The Copenhagen Insulin and Metformin Therapy Trial (CIMT)
The Effect of Metformin Versus Placebo, Including Three Insulin-Analogue Regimens With Variating Postprandial Glucose Regulation, on CIMT in T2DM Patients - A Randomized, Multicenter Trial
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
- Rigshospitalet
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Copenhagen, Denmark, 2400
- Bispebjerg Hospital
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Frederiksberg, Denmark, 2000
- Frederiksberg Hospital
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Gentofte, Denmark, 2820
- Steno Diabetes Center
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Gentofte, Denmark, 2820
- Gentofte Sygehus
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Herlev, Denmark, 2830
- Herlev Hospital
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Hillerod, Denmark, 3400
- Hillerod Sygehus
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Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650
- Hvidovre Hospital
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Koge, Denmark, 4600
- Køge Sygehus
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females over 30 years of age
- Type 2 diabetes
- Body mass index (BMI): 25.0-39.9 kg/m2
- HbA1c above 7.5 %
- Antidiabetic tablet-treatment during 1 year minimum AND / OR
- Insulin treatment during a minimum of 3 months
- Negative pregnancy test
- Signed, informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- MI, coronary revascularization, TCI,or apoplexy within the last 3 months
- TCI with verified stenosis of above 70%
- Heart failure (NYHA class III or IV)
- Former cancer patient, unless disease-free period of more than 5 years
- estimated creatinine clearance < 60 ml/min Liver disease
- Alcohol abuse
- Drug abuse
- Retinopathy with on-going laser treatment at start of study
- Other acute or chronic serious disease leading to hypoxia
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Women of child-bearing potential, not using contraceptives
- Allergy to medication used in the study
- Incapable of understanding the nature of the informed consent
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 1M
Metformin + Levemir x1
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metformin tablets 2 g x 2
Other Names:
insulin as requested
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: 1P
Placebo + Levemir x1
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insulin as requested
Other Names:
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Experimental: 2M
metformin + NovoMix
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metformin tablets 2 g x 2
Other Names:
insulin as requested
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: 2P
Placebo + NovoMix
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insulin as requested
Other Names:
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Experimental: 3M
Metformin + 4x therapy
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metformin tablets 2 g x 2
Other Names:
insulin as requested
Other Names:
insulin as requested
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: 3P
Placebo + 4x therapy
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insulin as requested
Other Names:
insulin as requested
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Carotid intima media thickness
Time Frame: 18 months
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18 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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adverse events
Time Frame: 18 months
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18 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Thomas Almdal, MD DMSc, Hvidovre University Hospital
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Hansen CS, Lundby-Christiansen L, Tarnow L, Gluud C, Hedetoft C, Thorsteinsson B, Hemmingsen B, Wiinberg N, Sneppen SB, Lund SS, Krarup T, Madsbad S, Almdal T, Carstensen B, Jorgensen ME; CIMT study group. Metformin may adversely affect orthostatic blood pressure recovery in patients with type 2 diabetes: substudy from the placebo-controlled Copenhagen Insulin and Metformin Therapy (CIMT) trial. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2020 Sep 26;19(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12933-020-01131-3.
- Nordklint AK, Almdal TP, Vestergaard P, Lundby-Christensen L, Boesgaard TW, Breum L, Gade-Rasmussen B, Sneppen SB, Gluud C, Hemmingsen B, Jensen T, Krarup T, Madsbad S, Mathiesen ER, Perrild H, Tarnow L, Thorsteinsson B, Vestergaard H, Lund SS, Eiken P. The effect of metformin versus placebo in combination with insulin analogues on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Osteoporos Int. 2018 Nov;29(11):2517-2526. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4637-z. Epub 2018 Jul 19.
- Lundby-Christensen L, Vaag A, Tarnow L, Almdal TP, Lund SS, Wetterslev J, Gluud C, Boesgaard TW, Wiinberg N, Perrild H, Krarup T, Snorgaard O, Gade-Rasmussen B, Thorsteinsson B, Roder M, Mathiesen ER, Jensen T, Vestergaard H, Hedetoft C, Breum L, Duun E, Sneppen SB, Pedersen O, Hemmingsen B, Carstensen B, Madsbad S. Effects of biphasic, basal-bolus or basal insulin analogue treatments on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the randomised Copenhagen Insulin and Metformin Therapy (CIMT) trial. BMJ Open. 2016 Feb 25;6(2):e008377. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008377.
- Lundby-Christensen L, Tarnow L, Boesgaard TW, Lund SS, Wiinberg N, Perrild H, Krarup T, Snorgaard O, Gade-Rasmussen B, Thorsteinsson B, Roder M, Mathiesen ER, Jensen T, Vestergaard H, Hedetoft C, Breum L, Duun E, Sneppen SB, Pedersen O, Hemmingsen B, Carstensen B, Madsbad S, Gluud C, Wetterslev J, Vaag A, Almdal TP. Metformin versus placebo in combination with insulin analogues in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-the randomised, blinded Copenhagen Insulin and Metformin Therapy (CIMT) trial. BMJ Open. 2016 Feb 25;6(2):e008376. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008376.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
- Arteriosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis
- Hypoglycemic Agents
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Coagulants
- Heparin Antagonists
- Insulin
- Insulin, Globin Zinc
- Insulin Aspart
- Insulin, Long-Acting
- Insulin degludec, insulin aspart drug combination
- Metformin
- Insulin Detemir
- Protamines
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- EudraCT 2007-006665-33
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