Extended Niacin/Laropiprant in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (0524A-069)

October 9, 2015 updated by: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled 36 Week Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Extended Release (ER) Niacin/Laropiprant in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

A study to assess the efficacy and tolerability of ER (Extended Release) niacin/laropiprant versus placebo in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

796

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients between the ages of 18 to 80 years with Type 2 Diabetes who are on a stable dose of antidiabetic medication for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients taking Cholestin, niacin (>50 mg/day), fibrate therapy, hormonal contraceptives, intermittent Hormone Replacement Therapy, or certain corticosteroids
  • Patients with any of the following conditions: active liver disease or kidney disease, poorly controlled high blood pressure, active peptic ulcer, or other heart or blood diseases
  • Patients with abnormal laboratory results from a blood test that will be given before starting the study

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: 1
Arm 1: One tablet of ER niacin/ laropiprant (1g) + one tablet of the run-in statin dose, advancing to ER niacin/laropiprant (2g) at Week 4 for the remainder of the study.
Drug: ER niacin/laropiprant
One tablet of ER niacin/laropiprant (1g); advancing to ER niacin/laropiprant (2g) at Week 4 for the remainder of the study 36 Weeks.
Other Names:
  • MK0524A
  • CORDAPTIVE™
  • laropiprant (+) niacin
Active Comparator: 2
Arm 2: stable lipid-modifying regimen, adding Placebo ER niacin/laropiprant in week 4, for the duration of the study.
Drug: Comparator : placebo (unspecified)
ER niacin/laropiprant Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percent Change at Week (Wk) 12 Compared to Baseline (Bl) in Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes When Compared to Placebo
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
After 12 Weeks of treatment, to assess the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with Type 2 diabetes when compared to placebo
Baseline and 12 Weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percent Change at Week (Wk) 12 Compared to Baseline (Bl) in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes When Compared to Placebo
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
After 12 weeks of treatment, to assess the increase of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with Type 2 diabetes when compared to placebo
Baseline and 12 Weeks
Percent Change at Week (Wk) 12 Compared to Baseline (Bl) in Triglycerides in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes When Compared to Placebo
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
after 12 weeks of treatment, to assess the reduction of triglycerides in patients with Type 2 diabetes when compared to placebo
Baseline and 12 Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

June 13, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 12, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0524A-069
  • MK0524A-069
  • 2007_543

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