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NCT Number: NCT03194945

Effects of Sequential Treatment Based on Lina/MET After Short-term Intensive Insulin in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

Short-term intensive insulin therapy(SIIT) is able to reverse β cell dysfunction and induce glycemic remission in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. However, proportion of patients with response gradually decreases over time. There is no consensus on which treatment should be given in order to maintain the benefit in glycemic control and β cell recovery. In this multi-center, randomized, controlled study, effects of various sequential treatments ( metformin, linagliptin and combined with both drugs) on long-term blood glucose control as well as preservation of β cell function after SIIT were investigated.

In total, 412 patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who meet the inclusive criteria will be enrolled in eight centers in China. After baseline assessments, all patients will be treated with insulin pump to achieve and maintain euglycemia for 2 weeks. After completion of intensive treatment, insulin pump will be stopped. Different treatments will be applied to patients for 48 weeks according to randomization: Group A: Linagliptin 5 mg Qd + Metformin 0.5 g bid; Group B: Linagliptin 5 mg Qd; Group C: Metformin 0.5 g bid; Group D: No oral drugs. Primary endpoint is proportion of patients achieving glycosylated hemoglobin A1C <7% at the end of the study. Secondary endpoints include proportion of patients achieving glycosylated hemoglobin A1C <6.5% at the end of study; differences in β-cell function , insulin sensitivity, GLP-1 and glucagon secretion among treatment groups, and differences in adverse events among treatment groups.

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Key information

Age range

20 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

endocrinology department of the first affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with type 2 diabetes who have never received any hypoglycemic treatment;
  • Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) between 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) and 16.7 mmol/l (300 mg/dl);
  • glycosylated hemoglobin A1C≥8.5%;
  • Aged between 20 and 70 years 5) body mass index (BMI) 22-35 kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

  • Type 1 diabetes or special type of diabetes;
  • Acute complications of diabetes (including DKA, HHS and lactic acidosis)
  • Serious microvascular complications: proliferative stage of retinopathy; urine AER >300 mg/g or urine protein positive, quantification >0.5 g/d; uncontrolled painful diabetic neuropathy and significant diabetic autonomic neuropathy;
  • Severe macrovascular complications: acute cerebrovascular accident, acute coronary syndrome, vascular intervention for peripheral arterial disease or amputation requiring hospitalization within 12 months prior to enrollment;
  • Persistently increased blood pressure >180/110 mmHg;
  • Blood creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min, alanine aminotransferase ≥2.5×upper limit of normal, total bilirubin ≥1.5×upper limit of normal;
  • Hemoglobin <100 g/L or need regular blood transfusion;
  • Use of drugs that may influence blood glucose within 12 weeks;
  • Systemic infection or serious concomitant disease; patients with malignancy or chronic diarrhea;
  • Uncontrolled endocrine gland dysfunction;
  • Patients with mental or communication disorders;
  • Chronic cardiac insufficiency, heart function class III and above;
  • Pregnant women, lactating women and women of child bearing age who are not willing to take contraception during the study;
  • Subjects who don't cooperate, cannot be followed up or have difficulty in completing the study considered by the investigator.

Treatment and study plan

CSII followed by Lina+MET

Drug

short-term intensive CSII followed by Linagliptin 5mg qd and Metformin 0.5g bid for 48 weeks

Other names: CSII+Lina+Met

CSII followed by Lina

Drug

short-term intensive CSII followed by Linagliptin 5mg qd for 48 weeks

Other names: CSII+Lina

CSII followed by MET

Drug

short-term intensive CSII followed by Metformin 0.5g bid for 48 weeks

Other names: CSII+Met

CSII alone

Drug

No OHA is given after short-term intensive CSII

Other names: CSII

Primary outcomes

  1. proportion of subjects with optimal glycemic control

    Time frame: 48 weeks

    proportion of patients achieving glycosylated hemoglobin A1C <7% at the end of sequential treatment in each treatment group.

Secondary outcomes

  1. proportion of subjects with excellent glycemic control

    Time frame: 48 weeks

    proportion of patients achieving glycosylated hemoglobin A1C <6.5% at the end of sequential treatment in each treatment group.

  2. Change of β cell function

    Time frame: 48 weeks

    Differences in β-cell indicators among treatment arms at the end of study.

  3. Change of insulin sensitivity

    Time frame: 48 weeks

    Differences in insulin sensitivity indicators among treatment arms at the end of study.

  4. Incidence of adverse events

    Time frame: 48 weeks

    Differences in incidence of adverse events among treatment arms at the end of study.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Other

Collaborators

  • Chinese PLA General Hospital
  • Clifford Hospital
  • Dongguan People's Hospital
  • Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
  • Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital
  • Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital
  • Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
  • Peking University People's Hospital
  • Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
  • Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
  • Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
  • The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
  • The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Linagliptin and Metformin Monotherapy or Combined Sequential Treatment After Early Short-term Intensive Insulin Treatment on Long-term Blood Glucose Control and Function of β Cells in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 21, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 18, 2024

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