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Clinical Trials/NCT00810589
NCT00810589
Completed
Phase 1

A Randomised, Single Centre, Double-Blind, Two-Period Crossover, Glucose Clamp Trial to Compare the Pharmacodynamic Effects of Single Doses of Insulin Detemir and Neutral Protamin Lispro (NPL) Insulin in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes

Medical University of Graz1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentNovember 2008

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Levemir
Conditions
Diabetes, Type I
Sponsor
Medical University of Graz
Enrollment
30
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Duration of action, time from onset of action until end of action
Status
Completed
Last Updated
17 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Clinical pharmacology trials investigating insulin detemir in subjects with type 1 diabetes have shown a prolonged and reproducible action profile of insulin detemir compared with NPH insulin and insulin glargine. Duration of action of insulin detemir has been reported to be up to 24 hours.9,10,11 It has, however, been proposed that the mean duration of action is underestimated in glucose clamps lasting only 24 hours. This is so because a duration of action longer than 24 hours in individual clamps will be set to 24 hours in the mean calculation, whereas a shorter duration of action in individual clamps will be set to the true value.

It has been shown in clinical pharmacology trials that NPL insulin has an action profile comparable to NPH insulin in subjects with type 1 diabetes. , However, a direct comparison of pharmacodynamic properties of insulin detemir and NPL insulin has not been performed to date.

To get further insight into the pharmacodynamic properties of insulin detemir compared with NPL insulin, this trial has been designed to compare pharmacodynamics in general and duration of action in particular between insulin detemir and NPL insulin in subjects with type 1 diabetes.

Detailed Description

Primary objective: The primary objective is to compare the pharmacodynamic response of insulin detemir and NPL insulin with respect to duration of action in a 32-hour euglycaemic glucose clamp experiment following single dose administration in subjects with type 1 diabetes. Secondary objectives: The secondary objectives are: * to additionally characterise the pharmacodynamic profiles of insulin detemir and NPL insulin in a 32-hour euglycaemic glucose clamp experiment following single dose administration in subjects with type 1 diabetes. * to characterise the pharmacokinetic profiles of insulin detemir and NPL insulin following single dose administration in subjects with type 1 diabetes. * to assess the safety and tolerability of insulin detemir and NPL insulin following single dose administration in subjects with type 1 diabetes. Trial design: This is a randomised, single centre, double-blind, two-period crossover trial. Each subject will be randomly allocated to two single dose administrations on two separate dosing visits. Trial population: Thirty (30) male and female subjects with type 1 diabetes \[age 18-65 years (incl.) and body mass index between 18.0 and 32.0 kg/m2 (incl.)\] will be randomised into the trial. Assessments: Pharmacodynamics: The glucose infusion rate and plasma glucose concentration will be measured during a euglycaemic glucose clamp running for 32 hours after dosing. Pharmacokinetics: Serum concentrations of insulin detemir and insulin lispro will be measured frequently during the first 32 hours after dosing. Safety: Adverse events, laboratory safety variables (haematology, biochemistry, urinalysis), physical examination, vital signs and hypoglycaemic episodes. Trial products: * Insulin detemir (Levemir® Novo Nordisk), 100 U/mL in 3 mL Penfill® cartridges * Insulin lispro protamine suspension (Humalog® NPL, Eli Lilly), 100 U/mL in 3 mL cartridges

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2008
End Date
December 2008
Last Updated
17 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Crossover
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Medical University of Graz

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities.
  • Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and treated with insulin
  • Male or female subject between 18 and 65 years of age
  • Body mass index between 18.0 and 32.0 kg/m2
  • HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin A1c) ≤ 11%
  • Fasting C-peptide ≤ 0.05 nmol/L
  • Treatment with intensified insulin therapy or continuous subcutaneous human insulin or insulin analogue infusion (CSII)\] for at least 3 months.
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Known or suspected allergy to the trial products or related products,
  • Previous participation (randomised) in this trial.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Arms & Interventions

1

Intervention: Levemir

2

Intervention: Humalog NPL Insulin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Duration of action, time from onset of action until end of action

Time Frame: 32 h

Secondary Outcomes

  • GIRmax, maximum glucose infusion AUCGIR,0-32h, AUCGIR,0-12h, AUCGIR,12-32h, tinf=0, Cmax,ins, tmax,ins, AUCins,0-24h AUCins,0-∞ AUCins,0-12h AUCins,12-24h(0-32 h, 0-12 h, 0-24 h)

Study Sites (1)

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