Comparative Study of Insulin Therapy Between Inner and Outer Upper Thigh

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
• Interventions: Other: insulin injection site

• Registration Number: NCT02307968
• Lead Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

Brief Summary

To observe the patient's preference, pain perception, and usability between inner and outer upper thigh for insulin therapy. To add another injection site for insulin therapy.

Detailed Description

The most common injection site is the abdomen (or stomach). The back of the upper arms, the upper buttocks or hips, and the outer side of the thighs are also used. These sites are the best to inject into for two reasons: They have a layer of fat just below the skin to absorb the insulin, but not many nerves - which means that injecting there will be more comfortable than injecting in other parts of your body. But while the needle for insulin therapy is becoming shorter, it is possible to inject insulin at the inner thigh site.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-25
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-04
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-03
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• All adult patients more than 18 years age old with diabetes that need insulin therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• Those diabetes with psychologic diseases and those patients won't be injected at thigh

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
inner thigh insulin injection	insulin injection site	inject insulin at inner thigh site is the intervention arm. So we inject insulin at this site to see if this site is suitable for insulin injection.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain	immediately after injection, 1-5minutes	the pain degree the patient feel while insulin injected using Visual Analog scale
bleeding	immediately after injection, 1-5minutes	if bleeding occurs after insulin injected just by using Yes or No
leaking	immediately after injection, 1-5minutes	if there is leaking after insulin injected just by using Yes or No

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital to Zhejiang University School of Medicine; 🇨🇳 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China