Comparative Study of Insulin Therapy Between Inner and Outer Upper Thigh (CUSTIOT)

Zhejiang University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Other: insulin injection site

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02307968

ChiCTR-OPN-14005516

Details and patient eligibility

About

To observe the patient's preference, pain perception, and usability between inner and outer upper thigh for insulin therapy. To add another injection site for insulin therapy.

Full description

The most common injection site is the abdomen (or stomach). The back of the upper arms, the upper buttocks or hips, and the outer side of the thighs are also used. These sites are the best to inject into for two reasons: They have a layer of fat just below the skin to absorb the insulin, but not many nerves - which means that injecting there will be more comfortable than injecting in other parts of your body. But while the needle for insulin therapy is becoming shorter, it is possible to inject insulin at the inner thigh site.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All adult patients more than 18 years age old with diabetes that need insulin therapy

Exclusion criteria

• Those diabetes with psychologic diseases and those patients won't be injected at thigh

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

inner thigh insulin injection

Description:

inject insulin at inner thigh site is the intervention arm. So we inject insulin at this site to see if this site is suitable for insulin injection.

Treatment:

Other: insulin injection site

outer thigh insulin injection

Description:

outer thigh site for insulin therapy is the usual site