Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Insulin Compared With Subcutaneous Human Insulin Therapy in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

This study is being done to find out the good and bad effects of inhaled insulin that is used by oral inhalation, to adult males and females with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The other name for this inhaled insulin is Exubera®. This study included a 2-year comparative treatment period followed by a 6-month follow-up period during which inhaled insulin-treated subjects were switched back to subcutaneous short-acting insulin. After this follow-up period, all eligible subjects entered a comparative extension period that was to last for 5 years. When the comparative portion of the study was terminated, all subjects were requested to return for a final extension follow-up month 3 visit.

Timeline

Start

2002-06

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2008-12

Publications

• Rosenstock J, Cefalu WT, Hollander PA, Klioze SS, Reis J, Duggan WT. Safety and efficacy of inhaled human insulin (exubera) during discontinuation and readministration of therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes: a 3-year randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2009 Nov;11(11):697-705. doi: 10.1089/dia.2009.0062.
• Rosenstock J, Cefalu WT, Hollander PA, Belanger A, Eliaschewitz FG, Gross JL, Klioze SS, St Aubin LB, Foyt H, Ogawa M, Duggan WT. Two-year pulmonary safety and efficacy of inhaled human insulin (Exubera) in adult patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2008 Sep;31(9):1723-8. doi: 10.2337/dc08-0159. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

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