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

NCT ID: NCT00396227

Last Updated: 2016-11-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

2665 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-10-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Vildagliptin 100mg + Met

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

vildagliptin

Intervention Type DRUG

vildagliptin as add-on to metformin

TZD

TZD + metformin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

thiazolidinedione (TZD)

Intervention Type DRUG

TZD add-on to metformin

Interventions

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vildagliptin

vildagliptin as add-on to metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

thiazolidinedione (TZD)

TZD add-on to metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Galvus Actos (pioglitazone), Avandia (rosiglitazone)

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Blonde L, Dagogo-Jack S, Banerji MA, Pratley RE, Marcellari A, Braceras R, Purkayastha D, Baron M. Comparison of vildagliptin and thiazolidinedione as add-on therapy in patients inadequately controlled with metformin: results of the GALIANT trial--a primary care, type 2 diabetes study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2009 Oct;11(10):978-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2009.01080.x. Epub 2009 Jul 13.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19614942 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CLAF237A23119

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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