Continuous Glucose Monitoring Evaluation of Exenatide Twice Daily Versus Insulin Glargine

Evaluation of Insulin Glargine and Exenatide: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Ambulatory Glucose Profile Analysis

The primary purpose of this study is to compare the effect on 24-hour blood glucose patterns, HbA1c, and weight management when adding insulin glargine, or exenatide, or a combination of insulin glargine and exenatide to metformin.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Exenatide; Drug: Insulin Glargine

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study was to characterize the diurnal glucose patterns produced by insulin glargine alone, exenatide (GLP-1 agonist) alone and the combination of insulin glargine and exenatide in subjects taking stable dose of metformin and to evaluate their efficacy in terms of improvement in glucose exposure, variability, stability, incidence of hypoglycemia and weight management.

An ancillary study was approved as part of this study. The purpose of the ancillary study was to use CGM to characterize the glycemic response to a fixed breakfast meal consumed by study participants receiving different medications.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55416
      • International Diabetes Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female subjects ≥18 and ≤75 years of age
• Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes duration ≥ 1 year
• HbA1c ≥7.0%
• Currently treated with metformin (HbA1c ≤9%) or metformin/sulfonylurea (SU) (HbA1c ≤8%)or SU alone (HbA1c ≤8%)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previously treated with insulin or incretin-based therapy
• Treated with a thiazolidinedione within past 6 weeks
• Taken oral or injected prednisone or cortisone medications in the previous 30 days
• Any pancreatic disease or at high risk of pancreatitis (history of alcohol abuse, active gallbladder disease)
• Serum creatinine >1.4mg/dL (women) or >1.5 mg/dL (men)
• eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) <30 ml/min (using MDRD/ Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation)
• ALT(Alanine Transaminase) > 2x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
• Presence of any severe medical or psychological condition or chronic conditions/infections that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise he subject's safety or successful participation in the study
• Currently pregnant or planning pregnancy during the study period
• Unable to follow the study protocol
• Unable to speak, read and write in English
• Uncontrolled hyperglycemia with HbA1c > 9% on metformin or >8% on SU or metformin/SU combination or ketonuria requiring immediate insulin therapy
• At the investigator's discretion for other medical or psychological reasons

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Exenatide; 5 mcg BID (twice daily) for 1 month increasing to 10 mcg BID for the remainder of the study	Drug: Exenatide; 5 mcg BID (twice daily) for 1 month increasing to 10 mcg BID for the remainder of the study; Other Names: Bydureon
Active Comparator: Insulin Glargine; .1 unit per kg to start, titrated based on Continuous Glucose Monitoring results	Drug: Insulin Glargine; .1 unit per kg to start, titrated based on Continuous Glucose Monitoring results; Other Names: Lantus
Active Comparator: Exenatide + Insulin Glargine; Exenatide: 5 mcg BID (twice daily) for 1 month increasing to 10 mcg BID for the remainder of the study + Insulin Glargine: 0.1 unit per kg to start, titrated based on Continuous Glucose Monitoring results	Drug: Exenatide; 5 mcg BID (twice daily) for 1 month increasing to 10 mcg BID for the remainder of the study; Other Names: Bydureon; Drug: Insulin Glargine; .1 unit per kg to start, titrated based on Continuous Glucose Monitoring results; Other Names: Lantus

