The Benefits of Intensive Glycemic Control in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT00850798

Last Updated: 2010-07-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

208 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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Aims/hypothesis:

Populations worldwide are aging and type 2 diabetes is common in individuals aged \>80 years. The important issue that needs to be considered is whether tight glycemic control is benefits for elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. The benefits of intensive glucose control remain uncertain for the heterogeneous population of older diabetic patients due to a lack of clinical trial data evaluating the benefits of long-term intensive glucose control in older patients. This study is designed to provide reliable evidence on the balance of benefits and risks conferred by intensive glucose control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes Methods: This is a prospective, randomized, open-labeled, controlled design to assess the benefits of treating elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. The study will include 208 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and follow-up for 5 years. Eligible patients are randomized to receive intensive (A1C \<7.0%) or conservative (A1C around 8.0%) glycemic control. The primary study outcomes are a composite of macrovascular events and a composite of microvascular events, considered both jointly and separately. The secondary outcomes are death from any cause, death from cardiovascular causes, total coronary events, total cerebrovascular events, heart failure, peripheral vascular events, all cardiovascular events, and hospitalization for 24 hours or more.

Expected results: This study is designed to provide reliable evidence on the balance of benefits and risks conferred by intensive and conservative glucose control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. Once completed, this trial will clearly influence the management of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, regardless of the results.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) 90 to 130 Glycated hemoglobin (%) 6.0 to 7.0

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intensive glycemic control

Intervention Type DRUG

Intensive glycemic control

2

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) 90 to 180 Glycated hemoglobin (%) 7.0 to 9.0

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conservative glycemic control

Intervention Type DRUG

OADs and insulin

Interventions

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Intensive glycemic control

Intensive glycemic control

Intervention Type DRUG

Conservative glycemic control

OADs and insulin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men or women aged ≥80 years at time of randomization.There is no upper age limit.
* Be able to walk by themselves
* They had their first diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus at age 30 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria

* Known advanced diabetic complications (such as proliferative retinopathy, chronic kidney disease stage IV or above).
* Overt clinical congestive heart failure (CHF) requiring treatment with a diuretic or ACE inhibitor.
* Previous documented cerebral or subarachnoid haemorrhage in the last 6 months
* Condition expected to severely limit survival
* Clinical diagnosis of dementia
* Resident in a nursing home
Minimum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Institutional Review Board, Taipei Veterans General Hospital,Taiwan

Locations

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Chen-Hsen Lee

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Harn-Shen Chen, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

886-2-28757515

Hong-Da Lin, MD.

Role: CONTACT

886-2-28757012

Facility Contacts

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Harn-Shen Chen, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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VGHIRB 97-12-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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