BIG LEAP: Basal Insulin Glycemic ControL With DEglugec vs Aspart Via Pump
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this investigator-initiated trial is to compare the effect of a daily injection of insulin degludec vs. basal insulin delivery via Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII), both in combination with bolus insulin delivery via the patient's usual insulin pump with insulin aspart, on glycemic variability, overall blood glucose control and incidence of hypoglycemia, all assessed by continuous glucose monitor (CGM), as well as patient satisfaction, in patients with type 1 diabetes currently using CSII.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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| Phase 4 |
Detailed Description
The primary objective of this trial is to determine whether insulin degludec will provide an equally stable and consistent basal glycemic profile with lower glycemic variability as determined by Continuous Glucose Monitoring compared to insulin aspart delivered by Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion in patients with type 1 diabetes experienced in use of insulin pump therapy. Specifically, this study will determine if the percent time in the target glycemic range (70 to 180 mg/dl) by Continuous Glucose Monitoring is superior using insulin degludec than continuously infused insulin aspart, and if degludec is associated with lower glucose variability as assessed by the standard deviation (SD) of the mean daily glucose by Continuous Glucose Monitoring. Particular attention will be given to the nocturnal glucose profile (from midnight to 6 am) which most closely reflects basal insulin action as it is typically the time of day least affected by bolus insulin, food intake or exercise. Quality of life questionnaires regarding treatment preference will be used to capture patient preference for method of basal insulin delivery.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Study hypothesis:
It is anticipated, based on the low glycemic variability of insulin degludec shown in glucose clamp studies and seen in clinical practice, that insulin degludec will provide more stable 24 hour basal insulin action than insulin aspart by Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Primary endpoint:
Percent time in euglycemia (BG 70 to 180 mg/dl) by Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) during the final 14 days of each treatment period during steady state (with basal insulin delivery as either one daily injection of insulin degludec or as insulin aspart via CSII).
Study type:
This will be a randomized, cross-over, open label, single-center study consisting of a 20 week period on each of two basal insulin delivery methods, both in combination with insulin aspart with boluses taken by insulin pump. Each 20 week period will consist of a 4 week insulin optimization period for titration of basal and bolus insulin doses, followed by a 16 week maintenance period. The final 2 weeks of the maintenance period during each treatment arm will be used for endpoint data collection. The treatment sequence will occur in random order. The study population will include patients with type 1 diabetes with good baseline glycemic control who are experienced in the use of both CSII and CGM; the cross-over design allows each subject to serve as his or her own control.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| No Intervention: NovoLog®-only In the aspart-Only group, the subject will only take aspart through the their pump. This study population will have an established expertise in diabetes self-management with previous knowledge of insulin pump therapy and Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM). Allowing the subjects to use their insulin pumps for bolus insulin delivery, as they are accustomed, will minimize the chances of skipping meal boluses and correction doses. Aspart is put into their pump and delivered to their body through a small tube placed under your skin. In this NovoLog®-only treatment group, the subject will take aspart with each meal while your pump also gives you a slow, continuous dose of aspart for basal insulin. This treatment group is very similar (or even identical) to the treatment the subject was receiving prior to starting the study. |
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| Active Comparator: Novolog® and Tresiba® Group This study population will have an expertise in diabetes self-management with their insulin pump and Dexcom CGM. In the Novolog® and Tresiba® group, the subject will still take aspart via their pump for meals and correction boluses, but they will reduce the slow trickle (basal insulin) programmed in their pump to almost zero. Instead of receiving their normal basal insulin via CSII, the subject will injected degludec once or twice daily from an insulin pen for your basal insulin. |
Drug: Aspart
A population of well controlled patients with type 1 diabetes who are experienced in the use of both Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) and Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) was chosen in order to assess the effect of the change in glycemic profile using two different methods of basal insulin delivery. Allowing the subjects to use their insulin pumps for bolus insulin delivery, as they are accustomed, will minimize the chances of skipping meal boluses and correction doses.
Replacing basal insulin delivery by CSII with a single daily injection of degludec will add minimal, if any, treatment burden which will be offset by potential therapeutic benefits. These benefits include the potential for reduced glycemic variability and the elimination of the risk of hyperglycemia and DKA with basal insulin interruption which can occur with infusion set occlusion or disgorging inherent to Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Percent time in euglycemia (BG 70 to 180 mg/dl) by CGM [46 weeks]
Percent time in euglycemia (BG 70 to 180 mg/dl) by CGM during the final 14 days of each treatment period during steady state (with basal insulin delivery as either one daily injection of insulin degludec or as insulin aspart via CSII)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Standard Deviation (SD) of blood glucose by CGM for two week period [46 weeks]
SD of interstitial fluid glucose by CGM for 2 week period during each basal insulin delivery method. (Note: because the Dexcom Platinum G5 CGM is currently only FDA approved for 7 days of use, two contiguous CGM periods using 2 sensors, each for 7 days, will be performed to capture 2 weeks of continuous CGM data.) Dexcom G6 is approved by FDA for 10 days of use so 2 sensors will be used during the CGM periods.
