Insulin showdown: toujeo vs tresiba for diabetics with kidney disease
NCT ID NCT05552859
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study compared two long-acting insulins, Toujeo and Tresiba, in people with type 2 diabetes who also have kidney problems and had never used insulin before. The goal was to see which one controls blood sugar better and causes fewer low blood sugar events. The trial was stopped early and included only 62 participants, so the findings are not conclusive.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Insulin glargine 300 U/mL (Toujeo) and insulin degludec 100 U/mL (Tresiba)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that one insulin works better or is safer for people with diabetes and kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 62 participants, so results are limited. It was also open-label, meaning both patients and doctors knew which insulin was given, which can bias results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Is an adult aged ≥18 years at screening. 2. Was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) of \>1-year duration and had glycemic levels above target with OADs (Oral Antidiabetic Drug) with or without GLP-1 RA (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist) (oral or injectable) at stable doses for ≥3 months before the screening period. 3. Has an HbA1c ≥7.5% and ≤10.5% at screening. 4. Has renal impairment, as defined by an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of \<60 mL/min/1.73m2 and ≥15 mL/min/1.73m2. 5. Has adequately controlled blood pressure with stable antihypertensive therapy at trial inclusion. 6. Is insulin-naïve, except for short use of insulin not exceeding 15 days during the last year before the screening period. 7. Is capable of understanding the written informed consent, and provides signed written informed consent. 8. Is willing and able to complete the electronic diary (eDiary) and agrees to comply with protocol requirements. 9. Is willing and able to fast without having administered study drug for scheduled site visits. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has initiated treatment with potential novel therapies like dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and GLP-1 RA. 2. Has a body mass index (BMI)\* \>45 kg/m² during the screening period. 3. Has a history of hypoglycemia unawareness (defined as the onset of neuroglycopenia before the appearance of autonomic warning symptoms \[eg, blurred vision, difficulty speaking, feeling faint, difficulty thinking, and confusion\] or as the failure to sense a significant fall in blood glucose below normal levels). 4. Has a history of 2 or more episodes of severe hypoglycemia and/or 2 or more episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis within the 6 months before the day of screening. 5. Has been exposed to other investigational drug(s) within 1 month or 5 half-lives from screening, whichever is longer. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Medical Research Site Number: 8400012
Maumee, Ohio, 43537-1863, United States
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Agentura Science Pro spol. s.r.o.Site Number: 2030002
Olomouc, Olomouc Region, 779 00, Czechia
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Agile Clinical Research Trials, LLC Site Number: 8400001
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328-5532, United States
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American Clinical Trials Site Number: 8400014
Buena Park, California, 90620-3800, United States
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Capital Area Research LLC Site Number: 8400029
Newport, Pennsylvania, 17074, United States
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Center for Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (CEDMD) - CAR Site Number: 8400026
Santa Clarita, California, 91321-2454, United States
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Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSW Site Number: 6160005
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-507, Poland
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Centricity Research Site Number: 8400006
Columbus, Georgia, 31904, United States
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Centrum Medyczne OMEDICA Site Number: 6160013
Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 60-111, Poland
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Chase Medical Research LLC Site Number: 8400007
Waterbury, Connecticut, 06708, United States
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Clearview Medical Research LLC Site Number: 8400021
Canyon Country, California, 91351-4138, United States
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Clinical Hospital Centar Zvezdara Site Number: 6880001
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Consano Clinical Research Site Number: 8400030
Shavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States
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Csolnoky Ferenc Korhaz Site Number: 3480005
Balatonfüred, Veszprém megye, 8230, Hungary
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David Ramstad Associates Research - IACT - HyperCore - PPDS Site Number: 8400005
Suffolk, Virginia, 23435-3763, United States
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Diabetes and Thyroid Center of Fort Worth PLLC Site Number: 8400015
Fort Worth, Texas, 76132-4242, United States
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Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular Clinical Specialists (DOCS) Site Number: 8400019
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113-3628, United States
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Diabetologicka, interni a obezitologicka ambulance Site Number: 2030005
Jílové u Prahy, 254 00, Czechia
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Diabetologie MUDr. Tomas Edelsberger Site Number: 2030001
Krnov, Moravian-Silesian Region, 794 01, Czechia
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Diacentrum Brandys n. L. Site Number: 2030004
Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, 250 01, Czechia
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ETG Lodz Site Number: 6160018
Lodz, 90-302, Poland
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ETG Skierniewice - PPDS Site Number: 6160006
Skierniewice, Lódzkie, Poland
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Emory University Site Number: 8400032
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants Research Center Site Number: 8400031
Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
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Evolution Clinical Trials Site number: 8400034
Hialeah Gardens, Florida, 33016, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady Site Number: 2030007
Prague, 100 34, Czechia
