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Optimal Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents (OHA) for Combination With Insulin Glargine (Sulfonylurea vs. Metformin)

Insulin Glargine Combined With Sulfonylurea Versus Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00708578
Enrollment
99
Registered
2008-07-02
Start date
2008-05-31
Completion date
2009-12-31
Last updated
2011-01-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Brief summary

Primary objective: To find out an optimal regimen of OHA (oral hypoglycaemic agents) in combination with insulin glargine (metformin, glimepiride or metformin+glimepiride) by measuring HbA1c level Secondary objective: To compare the incidence of hypoglycemia in each treatment group

Interventions

DRUGGlimepiride

Once a day before breakfast

DRUGMetformin

After breakfast and supper

DRUGInsulin Glargine

Injection in the morning

Sponsors

Sanofi
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Type 2 diabetes for at least 6 months * Treated with maximal, tolerable dose of metformin (≥ 1000mg/day) and sulfonylurea (glimepiride≥ 4 mg/day or equivalent dose of other SU) for at least 3 months prior to the screening visit * 7.0 \< HbA1c \< 11 % * Fasting serum C-peptide \> 0.33 nmol/L * BMI \< 30 kg/m² * Patients who is willing to monitor BG using SMBG

Exclusion criteria

* Type 1 Diabetes * Clinical evidence of active liver disease, or serum ALT 3 times the upper limit of the normal range * Serum creatinine: ≥ 1.5 mg/dl for males, ≥ 1.4 mg/dl for females * Active proliferative diabetic retinopathy, as defined by the application of photocoagulation or surgery, in the 6 months before study entry or any other unstable (rapidly progressing) retinopathy that may require photocoagulation or surgery during the study (an optic fundus examination should have been performed in the 2 years prior to study entry) * History of alcohol or other substance abuse * Pregnancy or not using contraceptive in childbearing aged women * Breast feeding women * History of hypersensitivity to the study drugs or to drugs with a similar chemical structure * Treatment with any medication including corticosteroid or herbal medicines that can affect blood glucose level within 3 months prior to study entry except metformin and sulfonylurea. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1c valuesAt baseline to end of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hypoglycemia eventsFrom inclusion to end of study
Percentage of patients with HbA1c < 7%At the end of the study
Fasting Blood Glucose levelAt the end of the study

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026