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QR-Bromocriptine as an Adjunct to Insulin and Metformin in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating QR-bromocriptine for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2. Completed, enrolled 15 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
QR-Bromocriptine as an add-on treatment to insulin and metformin in the management of type 2 diabetes will result in improved glycemic control, reduced exogenous insulin requirement, increased lean fat mass and improved pancreatic beta-cell function.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The study drug is added-on to patients on existing type 2 diabetes treatment with insulin +metformin+exercise/nutritional counseling. The study drug is titrated up starting at one 0.8mg tab daily for 1 week, then 2 (0.8mg) tablets for week 2, then 3 tablets for week 3, then 4 tablets for week 4, then 5 tablets for week 5, then six tablets for week 6 (total 4.8). The limiting factor is nausea at which point the patients will back down the highest tolerated dose and continue on that dose for the remainder of the 6 months of the study.