- SD of blood glucose by CGM during the nocturnal period [46 weeks]
SD of blood glucose by CGM during the nocturnal period (midnight to 6 am) during each basal insulin delivery method
- Percent time in hypoglycemia by CGM [46 weeks]
Percent time in hypoglycemia by CGM, captured at 2 levels of hypoglycemia: BG < 54 mg/dl (level 2) and BG 55-69 mg/dl (level 1), for each basal insulin treatment.
- Percent time in normoglycemia [46 weeks]
Percent time in normoglycemia (BG 70 to 140 mg/dl) by CGM during each basal treatment period.
- Time to recovery from level 2 hypoglycemia [46 weeks]
Time to recovery from level 2 hypoglycemia (BG >70 with resolution of symptoms) on each treatment. If a second event (BG < 70 mg/dl) occurs within 60 minutes of a previous hypoglycemic event, this will be considered part of the same hypoglycemic episode.
- Patient satisfaction [46 weeks]
Patient satisfaction by TRIM-D questionnaires with each basal insulin treatment.
- Patient satisfaction [46 weeks]
Patient satisfaction by TRIM-DD questionnaires with each basal insulin treatment.
- HbA1c [46 weeks]
HbA1c after 20 weeks of each basal insulin treatment.
- Total daily insulin dosage [46 weeks]
Total daily insulin dose, total basal insulin dose, and total bolus insulin dose on each treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Male and female patients > 18 years of age with type 1 diabetes using CSII with any pump for > 12 months.
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Females must be using adequate contraception, defined as oral contraceptive pill, barrier method of contraception, or surgical method (tubal ligation or hysterectomy).
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Good glycemic control (HbA1c < 8.0%).
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Patients are experienced in carbohydrate counting, evidenced by pump downloads showing frequent meal boluses with realistic carbohydrate entries, few over-rides of the pump bolus calculator, few to no omitted boluses (at least 3 boluses per day), and post-meal glucose levels generally below 200 mg/dl indicating accurate carbohydrate assessment.
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Patients are regular (>85% of time) users of the Dexcom G5 or G6 CGM.
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Pump download confirms correct use of insulin pump features, including appropriate use of bolus calculator with minimal overrides, entering carbohydrate content of meals, at least 3 boluses taken per day, appropriate use of correction boluses, and infusion set changes every 2 to 3 days.
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No serious comorbidities including: retinopathy requiring active intervention, eGFR < 30, CV event within the previous 6 months, active malignancy with ongoing treatment, any condition requiring chronic use of systemic glucocorticoids, or any other condition which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the subject's ability to comply with the study protocol or acutely affect insulin requirements.
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Able to comply with study protocol.
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Ability to provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects with type 2 diabetes.
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Subjects with HbA1c > 8.0%
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Subjects not using CSII and CGM (ie, on MDI)
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Subjects inexperienced in the use of CSII, or whose pump download shows poor utilization of bolus calculator features, ie fewer than 2 boluses per day, lack of correction boluses, frequent overrides of the recommended boluses, unrealistic carbohydrate entries (suggestive of under-bolusing), not changing infusion set at least every 3 days, or other evidence of poor insulin pump usage.
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Subjects inexperienced in or not regular users (>85% of time) of Dexcom G5 or G6 CGM
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Subjects who are using a Medtronic pump with low blood glucose suspend who are unwilling to use the Dexcom CGM or to disengage the low blood glucose suspend feature of the pump.
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Use of any other CGM than Dexcom G5 or G6.
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Serious concomitant illness.
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Females unwilling to use adequate contraception, intending to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
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Known or suspected allergy to study products, their excipients or related products.
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Previous participation in this trial. Note: subjects who screen fail because of A1c may rescreen once if, in the opinion of the investigator, the HbA1c was explainable (ie, recent steroid injection or illness, etc) and atypical for the subject.
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Hypoglycemic unawareness.
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Episode of severe hypoglycemia (requiring assistance for treatment) within the previous 90 days.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Mountain Diabetes and Endocrine Center | Asheville | North Carolina | United States | 28803 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mountain Diabetes and Endocrine Center
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- MDEC2018