New combo therapy may help newly diagnosed diabetics go Drug-Free for a year
NCT ID NCT01471808
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding oral diabetes drugs (metformin/pioglitazone or sitagliptin) to a short-term insulin pump can improve long-term blood sugar control and help newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients achieve remission. 264 participants who were newly diagnosed, not on any diabetes medication, and had moderate to high blood sugar were enrolled. The main goal was to see how many could maintain normal blood sugar without medication for one year after the short intensive treatment.
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Study facts
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- 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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264 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2011
- Finished
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Dec 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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25 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes * fasting blood glucose (FBG) level ranging from 7.0~16.7 mmol/L * body mass index (BMI) ranging from21~35kg/m2 * Antihyperglycaemic and antihyperlipidemic medication-naive patients Exclusion Criteria: * having any severe acute or chronic diabetic complications * renal dysfunction, blood creatinine≥150µmol/L * blood aminotransferase level rising up(more than 2 times of the upper normal limit of ALT) * • Any severe cardiac disease including congestive cardiac failure, unstable angina or myocardial infarct in 12 months * chronic or acute pancreatic disease * severe systematic diseases or malignant tumor * female patients incline to be pregnant * being treated with corticosteroid, immunosuppressing drugs or cytotoxic drugs * poor compliance
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