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An Observational Study on Efficacy and Safety in Subjects Using Levemir® for the Treatment of Insulin Dependent Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes

Efficacy and Safety Study of Levemir® (Insulin Detemir) to Treat Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00738153
Enrollment
798
Registered
2008-08-20
Start date
2008-06-30
Completion date
2009-05-31
Last updated
2014-08-15

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Conditions

Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Brief summary

This observational study is conducted in Africa. The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the efficacy and the incidence of serious adverse drug reactions while using insulin Levemir® under normal clinical practice conditions.

Interventions

DRUGinsulin detemir

Start dose and frequency to be prescribed by the physician as a result of the normal clinical evaluation

Sponsors

Novo Nordisk A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Any subject with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus 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 * Currently being treated with insulin detemir * Previously enrolled in this study * Hypersensitivity to insulin detemir or to any of the excipients * Pregnancy, breast-feeding, the intention to become pregnant or judged not to be using adequate contraceptive measures.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of serious adverse drug reactions, including major hypoglycaemic eventsFrom baseline to 12 and 24 weeks of Levemir® therapy, respectively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of all adverse eventsFrom baseline to 12 and 24 weeks of Levemir® therapy, respectively
Number of all hypoglycaemic eventsin the 4 weeks preceding the visits at 12 weeks and 24 weeks.
Number of serious adverse eventsFrom baseline to 12 and 24 weeks of Levemir® therapy, respectively
HbA1cat the end of study
Sub -group analysis of hypo riskFrom baseline to 12 and 24 weeks of Levemir® therapy, respectively
Weight changesat the end of study

Countries

Morocco

Outcome results

None listed

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