Evaluating Safety of NovoPen® 3 and/or FlexPen® Devices in Routine Clinical Practice

June 11, 2015 updated by: Novo Nordisk A/S

A Study Evaluating the Safety of NovoPen®3 and FlexPen® in Subjects With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. A 24-week, Prospective, Multi-centre, Open-labelled, Non-interventional Study

This study is conducted in Asia. The aim of of this study is to evaluate the safety of NovoPen® 3 and/or FlexPen® devices (if available on the market) measured by the number of adverse events and technical complaints in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in routine clinical practice.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1031

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The selection of the subjects will be at the discretion of the individual physician based on clinical judgement.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Any subjects who are previously using Actrapid®, Insulatard®, and Mixtard® 30 with vial / NovoLet® or insulin human with ErgoPen®2 for type 1 and type 2 diabetes treatment, will be eligible for the study after the physician has taken the decision to use study insulin products with the study devices

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects treated with Actrapid® Penfill®, Insulatard® Penfill®, or Mixtard® 30 Penfill® with NovoPen®3 or Actrapid® FlexPen®, Insulatard® FlexPen®, or Mixtard® 30 FlexPen® for more than 4 weeks before inclusion into this study
  • Subjects who were previously enrolled in this study
  • Subjects with a hypersensitivity to insulin human or to any of the excipients
  • Women who are pregnant, breast feeding or have the intention of becoming pregnant within the next 6 months

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Total study population
Prescribed insulin treatment delivered by FlexPen® as part of routine clinical practice
Prescribed insulin treatment delivered by NovoPen® 3 as part of routine clinical practice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of adverse events and technical complaints
Time Frame: Week 0-24
Week 0-24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of adverse drug reactions (ADR) including hypoglycaemic events
Time Frame: Week 0-12, week 24
Week 0-12, week 24
Number of serious adverse drug reactions including major hypoglycaemic events
Time Frame: Week 0-12, week 24
Week 0-12, week 24
HbA1c (haemoglobin A1c)
Time Frame: Week 0, week 12 and week 24
Week 0, week 12 and week 24

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 13, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

October 18, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 12, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

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