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A Trial Comparing Cardiovascular Safety of Insulin Degludec Versus Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01959529
Lead Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Brief Summary

This trial is conducted globally. The aim of this trial is to compare cardiovascular safety of insulin degludec versus insulin glargine in subjects with type 2 diabetes at high risk of cardiovascular events.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
7637
Inclusion Criteria
  • Type 2 diabetes - Age above or equal to 50 years with predefined previous cardiovascular disease(s) or renal disease or age above or equal to 60 years with predefined cardiovascular risk factors - HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin) above or equal to 7.0% or HbA1c below 7.0% and current insulin treatment corresponding to above or equal to 20 U of basal insulin per day - One or more oral or injectable antidiabetic agent(s)
Exclusion Criteria
  • An acute coronary or cerebrovascular event in the previous 60 days - Planned coronary, carotid or peripheral artery revascularisation - Chronic heart failure NYHA (New York Heart Association) class IV - Current or past (within the last 5 years) malignant neoplasms (except basal cell and squamous cell skin carcinoma)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Insulin degludec (IDeg)insulin degludecAll subjects will continue their current antidiabetic therapy except for the basal insulin component (if any) that will be replaced by the investigational product.
Insulin glargine (IGlar)insulin glargineAll subjects will continue their current antidiabetic therapy except for the basal insulin component (if any) that will be replaced by the investigational product.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time From Randomisation to First Occurrence of a Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event (MACE): Cardiovascular Death, Non-fatal Myocardial Infarction, or Non-fatal StrokeFrom randomisation to individual end of trial date (maximum patient year observation: 2.75 years)

Time from randomisation to first occurrence of an event adjudication committee (EAC)-confirmed 3-component major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE): cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke. Events with EAC-confirmed onset date between randomisation and individual end of trial were included in the analyses. The number of subjects experiencing first EAC-confirmed MACEs, date between randomisation to the end of trial, both days included were presented. The trial was event driven and planned to last up to a maximum of 60.5 months. The actual trial duration (time from first subject first visit to last subject last visit) was 35.6 months. The maximum trial duration for a single subject was 33.1 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)Randomisation to 24 months

Mean change in HbA1c from week 0 to month 24.

Number of EAC-confirmed Severe Hypoglycaemic EpisodesFrom randomisation to individual end of trial (maximum patient year observation: 2.75 years)

Number of severe hypoglycaemic episodes from week 0 to the last assessment (up to 35.6 months). The episode of severe hypoglycaemia is an episode requiring assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrate, glucagon, or take other corrective actions. The trial was event driven and planned to last up to a maximum of 60.5 months. The actual trial duration (time from first subject first visit to last subject last visit) was 35.6 months. The maximum trial duration for a single subject was 33.1 months.

Occurrence of at Least One EAC Confirmed Severe Hypoglycaemic Episode Within a Subject (Yes/no)From randomisation to individual end of trial date (maximum patient year observation: 2.75 years)

Occurrence of at least one EAC-confirmed severe hypoglycaemic episode within a subject from week 0 to the last assessment (up to 35.6 months). The episode of severe hypoglycaemia is an episode requiring assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrate, glucagon, or take other corrective actions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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