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Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Insulin in Patients With Diabetes and Asthma or COPD

A Pivotal, Open-Label, Parallel Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Human Insulin Inhalation Powder (HIIP) Compared to Injectable Insulin in Patients With Diabetes and COPD or Asthma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00157339
Enrollment
299
Registered
2005-09-12
Start date
2005-08-31
Completion date
2008-05-31
Last updated
2019-09-17

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Conditions

Asthma, Diabetes Mellitus, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Brief summary

Phase 3 , open-label, randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Lilly/Alkermes inhaled insulin system compared to injected insulin in type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients with asthma or COPD. Patients will be treated for 12 months with a 2 month follow up period.

Interventions

patient specific dose, inhaled, before meals, 12 months

DRUGinjected insulin

patient specific dose, injected, before meals, 12 months.

Sponsors

Alkermes, Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Type 1 or type 2 diabetes * asthma or COPD

Exclusion criteria

* Current smoking habit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To test the hypothesis that the glycemic control achieved with preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder is noninferior to that achieved with injectable insulin, as measured by mean change from baseline to endpoint in HbA1c.12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on the response to bronchodilator as measured by change between pre- and post- bronchodilator FEV1 and FVC12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on DLco.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on total lung capacity12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on safety as assessed by insulin antibody levels, adverse events, and episodes of hypoglycemia12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on safety as assessed by chest x-rays.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on safety as assessed by the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on safety as assessed by the Six-Minute Walk Test with the Borg CR10 Scale.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on FEV1 and FVC before and after inhalation of bronchodilator.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and inj. insulin on proportion of pts with type 2 on oral agent(s) rand. to Human Insulin Inhalation Powder only or glargine only who do not reach an HbA1c <7.5 % after six months.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on glycemic control as assessed by the 8-point-self monitored blood glucose profiles12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on insulin dose requirements ( including total, basal, and/or bolus insulin)12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on patient-reported outcomes questionnaires to assess general health status.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on resource utilization.12 months
To assess insulin inhaler reliability in patients randomized to treatment with Human Insulin Inhalation Powder.throughout the study
To explore the impact of Human Insulin Inhalation Powder on peak flow and peak flow variability in the study with asthma patients.12 months
To compare the effects of preprandial Human Insulin Inhalation Powder and injectable insulin on proportion of patients who achieve or maintain HbA1c of less than or equal to 6.5% and who achieve or maintain HbA1c of < 7 %.12 months

Countries

Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026