MK0431 and Pioglitazone Co-Administration Factorial Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (0431-102 AM2)

NCT ID: NCT00722371

Last Updated: 2017-05-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1615 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-05

Study Completion Date

2011-03-25

Brief Summary

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A study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sitagliptin and pioglitazone co-administration in comparison with sitagliptin and pioglitazone monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Sitagliptin 100 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sitagliptin phosphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Sitagliptin 100 mg tablet (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Matching placebo to pioglitazone

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo to pioglitazone tablets or capsules orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Pioglitazone 15 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Matching placebo to sitagliptin

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo to sitagliptin orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Pioglitazone 30 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Matching placebo to sitagliptin

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo to sitagliptin orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Pioglitazone 45 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Matching placebo to sitagliptin

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo to sitagliptin orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Sitagliptin 100 mg/ Pioglitazone 15 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sitagliptin phosphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Sitagliptin 100 mg tablet (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Sitagliptin 100 mg/ Pioglitazone 30 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sitagliptin phosphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Sitagliptin 100 mg tablet (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Sitagliptin 100 mg/ Pioglitazone 45 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sitagliptin phosphate

Intervention Type DRUG

Sitagliptin 100 mg tablet (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Interventions

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Sitagliptin phosphate

Sitagliptin 100 mg tablet (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

Pioglitazone 15 mg, 30 mg, or 45 mg tablets or capsules (blinded) orally once daily for 54 weeks. Participants randomized to receive pioglitazone 45 mg as monotherapy or in combination with sitagliptin were to start on pioglitazone 30 mg at Week 1 and undergo uptitration to pioglitazone 45 mg at Week 4.

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo to sitagliptin

Matching placebo to sitagliptin orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo to pioglitazone

Matching placebo to pioglitazone tablets or capsules orally once daily for 54 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin

Metformin 500 mg (open-label) was to be initiated as rescue therapy to participants not meeting specific glycemic goals. The dose of metformin may have been uptitrated and adjusted, at the discretion of the investigator, up to the maximum approved dose in the country of origin.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Januvia Tesavel Xelevia Ristaben Actos

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is highly unlikely to conceive
* Patient meets one of the 3 categories is naïve to all antihyperglycemic agent (AHA) therapies, or is non-naïve based upon the patient's current diet, medical regimen and screening A1c patient is currently not on AHA with a screening A1c \>=7.5 % and =\<11.0 % patient is currently on either metformin pr sulfonylurea monotherapy with a screening A1c \>=7.0 % and =\<9.0 %

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus or history of ketoacidosis or has C=peptide value of =\<0.8 ng/mL
* Patient has previously been treated with insulin, thiazolidinedione (TZD) (rosiglitazone or pioglitazone), any Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor (sitagliptin, vildagliptin, or alogliptin), exenatide or has previously been in a clinical study with any DPP-4 inhibitor or incretin mimetic
* Patient is on a weight loss program and is not in the maintenance phase or has started a weight loss medication (e.g. orlistat or sibutramine) within the prior 8 weeks
* Patient has undergone surgery within the prior 30 days or has major surgery planned during the study
* Patient has a medical history of active liver disease including chronic active hepatitis B or C or symptomatic gallbladder disease including primary biliary cirrhosis
* Patient has received treatment with an investigational product within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

78 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Henry RR, Staels B, Fonseca VA, Chou MZ, Teng R, Golm GT, Langdon RB, Kaufman KD, Steinberg H, Goldstein BJ. Efficacy and safety of initial combination treatment with sitagliptin and pioglitazone--a factorial study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2014 Mar;16(3):223-30. doi: 10.1111/dom.12194. Epub 2013 Aug 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23909985 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2008_522

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0431-102

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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