Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Alogliptin and Pioglitazone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Lead Sponsor:
Takeda
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of adding alogliptin, once daily (QD), to the ongoing treatment regimen of pioglitazone HCl and metformin in patients with inadequate glycemic control...
Detailed Description
Despite the introduction of new classes of medications for glycemic control, just over half of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) achieve a glycosylated hemoglobin level less than 7.0%, the A...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Has a historical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Meets one of the following:
- Has been inadequately controlled (HbA1c between 7% and 10%, inclusive) on a stable dose of greater than or equal to 1500 mg (or maximum tolerated dose) of metformin and 30 mg of pioglitazone
- Has been inadequately controlled (as defined by an HbA1c ≥7.5%) on a combination therapy including metformin and another oral antidiabetic agent (ie, sulfonylureas, rosiglitazone maleate, or pioglitazone 15 mg, etc). Subjects on a combination therapy that included a DPP-4 inhibitor were excluded.
- No treatment with antidiabetic agents other than metformin and pioglitazone.
- Body mass index greater than or equal to 23 kg/m\^2 and less than or equal to 45 kg/m\^2.
- Fasting plasma C-peptide concentration greater than or equal to 0.8 ng/mL.
- Systolic blood pressure less than 160 mmHg and diastolic pressure less than 100 mmHg.
- Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 12 g/dL for males and greater than or equal to 10 g/dL for females.
- Alanine aminotransferase less than or equal to 2.5 x upper limit of normal.
- Serum creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL for males and less than 1.4 mg/dL for females.
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone level less than or equal to the upper limit of normal range and the patient is clinically euthyroid.
- Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to use adequate contraception, and can neither be pregnant nor lactating from Screening throughout the duration of the study.
- Able and willing to monitor their own blood glucose concentrations with a home glucose monitor.
- No major illness or debility that in the investigator's opinion prohibits the patient from completing the study.
Exclusion
- Urine albumin/creatinine ratio of greater than 1000 μg/mg.
- History of cancer, other than squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin, that has not been in full remission for at least 5 years prior to Screening.
- History of bladder cancer.
- History of laser treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy within the 6 months prior to Screening.
- Patients with unexplained microscopic hematuria of greater than +1, confirmed by repeat testing.
- History of treated diabetic gastroparesis.
- History of gastric bypass surgery.
- New York Heart Association Class I-IV heart failure regardless of therapy.
- History of coronary angioplasty, coronary stent placement, coronary bypass surgery, or myocardial infarction within the 6 months prior to Screening.
- History of any hemoglobinopathy that may affect determination of glycosylated hemoglobin.
- History of infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus.
- History of a psychiatric disorder that will affect the patient's ability to participate in the study.
- History of angioedema in association with use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-II receptor inhibitors.
- History of alcohol abuse or substance abuse within the 2 years prior to Screening.
- Receipt of any investigational drug within the 30 days prior to Screening or a history of receipt of an investigational antidiabetic drug within the 3 months prior to Screening.
- Prior treatment in an investigational study of alogliptin.
- Hypersensitive to pioglitazone HCl, metformin, alogliptin or other excipients.
- The patient has donated more than 400 mL of blood within the 90 days prior to Screening and Pre-Screening, if applicable.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
803 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00432276
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
April 4 2013
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