Glucose Reduction by Early Acarbose Treatment in Basal Insulin

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acarbose in comparison with voglibose in type 2 diabetic patients whose blood glucose levels were inadequately controlled with insulin glargine alone or in combination with metformin.

Timeline

Start

2009-11

Primary completion

2012-03

Completion

2012-03

Publications

• Lee MY, Choi DS, Lee MK, Lee HW, Park TS, Kim DM, Chung CH, Kim DK, Kim IJ, Jang HC, Park YS, Kwon HS, Lee SH, Shin HK. Comparison of acarbose and voglibose in diabetes patients who are inadequately controlled with basal insulin treatment: randomized, parallel, open-label, active-controlled study. J Korean Med Sci. 2014 Jan;29(1):90-7. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.1.90. Epub 2013 Dec 26.

Drugs

Indications