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Florida Institute For Clinical Research LLC Site Number: 8400004
Orlando, Florida, 32825, United States
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Frontier Medical Center Site Number: 8400035
El Paso, Texas, 79935-4202, United States
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Gabinet Lekarski Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska Site Number: 6160017
Lódz, 90-132, Poland
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Georgia Clinical Research Site Number: 8400009
Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30044-5896, United States
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Health Center Zajecar Site Number: 6880006
Zaječar, 19000, Serbia
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Holston Medical Group PC Site Number: 8400018
Bristol, Tennessee, 37620-7353, United States
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Innovative Research of West Florida Site Number: 8400016
Clearwater, Florida, 33756-2004, United States
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Institut Klinicke A Experimentalni Mediciny Site Number: 2030006
Prague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, 140 21, Czechia
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Jefferson University Physicians (JUP) Site Number: 8400025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107-6810, United States
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Juno Research, LLC Site Number: 8400017
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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KO-MED Centra Kliniczne Sp. z o.o. Site Number: 6160010
Puławy, Lublin Voivodeship, 24-100, Poland
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KO-MED Centra Kliniczne Sp. z o.o. Site Number: 6160012
Zamość, Lublin Voivodeship, 22-400, Poland
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KO-MED Centra Kliniczne Sp. z o.o. Site Number:6160011
Staszów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, 28-200, Poland
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Lucas Research - Morehead City - HyperCore - PPDS Site Number: 8400008
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557-3126, United States
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Magyar Honvédség Egészségügyi Központ Site Number: 3480003
Budapest, 1134, Hungary
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Markusovszky Egyetemi Oktatókórház Site Number: 3480001
Szombathely, Vas County, 9700, Hungary
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Med Research of Florida, LLC Investigator Site: 8400033
Miami, Florida, 33186, United States
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Mid Hudson Medical Research PLLC Site Number: 8400024
New Windsor, New York, 12553-7754, United States
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NBR Polska Site Number: 6160003
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-465, Poland
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NZOZ Gdanska Poradnia Cukrzycowa Sp. z o.o. Site Number: 6160014
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-858, Poland
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NZOZ Specjalistyczny Osrodek Internistyczno-Diabetologiczny Site Number: 6160001
Częstochowa, Silesian Voivodeship, 42-207, Poland
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Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Przychodnia Specjalistyczna Medica Site Number: 6160008
Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-538, Poland
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Northeast Clinical Research of San Antonio LLC Site Number: 8400022
Schertz, Texas, 78154-1403, United States
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Praktyka Lekarska Ewa Krzyzagórska Site Number: 6160014
Poznan, 61-655, Poland
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Prywatny Gabinet Lekarski Centrum Medyczne Diabetika Dorota Mlodawska-Choluj Site Number: 6160015
Radom, Masovian Voivodeship, 26-610, Poland
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Prywatny Gabinet Lekarski, Centrum Medyczne "Diabetika" Site Number:6160002
Radom, 26-600, Poland
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Regionalna Poradnia Diabetologiczna - Wroclaw Site Number: 6160009
Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-127, Poland
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Reichman and Associates Site Number: 8400013
Houston, Texas, 77074-1691, United States
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San Fernando Valley Health Institute - ClinEdge - PPDS Site Number: 8400023
Van Nuys, California, 91405-3605, United States
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Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház Site Number: 3480004
Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary
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Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska Site Number: 6160004
Lubliniec, Silesian Voivodeship, 42-700, Poland
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Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg Megyei Korhazak es Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz Site Number: 3480006
Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 4400, Hungary
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Texas Institute for Kidney and Endocrine Disorders Site Number: 8400027
Lufkin, Texas, 75904-3163, United States
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Torrance Clinical Research Institute Site Number: 8400003
Lomita, California, 90717-2101, United States
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University Clinical Center Nis Site Number: 6880002
Niš, 18 000, Serbia
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University Clinical Center Nis Site Number: 6880005
Niš, 18 000, Serbia
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University Clinical Center of Serbia - PPDS Site Number: 6880003
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University Clinical Center of Serbia - PPDS Site Number: 6880004
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Wellness Research Center Inc - Miami Site Number: 8400010
Miami, Florida, 33135-1601, United States
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Yuma Clinical Trials, LLC Site Number: 8400028
Yuma, Arizona, 85364-7110, United States
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Zaklad Opieki Medycznej "Sanatio" Sp.z o.o. - Osrodek Leczenia Schorzen Cywilizacyjnych Site Number: 6160016
Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-548, Poland
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Zala Megyei Szent Rafael Korhaz Site Number: 3480002
Zalaegerszeg, Zala County, 8904, Hungary
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