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
HbA1c Change	Measure the changes in HbA1C attributable to exenatide, insulin glargine and their combination. Employ CGM with AGP analysis to determine if there is an incremental benefit for subjects who do not reach target to add exenatide to insulin glargine or insulin glargine to exenatide in patients taking metformin.	baseline to final visit (32 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Incidence of Hypoglycemia (Frequency)	Employ Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) with Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) analysis to characterize the diurnal patterns produced by oral medications (metformin) used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Employ CGM to measure the effect of exenatide, insulin glargine and exenatide plus insulin glargine in terms of underlying physiological defects and alter medications in a manner that improves- iv. Incidence of hypoglycemia (frequency) Change from baseline was calculated as mean incidence rate at baseline minus mean incidence rate at final visit (32 weeks)	baseline to final visit (32 weeks)
Change From Baseline in Incidence of Hypoglycemia (Degree)	Employ Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) with Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) analysis to characterize the diurnal patterns produced by oral medications (metformin) used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Employ CGM to measure the effect of exenatide, insulin glargine and exenatide plus insulin glargine in terms of underlying physiological defects and alter medications in a manner that improves- iv. Incidence of hypoglycemia (degree) Change from baseline was calculated as mean incidence percentage at baseline minus mean incidence percentage at final visit (32 weeks)	baseline to final visit (32 weeks)
Change From Baseline in Glucose Stability (Absolute Hourly Rate of Change in Median Curve)	Employ Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) with Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) analysis to characterize the diurnal patterns produced by oral medications (metformin) used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Employ CGM to measure the effect of exenatide, insulin glargine and exenatide plus insulin glargine in terms of underlying physiological defects and alter medications in a manner that improves iii. Glucose stability (absolute hourly rate of change in median curve) Change from baseline was calculated as mean absolute hourly rate of change in median curve at baseline minus rate at final visit (32 weeks). Mean absolute hourly rate of change in the smoothed median curve is calculated as delta subscript MC = (|p subscript 50 zero - p subscript 50 23|+Sum superscript 23 subscript i = 1| p subscript 50i - p subscript 50 i-1| over T. i = hour of day p subscript 50i = smoothed 50th percentile value for ith hour of day T = total # of non-missing hourly smoothed percentiles	baseline to final visit (32 weeks)
Change From Baseline in CGM Glucose Variability	Employ Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) with Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) analysis to characterize the diurnal patterns produced by oral medications (metformin) used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Employ CGM to measure the effect of exenatide, insulin glargine and exenatide plus insulin glargine in terms of underlying physiological defects and alter medications in a manner that improves- ii. Glucose variability (inter-quartile range) IQR is the difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles. Change from baseline was calculated as IQR at baseline minus IQR value at final visit (32 weeks).	baseline to final visit (32 weeks)
Change From Baseline in Glucose Exposure (Area Under the Diurnal Median Curve or AUC)	Employ Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) with Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) analysis to characterize the diurnal patterns produced by oral medications (metformin) used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Employ CGM to measure the effect of exenatide, insulin glargine and exenatide plus insulin glargine in terms of underlying physiological defects and alter medications in a manner that improves- i. Glucose exposure (area under the diurnal median curve) Change from baseline was calculated as area under the diurnal median curve at baseline minus AUC value at final visit (32 weeks). AUC is calculated using modified rectangle method AUC = sum of superscript 23, subscript i=0 P subscript 50i I = hour of day P subscript 50i = smoother 50th percentile value for ith hour of day	baseline - final visit (32 weeks)
Change From Baseline in Weight Changes	Measure the changes in weight attributable to exenatide, insulin glargine and their combinations. Employ CGM with AGP analysis to determine if there is an incremental benefit for subjects who do not reach target to add exenatide to insulin glargine or insulin glargine to exenatide in patients taking metformin. Change from baseline was calculated as weight in pounds at baseline minus weight in pounds at final visit (32 weeks).	baseline - final visit (32 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: HealthPartners Institute
• Collaborators: Sanofi; International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Richard M Bergenstal, MD, International Diabetes Center At Park Nicollet; Principal Investigator: Roger S Mazze, PhD, International Diabetes Center At Park Nicollet; Principal Investigator: Elinor S Strock, APRN, International Diabetes Center At Park Nicollet

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Mazze RS, Strock E, Wesley D, Borgman S, Morgan B, Bergenstal R, Cuddihy R. Characterizing glucose exposure for individuals with normal glucose tolerance using continuous glucose monitoring and ambulatory glucose profile analysis. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2008 Jun;10(3):149-59. doi: 10.1089/dia.2007.0293.
• Mazze R, Strock E, Morgan B, Wesley D, Bergenstal R, Cuddihy R. Diurnal glucose patterns of exenatide once weekly: a 1-year study using continuous glucose monitoring with ambulatory glucose profile analysis. Endocr Pract. 2009 May-Jun;15(4):326-34. doi: 10.4158/EP09046.ORR.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 17, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): March 18, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 23, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2017
• Last Verified: October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: diabetes; exenatide; continuous glucose monitoring; insulin glargine
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Hypoglycemic Agents; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Anti-Obesity Agents; Incretins; Insulin Glargine; Exenatide
• Other Study ID Numbers: 03951-10-C

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO