Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Study to Test the Safety and Efficacy of Adding Sitagliptin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (MK0431-074) (NCT NCT00813995)

NCT ID: NCT00813995

Last Updated: 2017-05-12

Results Overview

A1C is measured as percent. Thus, this change from baseline reflects the Week 24 A1C percent minus the Week 0 A1C percent.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

395 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and Week 24

Results posted on

2017-05-12

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Sitagliptin
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Overall Study
STARTED
197
198
Overall Study
COMPLETED
174
182
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
23
16

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Sitagliptin
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Overall Study
Clinical adverse event
9
3
Overall Study
Laboratory adverse event
0
2
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
1
0
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
4
2
Overall Study
Other reason
2
2
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
3
2
Overall Study
Subject moved
4
0
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
5

Baseline Characteristics

A Study to Test the Safety and Efficacy of Adding Sitagliptin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (MK0431-074)

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=197 Participants
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
n=198 Participants
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Total
n=395 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
54.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.0 • n=93 Participants
55.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.8 • n=4 Participants
54.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.4 • n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
105 Participants
n=93 Participants
90 Participants
n=4 Participants
195 Participants
n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
92 Participants
n=93 Participants
108 Participants
n=4 Participants
200 Participants
n=27 Participants
Region of Enrollment
China
197 participants
n=93 Participants
198 participants
n=4 Participants
395 participants
n=27 Participants
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
8.5 Percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.9 • n=93 Participants
8.5 Percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.9 • n=4 Participants
8.5 Percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.9 • n=27 Participants
2-hour Post-meal Glucose
258.0 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 58.0 • n=93 Participants
258.7 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 63.2 • n=4 Participants
258.3 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 60.6 • n=27 Participants
Fasting Plasma Glucose
173.4 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 39.3 • n=93 Participants
173.9 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 40.0 • n=4 Participants
173.7 mg/dL
STANDARD_DEVIATION 39.6 • n=27 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full Analysis Set (defined as a subset of all randomized participants who received at least one dose of double-blind study medication, and had both a baseline \[randomization\] measurement and a post-randomization measurement) using last observation carried forward for missing data.

A1C is measured as percent. Thus, this change from baseline reflects the Week 24 A1C percent minus the Week 0 A1C percent.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=191 Participants
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
n=194 Participants
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (A1C) at Week 24
-1.02 Percent
95% Confidence Interval 0.99 • Interval -1.16 to -0.87
-0.14 Percent
95% Confidence Interval 1.22 • Interval -0.28 to 0.01

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full Analysis Set (defined as a subset of all randomized participants who received at least one dose of double-blind study medication, and had both a baseline \[randomization\] measurement and a post-randomization measurement) using last observation carried forward for missing data.

A1C is measured as percent. Thus, this change from baseline reflects the Week 24 A1C percent minus the Week 0 A1C percent.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=94 Participants
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
n=97 Participants
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (A1C) at Week 24 for Participants on Metformin 1000 mg/Day
-0.84 Percent
95% Confidence Interval 1.09 • Interval -1.07 to -0.62
-0.01 Percent
95% Confidence Interval 1.31 • Interval -0.23 to 0.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full Analysis Set (defined as a subset of all randomized participants who received at least one dose of double-blind study medication, and had both a baseline \[randomization\] measurement and a post-randomization measurement) using last observation carried forward for missing data.

A1C is measured as percent. Thus, this change from baseline reflects the Week 24 A1C percent minus the Week 0 A1C percent.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=97 Participants
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
n=97 Participants
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (A1C) at Week 24 for Participants on Metformin 1700 mg/Day
-1.14 Percent
95% Confidence Interval 0.88 • Interval -1.35 to -0.93
-0.21 Percent
95% Confidence Interval 1.12 • Interval -0.43 to 0.02

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full Analysis Set (defined as a subset of all randomized participants who received at least one dose of double-blind study medication, and had both a baseline \[randomization\] measurement and a post-randomization measurement) using last observation carried forward for missing data.

Change from baseline at Week 24 is defined as Week 24 minus Week 0.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=173 Participants
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
n=163 Participants
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Change From Baseline in 2-hour Post-meal Glucose (PMG) at Week 24
-43.4 mg/dL
95% Confidence Interval 57.3 • Interval -51.5 to -35.3
-10.0 mg/dL
95% Confidence Interval 60.0 • Interval -18.4 to -1.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full Analysis Set (defined as a subset of all randomized participants who received at least one dose of double-blind study medication, and had both a baseline \[randomization\] measurement and a post-randomization measurement) using last observation carried forward for missing data.

Change from baseline at Week 24 is defined as Week 24 minus Week 0.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=191 Participants
Sitagliptin phosphate 100 mg tablets once daily (q.d.) and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Placebo
n=195 Participants
Placebo tablets q.d. and a stable dose of metformin therapy for 24 weeks.
Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) at Week 24
-20.3 mg/dL
95% Confidence Interval 39.1 • Interval -26.2 to -14.5
0.5 mg/dL
95% Confidence Interval 40.1 • Interval -5.3 to 6.4

Adverse Events

Sitagliptin

Serious events: 7 serious events
Other events: 10 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 5 serious events
Other events: 13 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=197 participants at risk
Placebo
n=198 participants at risk
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
POST PROCEDURAL HAEMORRHAGE
0.51%
1/197 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/198
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
SPINAL CORD INJURY CERVICAL
0.00%
0/197
0.51%
1/198 • Number of events 1
Investigations
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED
0.00%
0/197
0.51%
1/198 • Number of events 1
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
DIABETES MELLITUS
0.51%
1/197 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/198
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
HYPERGLYCAEMIA
0.51%
1/197 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/198
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
TENOSYNOVITIS
0.00%
0/197
0.51%
1/198 • Number of events 1
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
COLON CANCER
0.00%
0/197
0.51%
1/198 • Number of events 1
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
LIP AND/OR ORAL CAVITY CANCER
0.51%
1/197 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/198
Nervous system disorders
CEREBRAL INFARCTION
1.0%
2/197 • Number of events 2
0.00%
0/198
Nervous system disorders
IIIrd NERVE PARALYSIS
0.51%
1/197 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/198
Nervous system disorders
TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK
0.00%
0/197
0.51%
1/198 • Number of events 1
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
EPIGLOTTIC CYST
0.51%
1/197 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/198

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Sitagliptin
n=197 participants at risk
Placebo
n=198 participants at risk
Infections and infestations
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
5.1%
10/197 • Number of events 12
6.6%
13/198 • Number of events 14

Additional Information

Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Phone: 1-800-672-6372

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee Following the multicenter publication or 24 months after study completion, whichever comes first, an investigator may publish the results for their study site independently. The SPONSOR must have the opportunity to review all proposed abstracts, manuscripts, or presentations regarding this study 60 days prior to submission for publication/presentation. Any information identified by the SPONSOR as confidential must be deleted prior to submission.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER