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Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Needle-Free Injector and Insulin Pen in Patients With T2DM

Not Applicable
Conditions
Time in Range
T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)
Needle-free Injector
Interventions
Device: Needle-free injector
Device: Insulin pen
Registration Number
NCT04682795
Lead Sponsor
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Brief Summary

In this prospective, multi-center, randomized, open-label, parallel group trial, the safety and efficacy of needle-free injector will be compared with insulin pen after 2 weeks of treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes. This trial will enable assessment of the clinically relevant endpoint of a change in Time in Range (TIR), a newly recommended measurement of blood glucose fluctuations.

Detailed Description

The objective of the current study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of needle-free injector compared to conventional insulin pen given for 2 weeks as the insulin carrier in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The primary endpoint in this study is the change from baseline in TIR (after 2 weeks of treatment) in all patients with baseline and at least one post baseline measurement. Patients with type 2 diabetes who meet the entry criteria are planned for inclusion in this trial. Approximately 200 patients will be enrolled in the study. Patients who qualify will be randomized to needle-free injector group or conventional insulin pen group. Duration of treatment includes 1-week screening period, 2-week treatment observation period and 2-week follow-up.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients ≥ 18 and ≤75 years with type 2 diabetes;
  • HbA1c ≥ 7.5 to ≤11.0%;
  • Receipt of premixed insulin and/or oral anti-diabetic agents ≥ 12 weeks before enrollment in the study, and insulin dose adjustments ≤ 10% within 4 weeks before enrollment (dose adjustment = (the maximum dose within a month - the minimum dose) / Final dose (dose of the day before the visit) × 100%);
  • BMI ≤ 32kg / m2.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with any of the following conditions will be excluded:
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Severe hypoglycemia within one month; diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmotic diabetic status within 6 months prior to informed consent
  • Myocardial infarction, stroke or other severe cardiovascular events within 6 months prior to informed consent
  • Current treatment with systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents, or have immunologic deficiency disease at time of informed consent
  • Severe mental instability, or alcohol abuse, or drug abuse
  • Skin lesions at the insulin injection site
  • Cancer within 5 years prior to informed consent
  • Pancreatitis of severe infectious diseases within 1 months prior to informed consent
  • Known hypersensitivity or allergy to the insulin
  • Renal impairment (CKD-EPI eGFR<60ml/min)
  • Impaired hepatic function, defined by serum levels of either ALT (SGPT), AST (SGOT), or alkaline phosphatase above 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) as determined
  • Participation in another trial within 2 months prior to informed consent
  • Patients that investigators believe may fail to complete the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Needle-free injector groupNeedle-free injectorTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of the needle-free injector in T2DM
Insulin pen groupInsulin penTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of the insulin pen in T2DM
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time In Range2 weeks

Time In Range (TIR, 3.9-10mmol/L)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence of a treat to target response and without any hypoglycemic episodes2 weeks

Occurrence of a treat to target response and without any hypoglycemic episodes

EQ-5D Health Questionnaire2 weeks

the EQ-5D descriptive system The change from baseline after 2 weeks of treatment

EQ-VAS Health Questionnaire2 weeks

the EQ-VAS. The change from baseline after 2 weeks of treatment

Time to occurrence of treat to target2 weeks

Fasting glucose on treatment \<7mmol/L and non-fasting glucose \<10mmol/L, or TIR \>70% (SMBG or FCGM)

Short Form 36 (SF-36)2 weeks

The change from baseline after 2 weeks of treatment

Insulin dose2 weeks

The change from baseline after 2 weeks of treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (21)

The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The First Hospital of Jiaxing

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Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

Lanxi People's Hospital

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Lanxi, Zhejiang, China

Ningbo First Hospital

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Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Taizhou Hospital

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Taizhou, Zhejiang, China

The Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University

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Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Huzhou Central Hospital

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Huzhou, Zhejiang, China

Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital

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Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

The First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Changxing Campus

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Changxing, Zhejiang, China

Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital Medical Group

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Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University

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Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Tongxiang First Hospital

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Tongxiang, Zhejiang, China

Lishui People's Hospital

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Lishui, Zhejiang, China

Quzhou People's Hospital

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Quzhou, Zhejiang, China

Shangyu People's Hospital of Shaoxing

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Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Zhoushan Hospital

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Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China

The First People's Hospital of Wenling

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Wenling, Zhejiang, China

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