damci T, Husemoen LL, Babu V, Liebl A. Exploring the characteristics of suboptimally controlled patients after 24weeks of basal insulin treatment: An individualized approach to intensification. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017 Jan;123:209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.11.028. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

    PubMed 28061430
  • Pan C, Ji L, Lu J, Yang W, Zhou Z; Chinese SOLVE Study. [Effectiveness and safety of initiation of once-daily insulin detemir in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes previously treated with different quantities of oral anti-diabetic drugs: subgroup analysis of the Chinese SOLVE Study]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2015 Jul;54(7):612-7. Chinese.

    PubMed 26359024
  • Damci T, Emral R, Svendsen AL, Balkir T, Vora J; SOLVE study group. Lower risk of hypoglycaemia and greater odds for weight loss with initiation of insulin detemir compared with insulin glargine in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: local results of a multinational observational study. BMC Endocr Disord. 2014 Jul 21;14:61. doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-14-61.

    PubMed 25048824
  • Yale JF, Damci T, Kaiser M, Karnieli E, Khunti K, Liebl A, Baeres FM, Svendsen AL, Ross SA; SOLVE Study Group. Initiation of once daily insulin detemir is not associated with weight gain in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from an observational study. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2013 Oct 2;5(1):56. doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-5-56.

    PubMed 24499517
  • Liebl A, Andersen H, Svendsen AL, Vora J, Yale JF; SOLVE Study Group. Resource utilisation and quality of life following initiation of insulin detemir in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Int J Clin Pract. 2013 Aug;67(8):740-9. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12133.

    PubMed 23869677

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Diabetes and Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, run by Novo Nordisk A/S at 9 sites in 9 countries.

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 1 inclusion and 4 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 13 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Italy and 4 more countries. 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.

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?

Incidence of serious adverse drug reactions (SADRs) including major hypoglycaemia (time frame: during 24 weeks of treatment). 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 NCT00825643, which also lists 17 linked publications.

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 13 Feb 2017.

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