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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2012-001941-42-SE
EUCTR2012-001941-42-SEActive, not recruitingPhase 1

Addition of liraglutide to overweight patients with type 2 diabetes treated with multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) with inadequate glycaemic control

Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR)0 sites120 target enrollmentStarted: July 16, 2012Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
120

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Informed consent obtained before trial-related activities (i.e., any activity that would not have been performed during routine patient management)
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Adult patients over 18 years of age and less than 75 years of age
  • HbA1c greater than 8.0% (NGSP standard=DCCT standard)=64 mmol/mol (IFCC standard) and less than 11.5% (102 mmol/mol)
  • Treated with MDI for at least the last 6 months
  • Treated with/without metformin as only diabetes therapy apart from insulin
  • Fasting C-peptide of 0.2 nmol/l or greater (ref. 0.25-0.75nmol/l)
  • BMI greater than 28 kg/m2 and less than 45 kg/m2
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 78
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 42

Exclusion Criteria

  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Fasting glucose less than 7.0 mmol/l or greater than 15 mmol/l
  • Unstable cardiovascular disease, NYHA Class II or greater heart failure , new symptoms of cardiovascular disease)
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy or clinically significant macula oedema. Retinal photograph should not be older than 3 years.
  • Systemic glucocorticoid treatment during the last 3 months
  • Acute coronary syndrome, stroke, coronary artery intervention or myocardial infarction during the previous 6 months
  • Creatinine greater than 130 micromol/l
  • Liver transaminases greater than double of the normal reference interval
  • Treatment with other oral antidiabetic agents than metformin during the previous 3 months
  • Treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists within 90 days of screening
  • Severe psychiatric disorder (untreated severe depression, schizophrenia, dementia or severe alcohol or drug abuse)
  • Frequent non-severe hypoglycaemia (greater than 2 times per week) or any severe hypoglycaemia during the previous month.
  • Hypoglycaemic unawareness
  • Current cancer or diagnosis of cancer in the previous 5 years (except basal cell skin cancer or squamous cell skin cancer).
  • Personal history of non-familial thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2)
  • Screening calcitonin values greater than 50 ng/l
  • Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breast-feeding or intend to become pregnant or are not using adequate contraceptive methods (adequate contraceptive measures as required by local law or practice; e.g. oral contraceptive pills and intrauterine device (IUD)).
  • Blood pressure greater than 160/100 mmHg
  • Need for continuous use of paracetamol. During the 3 periods of 7 days with CGM, paracetamol cannot be used. Alternative pain killers can be substituted if plausible because paracetamol is the only medication influencing CGM results.
  • History of chronic or acute pancreatitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Investigators

Sponsor
Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR)

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