Comparative Study of Insulin Therapy Between Inner and Outer Upper Thigh

NCT ID: NCT02307968

Last Updated: 2016-02-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2014-12-31

Brief Summary

To observe the patient's preference, pain perception, and usability between inner and outer upper thigh for insulin therapy. To add another injection site for insulin therapy.

Detailed Description

The most common injection site is the abdomen (or stomach). The back of the upper arms, the upper buttocks or hips, and the outer side of the thighs are also used. These sites are the best to inject into for two reasons: They have a layer of fat just below the skin to absorb the insulin, but not many nerves - which means that injecting there will be more comfortable than injecting in other parts of your body. But while the needle for insulin therapy is becoming shorter, it is possible to inject insulin at the inner thigh site.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

inner thigh insulin injection

inject insulin at inner thigh site is the intervention arm. So we inject insulin at this site to see if this site is suitable for insulin injection.

insulin injection site

Intervention Type: OTHER

insulin injected site between inner thigh and out thigh

outer thigh insulin injection

outer thigh site for insulin therapy is the usual site

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

insulin injection site

insulin injected site between inner thigh and out thigh

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All adult patients more than 18 years age old with diabetes that need insulin therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• Those diabetes with psychologic diseases and those patients won't be injected at thigh

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Zhou Weibin

MD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Jingyun Yuan, BS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital to Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Locations

Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital to Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Countries

China

References

Yuan J, Chen Y, Xuan Y, Cao L, Zhu J, Wang F, Zhou X, Ye Q, Liao L, Zheng Y, Zhou Q, Chen X, Chen M, Zhou W. Can the upper inner side of the thigh become a new option for insulin injection? Curr Med Res Opin. 2016 Jul;32(7):1319-24. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2016.1174107. Epub 2016 May 17.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 27090917 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

ChiCTR-OPN-14005516

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id