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Observational Safety Study in Subjects Using Levemir® (Insulin Detemir) for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (LevSafeQD)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Novo Nordisk
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00709475
First received: June 30, 2008
Last updated: June 28, 2012
Last verified: March 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study is conducted in Asia. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the incidence of serious adverse drug reactions while using insulin detemir under normal clinical practice conditions in the Gulf countries


Condition Intervention
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
 Drug: insulin detemir

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Observational Safety Study in Subjects Using Levemir® (Insulin Detemir) for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Novo Nordisk:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Incidence of serious adverse drug reactions, evaluated via number of major hypoglycaemic events [ Time Frame: For the duration of the study (32 weeks) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Number of serious adverse events [ Time Frame: For the duration of the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Number of all adverse events [ Time Frame: For the duration of the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Number of all - daytime and nocturnal - hypoglycaemic events [ Time Frame: In the 4 weeks before baseline compared to 4 weeks before interim and final visits ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Weight changes compared to baseline [ Time Frame: At the end of the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • HbA1c compared to baseline [ Time Frame: At the end of the study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Fasting glucose level control compared to baseline as measured by FBG [ Time Frame: After 16 and 32 weeks of treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 747
Study Start Date: May 2008
Study Completion Date: October 2009
Primary Completion Date: October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
A Drug: insulin detemir
Start dose and frequency to be prescribed by the physician as a result of the normal clinical evaluation
Other Name: Levemir®, NN304

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

Type 2 diabetic patients

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • After the physician decision has been made to use insulin detemir therapy, any subject with Type 2 diabetes is eligible for the study, including newly-diagnosed subjects who have never received insulin or an insulin analogue before. The selection of the subjects will be at the discretion of the individual physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who are unlikely to comply with protocol, e.g. uncooperative attitude, inability to return for the final visit;
  • Subjects currently being treated with insulin detemir;
  • Subjects who previously enrolled in this study or studies related to NovoMix 30;
  • Subjects with a hypersensitivity to insulin detemir or to any of the excipients;
  • Women who are pregnant, breast feeding or have the intention of becoming pregnant within next 8 months.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00709475

Locations
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3542
Sponsors and Collaborators
Novo Nordisk
Investigators
Study Director: Waleed AbdelFattah, MD Novo Nordisk Gulf
Study Director: Hani Bakry, MSc Pharm Novo Nordisk Gulf
  More Information

Additional Information:
Clinical Trials at Novo Nordisk  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Novo Nordisk
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00709475     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NN304-3551
Study First Received: June 30, 2008
Last Updated: June 28, 2012
Health Authority: Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health
United Arab Emirates: Ministry of Health
Kuwait: Ministry of Health
Oman: Ministry of Health

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
 Insulin
Insulin, Long-Acting
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

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