PMID- 27009108 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161227 LR - 20181202 IS - 1745-6215 (Electronic) IS - 1745-6215 (Linking) VI - 17 DP - 2016 Mar 24 TI - Comparison of exenatide with biphasic insulin aspart 30 on glucose variability in type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PG - 160 LID - 10.1186/s13063-016-1258-8 [doi] LID - 160 AB - BACKGROUND: Apart from the mean level of glycemic control, the extent of glucose excursions is another important issue to consider in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management. Studies have showed that fluctuations of glucose seem to have more deleterious effects than sustained hyperglycemia in the development of diabetic complications as acute glucose swings activate the oxidative stress. However, until now, no randomized controlled trials have been conducted with the primary aim to evaluate glycemic fluctuation in the comparison between twice-daily exenatide and other treatment paradigms (for example, biphasic insulin aspart 30). METHODS/DESIGN: This multicenter, open-label, randomized, parallel trial includes a 1-week screening period and a 16-week treatment period. After the screening period, 150 patients with confirmed type 2 diabetes who are treated with stable, maximum-tolerated doses of metformin will be randomly assigned to one of two groups for antihyperglycemic therapies: exenatide and biphasic insulin aspart 30. The treatment with exenatide will be initiated at a low dose of 5 mug twice a day for 4 weeks and then titrated up to a standard dose of 10 ug twice a day until the completion of the study. The adjustment of insulin dose is instructed to achieve an optimal balance between glycemic control and the risk of hypoglycemia as dictated by clinical practice. The primary outcome is the absolute change of mean amplitude of glycemic excursion from baseline to week 16, which is calculated based on a real-time continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). DISCUSSION: This is the first randomized controlled trial using a CGMS to evaluate glycemic fluctuation between twice-daily exenatide and insulin aspart 30, which will provide beneficial evidence of exenatide usage in patients with T2DM. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02449603 . Date of registration: 11 May 2015. FAU - Xu, Shaoyong AU - Xu S AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Road West, Xi'an, 710032, China. FAU - Liu, Xiangyang AU - Liu X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Road West, Xi'an, 710032, China. FAU - Ming, Jie AU - Ming J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Road West, Xi'an, 710032, China. FAU - Ji, Qiuhe AU - Ji Q AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Road West, Xi'an, 710032, China. qiuheji@hotmail.com. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02449603 PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160324 PL - England TA - Trials JT - Trials JID - 101263253 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Biphasic Insulins) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Incretins) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Venoms) RN - 0 (insulin aspart, insulin aspart protamine drug combination 30:70) RN - 53027-39-7 (Insulin, Isophane) RN - 9P1872D4OL (Exenatide) RN - D933668QVX (Insulin Aspart) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Biphasic Insulins/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Blood Glucose/*drug effects/metabolism MH - China MH - Clinical Protocols MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/diagnosis/*drug therapy MH - Exenatide MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Incretins/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Insulin Aspart/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Insulin, Isophane/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Peptides/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Pilot Projects MH - Research Design MH - Time Factors MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Venoms/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC4806460 EDAT- 2016/03/25 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/28 06:00 PMCR- 2016/03/24 CRDT- 2016/03/25 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/03/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13063-016-1258-8 [pii] AID - 1258 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13063-016-1258-8 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Trials. 2016 Mar 24;17:160. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1258-8.