A Study of Taspoglutide Versus Sitagliptin for the Treatment of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inadequately Controlled With Metformin.

NCT ID: NCT00754988

Last Updated: 2016-11-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

666 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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This 4 arm study will assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of taspoglutide compared to sitagliptin and placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with metformin. Patients will be randomized to receive taspoglutide (10mg once weekly or 10mg once weekly for 4 weeks followed by 20mg once weekly), sitagliptin 100mg once daily or placebo, in a ratio of 2:2:2:1, in addition to their continued prestudy metformin treatment. After 24 weeks of treatment, patients on active treatment will continue on the same treatment and patients on placebo will be switched to taspoglutide 10mg once weekly or taspoglutide 20mg once weekly (after 4 weeks of taspoglutide 10mg once weekly). The anticipated time on study treatment is 2+ years, and the target sample size is 500+ individuals.

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

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin). Once weekly sc injection of placebo (matching taspoglutide). Continued treatment with metformin at prescribed doses.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

As prescribed

Placebo (matching sitagliptin)

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin).

Placebo (matching taspoglutide)

Intervention Type DRUG

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of placebo (matching taspoglutide).

Sitagliptin

Once daily oral administration of 100 mg of sitagliptin. Once weekly sc injection of placebo (matching taspoglutide). Continued treatment with metformin at prescribed doses.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

As prescribed

Placebo (matching taspoglutide)

Intervention Type DRUG

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of placebo (matching taspoglutide).

Sitagliptin

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily oral administration of 100 mg of sitagliptin.

Taspoglutide 10 mg

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of 10 mg of taspoglutide. Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin). Continued treatment with metformin at prescribed doses.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

As prescribed

Placebo (matching sitagliptin)

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin).

Taspoglutide

Intervention Type DRUG

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of 10 mg or 20 mg of taspoglutide.

Taspoglutide up-titrated to 20 mg

Once weekly sc injection of 10 mg of taspoglutide for the first 4 weeks, then up-titrated to once weekly sc injection of 20 mg of taspoglutide from week 5 onwards. Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin). Continued treatment with metformin at prescribed doses.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

As prescribed

Placebo (matching sitagliptin)

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin).

Taspoglutide

Intervention Type DRUG

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of 10 mg or 20 mg of taspoglutide.

Interventions

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Metformin

As prescribed

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (matching sitagliptin)

Once daily oral administration of placebo (matching sitagliptin).

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (matching taspoglutide)

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of placebo (matching taspoglutide).

Intervention Type DRUG

Sitagliptin

Once daily oral administration of 100 mg of sitagliptin.

Intervention Type DRUG

Taspoglutide

Once weekly subcutaneous (sc) injection of 10 mg or 20 mg of taspoglutide.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult patients, 18-75 years of age;
* type 2 diabetes receiving metformin (\>=1500mg/day) for at least 12 weeks;
* HbA1c \>=7.0% and \<=10.0% at screening;
* BMI \>=25 (\>23 for Asians) and \<=45kg/m2 at screening;
* stable weight +/- 5% for at least 12 weeks prior to screening.

Exclusion Criteria

* history of type 1 diabetes mellitus or acute metabolic diabetic complications such as ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma in the previous 6 months;
* evidence of clinically significant diabetic complications;
* clinically symptomatic gastrointestinal disease;
* myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery, post-transplantation cardiomyopathy or stroke within the previous 6 months;
* known hemoglobinopathy or chronic anemia.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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Tallassee, Alabama, United States

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Huntington Beach, California, United States

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La Jolla, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Roseville, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Tacoma, California, United States

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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New London, Connecticut, United States

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Manati, District of Columbia, United States

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Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

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Hialeah, Florida, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Panama City, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Conyers, Georgia, United States

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Snellville, Georgia, United States

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Brockton, Massachusetts, United States

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Cadillac, Michigan, United States

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Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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City of Saint Peters, Missouri, United States

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Fulton, New York, United States

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Hudson, New York, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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Shelby, North Carolina, United States

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Statesville, North Carolina, United States

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Delaware, Ohio, United States

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Marion, Ohio, United States

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Corvallis, Oregon, United States

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Eugene, Oregon, United States

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Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States

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Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

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Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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South Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Hampton, Virginia, United States

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Federal Way, Washington, United States

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Mar del Plata, , Argentina

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Freemantle, Queensland, Australia

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

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Bondy, , France

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Nantes, , France

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Poitiers, , France

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Rennes, , France

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Saint-Mandé, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Dormagen, , Germany

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Dresden, , Germany

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Kiel Kronshagen, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Sulzbach-Rosenberg, , Germany

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Villingen-Schwenningen, , Germany

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Larissa, , Greece

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Cuernavaca, , Mexico

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Hermosillo, , Mexico

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Jalisco, , Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Monterrey, , Mexico

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Pachuca, , Mexico

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Elverum, , Norway

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Oslo, , Norway

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Oslo, , Norway

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Oslo, , Norway

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Lima, , Peru

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Lima, , Peru

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, , Poland

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Rzeszów, , Poland

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Skierniewice, , Poland

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Sobótka, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Caguas, , Puerto Rico

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Carolina, , Puerto Rico

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Bucharest, , Romania

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Buzău, , Romania

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Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

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Ploieşti, , Romania

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Ploieşti, , Romania

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Levice, , Slovakia

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Prešov, , Slovakia

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Šamorín, , Slovakia

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Trebišov, , Slovakia

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Trenčín, , Slovakia

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Cape Town, , South Africa

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Pretoria, , South Africa

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Gyeonggi-do, , South Korea

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Gyeonggi-do, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Wŏnju, , South Korea

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Bacarot Alicant, Alicante, Spain

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Almería, Almeria, Spain

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Seville, Sevilla, Spain

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Valencia, Valencia, Spain

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Ljungby, , Sweden

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Örebro, , Sweden

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Stockholm, , Sweden

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Basel, , Switzerland

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Geneva, , Switzerland

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Taichung, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taoyuan, , Taiwan

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Bangkok, , Thailand

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Songkhla, , Thailand

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Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Bexhill-on-Sea, , United Kingdom

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Crawley, , United Kingdom

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Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Hinckley, , United Kingdom

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Reading, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Brazil Bulgaria Denmark United States Argentina Australia Canada France Germany Greece Mexico Norway Peru Poland Puerto Rico Romania Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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2008-001854-42

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BC21713

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id