Determir versus Glargine for weight gain in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
- Conditions
- Topic: Medicines for Children Research Network, Diabetes Research NetworkSubtopic: Type 1, All DiagnosesDisease: All Diseases, Insulin switch, Metabolic, PaediatricNutritional, Metabolic, EndocrineType 1 diabetes
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 97
1. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) duration greater than 1 year or C peptide negative
2. Females, postmenarchal, 13 - 20 years of age
3. HbA1c less than 12%
4. Body mass index (BMI) SDS less than or equal to +2.5
5. On basal bolus regime
6. No active or untreated concurrent disease
1. Non-T1D including those secondary to chronic disease
2. Any other physical or psychological disease likely to interfere with the normal conduct of the study and intepretation of the study results
3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
4. Females of reproductive age who are unwilling to take appropriate measures of contraception
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduced weight gain. Full body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) will be done at baseline and 1 year.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> To explore differences between the two insulins on the following:<br> 1. HBa1c<br> 2. Fat mass<br><br> Study bloods will be taken at baseline, 6 and 12 months.<br>