Comparison of NN1250 With Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (BEGIN™)

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Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Conditions

Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments

Drug: insulin degludec

Drug: insulin glargine

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT01076647

U1111-1112-8770 (Other Identifier)

2009-011399-31 (EudraCT Number)

NN1250-3718

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial was conducted in Europe and North America. The aim of this clinical trial was to compare NN1250 (insulin degludec (IDeg)), a soluble insulin basal analogue (SIBA), with insulin glargine (IGlar), as add-on to subject's ongoing treatment with metformin and/or DPP-4 (dipeptyl peptidase 4) inhibitors, in patients with type 2 diabetes being treated with oral anti-diabetic drugs (OADs).

Enrollment

467 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Type 2 diabetes (diagnosed clinically) for at least 6 months
Insulin naïve subjects (allowed are: previous short term insulin treatment up to 14 days; treatment during hospitalisation or during gestational diabetes is allowed for periods longer than 14 days)
Current treatment: metformin monotherapy or metformin in any combination with insulin secretagogues (sulphonylurea (SU) or glinide), DPP-4 inhibitor, alpha-glucosidase-inhibitor (acarbose) with unchanged dosing for at least 3 months prior to visit 1 with the minimum doses stated: -Metformin: alone or in combination (including fixed combination) 1500 mg daily or maximum tolerated dose (at least 1000 mg daily)-Insulin secretagogue (sulfonylurea (SU) or glinide): minimum half of the daily maximal dose according to local labelling -DPP-4 inhibitor: minimum half of the daily maximal dose according to local labelling -alpha-glucosidase-inhibitor (acarbose): minimum half of the daily maximal dose or maximum tolerated dose
HbA1c 7.0-10.0 % (both inclusive) by central laboratory analysis
BMI (Body Mass Index) below or equal to 45.0 kg/m^2

Exclusion criteria

Use within the last 3 months prior to Visit 1 of: Thiazoledinediones (TZDs), Exenatide or Liraglutide
Cardiovascular disease, within the last 6 months prior to visit 1, defined as: stroke; decompensated heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV; myocardial infarction; unstable angina pectoris; or coronary arterial bypass graft or angioplasty
Uncontrolled treated/untreated severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure at least 180 millimetre (mm) mercury (Hg) and/or diastolic blood pressure at least 100 mmHg)
Pregnancy, breast-feeding, the intention of becoming pregnant or not using adequate contraceptive measures according to local requirements
Cancer and medical history of cancer hereof (except basal cell skin cancer or squamous cell skin cancer)