A randomized trial comparing perinatal outcomes using insulin detemir or neutral protamine Hagedorn in type 1 diabetes

Moshe Hod*, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Lois Jovanovič, David R. McCance, Marina Ivanisevic, Santiago Durán-Garcia, Lise Brondsted, Avideh Nazeri, Peter Damm

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Abstract

Objective: This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of insulin detemir (IDet) with neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH), both with insulin aspart, in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes. The perinatal and obstetric pregnancy outcomes are presented. Methods: Subjects were randomized to IDet (n=152) or NPH (n=158) ≤12 months before pregnancy or at 8-12 gestational weeks. Results: For IDet and NPH, there were 128 and 136 live births, 11 and 9 early fetal losses, and two and one perinatal deaths, respectively. Gestational age at delivery was greater for children from the IDet arm than the NPH arm (treatment difference: 0.49 weeks [95% CI 0.11;0.88], p=0.012, linear regression). Sixteen children had a malformation (IDet: n=8/142, 5.6%; NPH: n=8/145, 5.5%). The incidence of adverse events was similar between treatments. Conclusion: IDet is as well tolerated as NPH as regards perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and no safety issues were identified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-13
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014

Funding

FundersFunder number
Novo NordiskNCT00474045

    Keywords

    • Congenital malformations
    • Insulin detemir
    • Perinatal outcomes
    • Pregnancy
    • Type 1 diabetes

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