Satisfaction of Treatment Among Elderly Patients With Insulin Therapy Using Pens for a Basal Insulin Treatment (STEP IT UP a BIT)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 49
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire: Status (DTSQs) Score
研究概览
简要总结
Several studies have shown that high blood sugar (glucose) levels are associated with diseases caused by diabetes. Controlling the glucose may prevent these complications. As people age, their bodies become unable to make enough insulin to control the blood sugars. Pills used to treat diabetes may help for a while, but many times this does not last. When the blood sugar is too high, insulin is frequently recommended and used to treat diabetes. Insulin is often started by adding a long-acting insulin to the medicines a patient already takes. In this study, glargine insulin will be taken together with the diabetes pills currently being used. Glargine is a long-acting insulin which is given under the skin once a day. Glargine is approved for use in the treatment of patients with diabetes by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).
Currently, insulin delivery is only available as a shot. The purpose of this study is to compare how satisfied patients are when using two different types of insulin shots. Specifically, this study aims to determine if people over 65 years old are more satisfied taking insulin shots by pens or syringes. Everyone who joins in this study will have a chance to use the insulin syringes and the insulin pens.
The ability of patients to give themselves shots can affect how well the sugar is controlled. As people age, medical and other problems may develop that affect their ability to do certain things. Another aim of this study is to determine if the ability to use an insulin pen and insulin syringe is affected by age or some other problem.
During this study, participants will be treated with insulin given by a syringe for 12 weeks and by a pen for 12 weeks. Questionnaires will be given to determine satisfaction with treatment throughout the study. The investigators hypothesize that among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus failing oral agent therapy, treatment with basal insulin via a pen device results in higher treatment satisfaction scores and more accurate dosing than treatment with basal insulin via conventional vial and syringe methods.
A total of 56 subjects with type 2 diabetes will be recruited into this study. The site for the study is Grady Memorial Hospital clinics in Atlanta, Georgia.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Males or females aged ≥60 years
- •History of type 2 diabetes of >3 months duration
- •Current use oral antidiabetic agents and/or diet to treat the diabetes
- •A1c ≤10.0% and fasting glucose ≤300 mg/dL
- •A1c ≥7.0% and/or fasting glucose ≥150 mg/dL
排除标准
- •Subjects with a known allergy to glargine or any of its metabolites
- •Subjects unwilling to self-inject insulin
- •Inability to self-monitor blood glucose
- •Current or previous use of insulin for more than 6 continuous months prior to study enrollment
- •Subjects with documented clinically relevant hepatic disease (diagnosed liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension), corticosteroid therapy, impaired renal function (creatinine >3.0 mg/dL), uncontrolled endocrine disorders associated with increased insulin resistance such as acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, or hyperthyroidism
- •Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and/or possible consequences of the study
- •Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
研究组 & 干预措施
Vial & Syringe (Period 1) / Pen (Period 2)
Crossover phase: patients randomized to the sequence: Insulin glargine vial and syringe in Period 1 and Insulin glargine SoloSTAR pen in Period 2.
干预措施: Glargine (Drug)
Vial & Syringe (Period 1) / Pen (Period 2)
Crossover phase: patients randomized to the sequence: Insulin glargine vial and syringe in Period 1 and Insulin glargine SoloSTAR pen in Period 2.
干预措施: glargine via insulin pen (Device)
Pen (Period 1) / Vial & Syringe (Period 2)
Crossover phase: patients randomized to the sequence: Insulin glargine SoloSTAR® pen in Period 1 and Insulin glargine vial and syringe in Period 2.
干预措施: Glargine (Drug)
Pen (Period 1) / Vial & Syringe (Period 2)
Crossover phase: patients randomized to the sequence: Insulin glargine SoloSTAR® pen in Period 1 and Insulin glargine vial and syringe in Period 2.
干预措施: glargine via insulin pen (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire: Status (DTSQs) Score
时间窗: Baseline, Week 12
Treatment satisfaction was assessed using the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire: Status (DTSQs). The questionnaire contains eight items scored on a seven-point scale where 0 = very dissatisfied and 6 = very satisfied. The satisfaction score is obtained from summing responses to questions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the total score can range from 0 to 36. Higher scores indicate higher satisfaction with diabetes treatment.
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire: Change (DTSQc) Score
时间窗: Week 24
Treatment satisfaction after crossover into the second treatment period was assessed using the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire: Change (DTSQc). The questionnaire contains eight items scored on a seven-point scale where -3 = much less satisfied now and 3 = much more satisfied now. The satisfaction score is obtained from summing responses to questions 1, and 4 through 8 (the remaining two items assess perceived blood sugar levels). The total score can range from -18 to 18. Higher scores indicate higher satisfaction with the new diabetes treatment, compared to prior treatment, while scores below 0 mean that satisfaction with the new delivery method of insulin in Period 2 is lower than satisfaction with the delivery method in Period 1.
次要结局
- Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)(Baseline, Week 12)
- Fasting Blood Glucose(Baseline, Week 12)
- Percent of Participants With Dosing Errors(Week 24)
- Number of Hypoglycemic Events(Week 24)
研究者
Guillermo Umpierrez, MD
Professor
Emory University