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Type 2 Diabetes MellitusPhase 4KIITNCT00474838

Study To Evaluate Beta Cell Function and Glycemic Outcome by Intensive Insulin Therapy

A Phase 4 study testing intensive insulin group and Oral AntiDiabetic Drug (glimepiride and metformin) in people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Pancreatic Beta Cell Function, run by Kyunghee University Medical Center at 8 sites in South Korea.

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 randomized controlled prospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of intensive insulin therapy for long term glycemic control and improvement or preservation of beta cell function in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 to 70 years
What is being tested?
intensive insulin group and Oral AntiDiabetic Drug (glimepiride and metformin)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
112 participants
Where
8 sitesSouth Korea
Study dates
Apr 2007to Dec 2012
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 25 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Newly diagnosed drug naïve type 2 diabetic patient with typical diabetic symptom (polydipsia, polyuria, unexplained weight loss) within recent 1 year
  • Initial HbA1c : 8.0 % ≤ HbA1c < 12.0%

Who cannot join

  • Known contraindication to insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, metformin, glimepiride
  • Patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Severe liver disease or AST, ALT ≥ 2.5 x ULN
  • History of lactic acidosis
  • Unstable or severe angina
  • Congestive heart failure
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  • Chronic disease treated with continuous corticosteroid therapy
  • Diagnosis of cancer
  • Positive urine pregnancy test or plan to become pregnant during the clinical trial

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

South Korea8 sites
  • The Catholic University of Korea Bucheon St.Mary's Hospital

    Bucheon-si

  • Hanyang University Medical Center

    Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do, 471-020

  • Inha University Hospital

    Incheon, 400-711

  • Jeju National University Hospital

    Jeju-do

  • Kyunghee University Medical Center

    Seoul, 130-702

  • Korea University Guro Hospital

    Seoul, 152-730

  • Kyung Hee University East Weast Neo Medicalcenter

    Seoul

  • Ajou University Medical Center

    Suwon, 443-721

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Intensive and Short-term Insulin Treatment on Long-term Pancreatic β-cell Function in Newly Diagnosed People With Type 2 Diabetes in Korea

This randomized controlled prospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of intensive insulin therapy for long term glycemic control and improvement or preservation of beta cell function in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients.

Read the detailed description

Type 2 diabetes is associated with beta cell dysfunction and insulin action at diagnosis of diabetes. Although the relative importance of these two alterations is controversial, growing evidence is swinging to the concept that there is no hyperglycemia without β-cell dysfunction. Also there is agreement that deterioration of glucose tolerance over time is associated with a progressive decrease of beta cell function.

Beside the role of genetic factor, the continuous decline in β-cell function is affected by glucotoxicity generated by hyperglycemia and lipotoxicity due to high fatty acid. A vicious cycle of hyperglycemia per se further impairs and may destroy β-cell. Recently, many reports have shown that early intensive glycemic control plays a role in the prevention of progressive ß-cell function and worsening of diabetes.

Some studies have shown that early intensive insulin therapy(IIT) to achieve near normoglycemia in new onset type 2 diabetes gives short term and long term improvement in glycemic control after discontinuation of insulin. It is suggested that long term glycemic control is associated with improvement of β-cell function.

In the unpublished previous pilot study, the investigators found that early intensive insulin therapy using multiple daily injection (MDI) or daily twice injection in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes can significantly improve the beta cell function and facilitate further long term glycemic control. To establish the effectiveness of intensive insulin therapy for long term glycemic control and improvement of β-cell function, the investigators will perform a randomized controlled prospective study in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in Korea.

Being tested
intensive insulin group, Oral AntiDiabetic Drug (glimepiride and metformin)
Keywords
type 2 diabetes mellitus, intensive insulin therapy
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

What participants receive

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

  • intensive insulin groupDrug

    Once daily long acting insulin and preprandial rapid acting insulin injection

  • Oral AntiDiabetic Drug (glimepiride and metformin)Drug

    Also called glimepiride(amaryl), metformin(diabex)

    glimepiride and metformin combined therapy

Study groups in NCT00474838
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Oral AntiDiabetic DrugActive comparatorglimepiride and metformin and/or once daily glargine
Receives: Drug: Oral AntiDiabetic Drug (glimepiride and metformin)
intensive insulin groupExperimentalinsulin glargine insulin glulisine
Receives: Drug: intensive insulin group

What is being measured

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

  1. Long-term glycemic control

    Measured: up to 2 years

  2. Change of pancreatic beta cell function

    Measured: up to 2 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Inflammatory marker and insulin sensitivity

    Measured: up to 2 years

  2. Time to reach target goal of blood glucose level

    Measured: up to 2 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 May 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2007
  3. Primary completionAug 2012
  4. Study completionDec 2012

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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
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
112 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00474838
Sponsor's protocol ID
KIIT-KMC-0701
Acronym
KIIT
Status last verified
Sep 2013
First submitted
16 May 2007
Last updated
26 Sep 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing intensive insulin group and Oral AntiDiabetic Drug (glimepiride and metformin) in people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Pancreatic Beta Cell Function, run by Kyunghee University Medical Center at 8 sites in South Korea.

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 2 inclusion and 9 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 26 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 sites in South Korea. 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?

Long-term glycemic control (time frame: up to 2 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 26 Sep 2013.

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