Safety and Efficacy of Vildagliptin vs. Thiazolidinedione as add-on Therapy to Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Not Controlled With Metformin Alone

November 16, 2016 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A Multi-center, Randomized, Open-label, Active Controlled, Parallel Arm Study to Compare the Efficacy of 12 Weeks of Treatment With Vildagliptin 100 mg, qd to Thiazolidinedione (TZD) as add-on Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Metformin Monotherapy in a Community-based Practice Setting.

This study is designed to evaluate, in a primary care setting, the safety and efficacy of vildaglipgtin as add on therapy to metformin relative to TZD added to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by metformin alone.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2665

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936
        • Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have received a stable dose of metformin consisting of at least 1,000 mg/day for four weeks prior to Visit 1 (week-2)
  • Agreement to maintain the same dose of metformin from screening to the end of the study
  • Age in the range of 18-80 years
  • Body mass index (BMI) in the range of 22-40 kg/m2
  • HbA1c in the range of 7.0 to 10%
  • FPG <270 mg/dL (15 mmol/L)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history of type 1 diabetes
  • Liver disease
  • Treatment with insulin or any oral anti-diabetic other than metformin, within 8 weeks prior to Visit 1

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Vildagliptin 100mg + Met
Drug: vildagliptin
vildagliptin as add-on to metformin
Other Names:
  • Galvus
Active Comparator: TZD
TZD + metformin
Drug: thiazolidinedione (TZD)
TZD add-on to metformin
Other Names:
  • Actos (pioglitazone), Avandia (rosiglitazone)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline in HemoglobinA1c (HbA1c)
Time Frame: after 12 weeks of treatment
after 12 weeks of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change from baseline in body weight
Time Frame: after 12 weeks of treatment
after 12 weeks of treatment
Change from baseline in fasting plasma glucose (FPG)
Time Frame: after 12 weeks of treatment
after 12 weeks of treatment
Incidence of prespecified adverse events while on treatment with study drug
Time Frame: 12 week treatment duration
12 week treatment duration

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

November 6, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 18, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CLAF237A23119

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