A Study to Assess the Effect of Creon® on Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency in Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
A Double-blind, Randomized, Multi-center, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study to Assess the Effect of Creon® on Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency in Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
2 other identifiers
interventional
N/A
2 countries
10
Brief Summary
maldigestion of dietary macronutrients (pancreas not producing enough enzymes for digestion of fat, sugars and proteins) in diabetes type II
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
Started Nov 2013
Shorter than P25 for phase_4
10 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 25, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 12, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2014
CompletedJune 20, 2014
June 1, 2014
9 months
November 25, 2013
June 19, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Recovery rate of 13CO2 (carbon dioxide with stable isotope of carbon)
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Change in nutritional parameters
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
Change in HbA1c
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
Change in quality of life assessed via a questionnaire Gastrointestinal-Quality of Life Index (GIQL)
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
Change in clinical global impression of disease symptoms
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
Other Outcomes (2)
vital signs
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
routine safety laboratory
from baseline up to the week 12 visit
Study Arms (2)
Creon
EXPERIMENTALPlacebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
Creon 25000 (2 capsules per meal 3 times per day and 1 capsule/snack 2 times per day) during 12 weeks
Creon 25000 placebo matching capsules (2 capsules per meal 3 times per day and 1 capsule/snack 2 times per day) during 12 weeks
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Signed Informed Consent
- BMI \< 30 kg/m2
- History of type 2 diabetes mellitus as confirmed by:
- onset of diabetes after 30 years of age and
- no insulin treatment in the first year after diagnosis
- Subjects on insulin treatment or on insulin treatment in combination with oral antidiabetics
- HbA1c \> 6.5% in medical history within the last 6 months despite insulin treatment
- Not previously treated with any pancreatic enzyme supplementation
- FE-1 (fecal elastase 1) \<100μg/g of stool
- 13C MTBT of \<29% 13CO2-CRR (Carbon dioxide-Cumulative Recovery Rate)
You may not qualify if:
- Treatment with systemic steroids for at least 3 weeks within past 6 months
- Patients with a known pancreatic exocrine insufficiency due to non-diabetic diseases, e.g., chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, shwachman-diamond syndrome, gastrectomy, etc.
- Any type of malignancy involving digestive tract in the last 5 years
- Any type of gastrointestinal surgery (except appendectomy and gallbladder resection)
- Short bowel syndrome
- Hemochromatosis
- Known late onset autoimmune diabetes in the adult
- Any history of drug abuse including alcohol
- Positive urine pregnancy test; lactation; females of child-bearing potential who are not using either an oral hormonal contraceptive or an intrauterine device
- Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
- Intake of an experimental drug within 4 weeks prior to entry into this study
- Suspected non-compliance or non-cooperation
- History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (10)
Site reference no. 113456
Bochum, 44789, Germany
Site reference no. 113477
Frankfurt, 60594, Germany
Site reference no. 113476
Pohlheim, 35415, Germany
Site reference no. 113475
Ulm, 89073, Germany
Site reference no. 112517
Ávila, 05004, Spain
Site reference no. 112519
Madrid, 28034, Spain
Site reference no. 112520
Málaga, 29071, Spain
Site reference no. 112495
Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
Site reference no. 112518
Segovia, 40002, Spain
Site reference no. 112496
Seville, 41014, Spain
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Suntje Sander-Struckmeier, PhD
Abbott
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 25, 2013
First Posted
December 12, 2013
Study Start
November 1, 2013
Primary Completion
August 1, 2014
Study Completion
August 1, 2014
Last Updated
June 20, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-06