DEES: Detemir Energy Expenditure Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This is a study designed to compare the effects of 2 long-acting insulins, detemir and insulatard, on energy expenditure,weight, fat composition, gut hormone profiles, glycaemic control and fat and muscle gene expression over a 6 month period.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: 1. Insulatard
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Drug: Insulatard
Insulatard insulin used as long-acting insulin for 16-week treatment phase of study.
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Active Comparator: 2. Detemir
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Drug: Detemir
Detemir insulin used as long-acting insulin in treatment phase of study.
Other Names:
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Weight change [6 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Energy Expenditure [6 months]
- Fat composition [6 months]
- Fat & muscle gene expression [6 months]
- Glycaemic control [6 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Type 2 diabetes
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Treated with metformin
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Already on treatment with a long-acting or intermediate insulin.
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Over 18 years of age,
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HbA1c > 7.0%
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BMI 27-40
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Able and willing to perform self-blood glucose monitoring.
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Able and willing to maintain consistent eating habits throughout the entire trial period.
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Able and willing to maintain consistent physical activity level during the entire trial period
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients on sulphonylureas or thiazolidinediones
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Proliferative retinopathy that has required acute treatment within the last six months.
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Impaired hepatic or renal functions.
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Cardiac problems.
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Uncontrolled hypertension (treated or untreated).
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Mental incapacity, unwillingness or a language barrier precluding adequate understanding or co-operation.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Cedar Centre, Royal Surrey County Hospital | Guildford | Surrey | United Kingdom | GU2 7XX |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Surrey
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David Russell-Jones, MB BS, University of Surrey
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- EC/2008/14/FHMS