A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nasal Insulin on Postprandial Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

A Phase 2, Randomized, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effect of Intranasal Insulin and NovoLog on Postprandial Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Insulin is a hormone which is produced by the human pancreas for the lowering of blood sugar. In patients who don't produce enough insulin, additional insulin must be given several times per day by injections. Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. has developed a new insulin nasal spray, as a possible way to improve patient compliance with intensive insulin treatment plans. This study is being conducted to see how Nastech's insulin nasal spray affects post-meal glucose levels compared with rapid acting insulin (i.e., insulin aspart) in Type 2 diabetics who are already taking oral antidiabetic medications and/or insulin therapy. Insulin aspart is marketed as NovoLog® in the United States. The safety of insulin nasal spray and how well it is tolerated as compared to NovoLog will also be evaluated.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Insulin (recombinant human insulin); Drug: NovoLog

Detailed Description

This study is being conducted to evaluate the effect on postprandial glucose levels and safety of Nastech's insulin nasal spray compared with a rapid acting insulin (i.e., insulin aspart) in Type 2 diabetics. Insulin aspart is marketed as NovoLog® in the United States and NovoRapid® in Europe.

The target for the patient titration scheme is that the 60 minute glucose reading does not increase more than 3.3 mmol/L (60 mg/dL) above the fasting glucose level AND does not result in hypoglycemia at any time within four hours post meal.

NovoLog doses will be chosen based on a patient's current prandial insulin dose, or a dose of 25% of their basal insulin dose or 8 IU if on oral antidiabetic therapy only. Then patients will be titrated up or down for up to three additional consecutive treatments from the initial dose (potential of 4 doses of NovoLog). Once a patient reaches their target titrated dose with NovoLog they are then titrated with nasal insulin.

The nasal doses will correspond to the injectable dose based on bioavailability. For example, the nasal formulation being tested in this study has a 17%-28% bioavailability compared to NovoLog. Therefore a 25 IU nasal dose corresponds to a 4-7 IU NovoLog injectable dose. The patients will be titrated up or down per dose with nasal insulin for up to three additional consecutive treatments from the initial dose (potential of 4 doses of nasal insulin). Once a patient has been successfully titrated with NovoLog and then nasal insulin, they will be randomized to a two-way crossover where they will be given NovoLog and Nasal insulin. There will be at least a 20 hour washout period between titration and randomization stages. Patients will be monitored for symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia. If needed, treatment with oral carbohydrates such as glucose tablets, fruit juices, non-diet soda will be provided. In the event a patient is unable to take oral glucose, intravenous 20% glucose solution (D20) will be available.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78258
      • Diabetes and Glandular Disease Research Associates

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 63 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes for at least 3 months
• Type 2 diabetics on oral antidiabetic medicines and/or insulin therapies

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients taking intermediate acting insulin such as NPH
• Recurrent severe hypoglycemia
• Patients with late diabetic complications

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1; Insulin Nasal Spray	Drug: Insulin (recombinant human insulin); Insulin Nasal Spray at doses up to 200 IU.; Other Names: recombinant human insulin
Active Comparator: 2; NovoLog	Drug: NovoLog; NovoLog at doses up to 30 IU; Other Names: insulin aspart

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
To evaluate the effect on postprandial glycemic control of intranasal insulin compared to NovoLog	4 hour Profile

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of intranasal insulin compared to NovoLog	4 hour Profile

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nastech Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Sherwyn Schwartz, MD, Diabetes and Glandular Disease Research Associates

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2008
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): February 27, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 20, 2008
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 16, 2008
• Last Verified: May 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes; insulin; diabetes mellitus; insulin aspart
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycemic Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Insulin; Insulin, Globin Zinc; Insulin Aspart
• Other Study ID Numbers: C08-002