Investigating Efficacy and Safety of Biphasic Insulin Aspart 50 Twice Daily Versus Biphasic Human Insulin 50 Twice Daily Both in Combination With Metformin in Chinese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This trial is conducted in Asia. The aim of the trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of biphasic insulin aspart 50 (BIAsp 50) twice daily versus biphasic human insulin 50 (BHI 50) twice daily, both in combination with metformin, in Chinese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Novo Nordisk A/S
• Treatments: Biphasic Insulins; Insulin; Insulin Aspart; Insulin degludec, insulin aspart drug combination; Insulin, Globin Zinc; Insulin, Long-Acting; Metformin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes mellitus (diagnosed clinically) for at least 12 months

• Currently treated with premixed human insulin 50 BID for at least 3 months prior to screening visit (Visit 1)

• Currently treated with unchanged total daily dose of at least 1500 mg metformin or maximum tolerated dose at least 1000 mg/day metformin for at least 2 months prior to screening visit

• Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) 7.0% and 9.0% (both inclusive) (central laboratory)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Treatment with any insulin secretagogue, alfa-glucosidase inhibitors, thiazolidinedione (TZD), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists within the last 3 months prior to screening

• Previous use of any insulin other than premixed human insulin 50 BID within 3 months prior to Visit 1

• Previous use of insulin intensification treatment (premixed insulin thrice daily, basal bolus regimen, and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII)) for more than 14 days