Trial to Confirm the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Dasiglucagon in the Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Subjects With T1DM

Zealand Pharma

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Hypoglycemia; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Treatments: Drug: Dasiglucagon; Drug: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT03688711

ZP4207-17145

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial to confirm the clinical efficacy and safety of dasiglucagon in the rescue treatment of hypoglycemia in subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) compared to placebo

Full description

Subjects were randomized in a ratio of 3:1 to receive a single subcutaneous dose of dasiglucagon (0.6 mg) or matching placebo. Randomization also determined whether the subject was to be injected in the buttock or deltoid. During the dosing visit (Visit 2), hypoglycemia was induced by a fast-acting insulin glulisine (Apidra®) infusion, and trial drug was administered when the subject's plasma glucose level was 45-60 mg/dL (2.5-3.3 mmol/L). During the insulin-induced hypoglycemia, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic samples were drawn, and plasma glucose levels were monitored closely at site for safety reasons. A rescue glucose infusion could be administered to ameliorate persistent hypoglycemia. Subjects were followed for at least 28 days after dosing to perform an adequate immunogenicity evaluation of treatment.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female or male subjects with T1DM for at least 1 year; diagnostic criteria as defined by the American Diabetes Association (3).
• Treated with insulin for T1DM for at least 1 year and with stable insulin treatment (defined as no more than a 10-unit daily variation in total daily insulin dose) 30 days prior to screening
• Hemoglobin A1c <10%.
• Aged between 18 and 75 years, both inclusive.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous participation in a clinical trial within the dasiglucagon in the rescue treatment of hypoglycemia program.
• Known or suspected allergy to trial drug(s) or related products.
• History of anaphylaxis or symptoms of severe systemic allergy (such as angioedema).
• Previous participation in this trial. Participation being defined by signing the informed consent document.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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45 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Dasiglucagon

Experimental group

Description:

single fixed dose (subcutaneous injection) of dasiglucagon

Treatment:

Drug: Dasiglucagon

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

single fixed dose (subcutaneous injection) of placebo

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo