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INTRODUCTION: Effective management of type 2 diabetes requires sustained glycemic control over many years, which can be particularly challenging for elderly people. This sub-analysis of the A1chieve study evaluated the clinical safety and effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30 in 3 age-groups (≤40, >40-65, and >65 years) of previously insulin-experienced and insulin-naïve people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A1chieve was an international, multicenter, prospective, open-label, non-interventional, 24-week study in people with type 2 diabetes who had been receiving anti-diabetes medication before starting, or switching to, therapy with biphasic insulin aspart 30, insulin detemir or insulin aspart (alone or in combination) in routine clinical practice. This sub-analysis evaluated clinical safety and effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30 (±oral glucose-lowering drugs) in different age-groups. RESULTS: Data on 40,122 participants were included. In all age-groups, the proportion of participants experiencing any hypoglycemia, major hypoglycemia or nocturnal hypoglycemia was significantly reduced from baseline, except for the following in insulin-naïve patients: a significant increase in any hypoglycemia in patients aged >65 years; no change in any hypoglycemia, major hypoglycemia, and nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients aged >40-65, ≤40, and >65 years, respectively. Significant improvements at 24 weeks vs. baseline were observed in insulin-experienced and insulin-naïve participants for: glycated hemoglobin (change from baseline ranged from -1.8% to -2.4%); fasting plasma glucose (from -3.0 to -4.3 mmol/l); post-breakfast post-prandial plasma glucose (from -4.1 to -6.5 mmol/l); and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Sixteen serious adverse drug reactions were reported. CONCLUSION: After 24-week treatment with biphasic insulin aspart 30, all age-groups of insulin-experienced and insulin-naïve patients experienced significantly improved glycemic control and HRQoL; incidence of hypoglycemia was generally reduced. The tolerability and effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30 may benefit all age-groups.
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The term observational study describes a wide range of study designs including prospective and retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies, a defining feature of which is that any intervention studied is determined by clinical practice and not the protocol. Data from large, prospective observational studies provide information about the safety and efficacy of medicines in daily clinical use. Such observational studies are generally carried out once a medicine has received approval from regulatory agencies. Observational trials have inherent limitations in terms of their susceptibility to bias and confounding, restricting their ability to define causality. However, their strengths include that they reflect daily clinical practice more closely than randomized controlled trials (RCTs), both in terms of the heterogeneous patient populations that are included, and the medical interventions that they receive. Therefore, observational trials can provide clinically relevant information that is not necessarily provided by RCTs. Given the limitations of an observational study approach, it is important to optimize their study design to maximize their validity, and thus, in particular, known causes of bias and confounding should be measured. Medical investigators, health authorities, and the pharmaceutical industry all have important roles to play in designing, approving, and performing observational studies.
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Pesquisa Biomédica , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Humanos , Estudos Prospectivos , Projetos de PesquisaRESUMO
AIMS: This paper presents the treatment outcomes for patients intiated on biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) treatment: BIAsp 30-only, BIAsp 30 + sulphonylureas (SU), BIAsp 30 + biguanides (BI), BIAsp 30 + SU + BI, BIAsp 30 + alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (GI), and BIAsp 30 + BI + thiazolidinediones (TZD) after failing oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) treatment. METHODS: This was a multi-national, multi-centre, six-month, prospective, open-labelled, uncontrolled, clinical experience evaluation study, with the exception of a three-month study in one country (China) ("all exclude China" and "China"). Initiation and discontinuation of BIAsp 30 treatment were entirely at the discretion of the attending physicians. RESULTS: Mean HbA(1c), FPG and PPPG were significantly reduced from baseline at three and six months in all groups (P < 0.001). In "all exclude China", reductions in mean HbA(1c), FPG and PPPG at six months were as follows: BIAsp 30-only group (-2.12 +/- 1.76% points; -4.82 +/- 3.86 mmol/L; -6.89 +/- 4.74 mmol/L), BIAsp 30 + BI group (-2.24 +/- 1.77% points; -4.48 +/- 3.68 mmol/L; -6.66 +/- 4.55 mmol/L), BIAsp 30 + SU group (-1.95 +/- 1.59% points; -3.98 +/- 3.19 mmol/L; -6.25 +/- 4.45 mmol/L) and BIAsp 30 + SU + BI group (-1.78 +/- 1.20% points; -3.57 +/- 2.78 mmol/L; -5.89 +/- 3.98 mmol/L). The only serious adverse drug reaction was reported by the BIAsp 30-only group. In the "China" group, reductions in mean HbA(1c), FPG and PPPG at three months were: BIAsp 30-only group (-2.16 +/- 1.52% points; -3.34 +/- 2.49 mmol/L; -6.29 +/- 3.92 mmol/L), BIAsp 30 + BI group (-2.44 +/- 1.52% points; -4.01 +/- 2.50 mmol/L; -7.10 +/- 3.96 mmol/L), BIAsp 30 + GI group (-2.33 +/- 1.41% points; -4.34 +/- 2.52 mmol/L; -7.97 +/- 3.99 mmol/L) and BIAsp 30 + BI + TZD group (-1.21 +/- 1.60% points; -3.50 +/- 2.29 mmol/L; -5.97 +/- 3.39 mmol/L). No serious ADR were reported in China. The most frequent hypoglycaemic episodes were diurnal and minor in nature. CONCLUSIONS: BIAsp 30 treatment in a clinical setting improved glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients failing OADs.
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PRESENT (Physicians' Routine Evaluation of Safety & Efficacy of NovoMix 30 Therapy) is a 6-month observational study of safety and efficacy of biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) in 31,044 type 2 diabetes patients from 15 countries. The aim of this article is to describe the study protocol and assess baseline characteristics of patients in various countries according to diabetes duration (<5 years, 5 to
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Hipoglicemiantes/uso terapêutico , Insulina/análogos & derivados , Projetos de Pesquisa , Insulinas Bifásicas , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Feminino , Humanos , Hipoglicemia/epidemiologia , Hipoglicemiantes/efeitos adversos , Insulina/efeitos adversos , Insulina/uso terapêutico , Insulina Aspart , Insulina Isófana , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto , Seleção de PacientesRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in children aged < 18 years old with grade II or grade III Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) who required blood component therapy for controlling bleeding episodes. STUDY DESIGN: Patients were randomized to the rFVIIa group or placebo group in a ratio of 2:1. rFVIIa or placebo (100 microg/kg body weight) was given by intravenous bolus injection. When bleeding was not effectively controlled, a second dose of rFVIIa or placebo (100 microg/kg) was given 30 min after the first dose. RESULTS: Nine and 16 patients received placebo and rFVIIa, respectively. The demographics, bleeding manifestations and grade of DHF were similar for the rFVIIa and placebo groups. Apart from petechiae and ecchymosis, one to four additional bleeding sites were found in each patient, including hematemesis (n = 15), epistaxis (n = 14), gum bleeding (n = 12), melena (n = 7), hypermenorrhea (n = 4), hematochezia (n = 2) and hematuria (n = 2). The mean total dose of rFVIIa (138.4 +/- 50.9 microg/kg) and placebo (145.4 +/- 53.7 microg/kg) were comparable. The efficacy of bleeding control at 2 h after the first dose was completely ceased (rFVIIa 75.0% versus placebo 44.4%), decreased (rFVIIa 18.7% versus placebo 11.2%), and unchanged or worsened (rFVIIa 6.3% versus placebo 44.4%). Some patients with active bleeding received platelet concentrates 3-12 h after the first dose of rFVIIa or placebo. The subsequent efficacy of bleeding control at 6, 12 and 24 h was comparable between the two groups. The cumulative use of red blood cells (rFVIIa 31.3% versus placebo 33.3%) and plasma (rFVIIa 25% versus placebo 22%) during the 24-h period was not significantly different between the two groups. In contrast, platelet concentrate requirement in the rFVIIa group (6.3%) was lower than the placebo (33.3%). No clinical evidence of thromboembolic complications or mortality as a result of bleeding was observed. CONCLUSION: rFVIIa appears to be a useful adjunctive treatment to blood component transfusion for controlling active bleeding in children with DHF especially when platelet concentrate is not readily available.