Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy and Safety Study of Linagliptin (5 mg Administered Orally Once Daily) Over 24 Weeks, in Drug naïve or Previously Treated Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Insufficient Glycaemic Control
Lead Sponsor:
Boehringer Ingelheim
Collaborating Sponsors:
Eli Lilly and Company
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
In this randomised, double-blind, parallel group trial, the safety and efficacy of 5 mg of Linagliptin administered orally once daily will be compared with a placebo after 24 weeks of treatment in mon...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Male and female patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, either treatment naive or treated with one antidiabetic medication. Antidiabetic therapy has to be unchanged for 6 weeks prior to the informed consent
- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes prior to informed consent
- Glycosylated haemoglobin A1 (HbA1c) at Visit 1a (Screening):
- For patients undergoing wash out of previous medication: HbA1c =7.0to =9.5% For patients not undergoing wash-out of previous medication: HbA1c =7.0 to =10.0%
- Glycosylated haemoglobin A1 (HbA1c) =7.0 to =10.0% at Visit 2 (Start of Run-in)
- Age = 18 and \< 80 years at Visit 1a (Screening)
- BMI (Body Mass Index) = 45 kg/m2 at Visit 1a (Screening)
- Signed and dated written informed consent by date of Visit 1a in accordance with GCP and local legislation
- Exclusion criteria:
- Myocardial infarction, stroke or TIA within 6 months prior to informed consent
- Impaired hepatic function, defined by serum levels of either Alanine transaminase(SGPT), Aspartate transaminase(SGOT), or alkaline phosphatase above 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) as determined at Visit 1a
- Uncontrolled hyperglycaemia with a glucose level \>240 mg/dl (\>13.3 mmol/L) after an overnight fast during wash-out / placebo run-in and confirmed by a second measurement (not on the same day)
- Known hypersensitivity or allergy to the investigational product or its excipients
- Treatment with more than one antidiabetic drug within 6 weeks prior to informed consent
- Treatment with rosiglitazone or pioglitazone within 3 months prior to informed consent
- Treatment with Glucagon-like peptide 1(GLP-1) analogues (e.g. exenatide) , Dipeptidyl-Peptidase 4(DPP-IV) inhibitor within 3 months prior to informed consent
- Treatment with insulin within 3 months prior to informed consent
- Treatment with anti-obesity drugs (e.g. sibutramine, orlistat, rimonabant) within 3 months prior to informed consent
- Alcohol abuse within the 3 months prior to informed consent that would interfere with trial participation or drug abuse
- Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 2 months prior to informed consent
- Pre-menopausal women (last menstruation = 1 year prior to informed consent) who:
- are nursing or pregnant,
- or are of child-bearing potential and are not practicing an acceptable method of birth control, or do not plan to continue using this method throughout the study and do not agree to submit to periodic pregnancy testing during participation in the trial. Acceptable methods of birth control include transdermal patch, intra-uterine devices/systems (IUDs/IUSs), oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, sexual abstinence and vasectomised partner. No exception will be made.
- Current treatment with systemic steroids at time of informed consent or change in dosage of thyroid hormones within 6 weeks prior to informed consent.
- Renal failure or renal impairment (serum creatinine =1.5 mg/dl as determined at Visit 1a)
- Dehydration by clinical judgement of the investigator
- Unstable or acute congestive heart failure
- Acute or chronic metabolic acidosis (present in patient history)
- Hereditary galactose intolerance
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01214239
Start Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
August 25 2016
Active Locations (19)
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1218.66.86007 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Beijing, China
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1218.66.86011 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Chongqing, China
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1218.66.86008 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Dalian, China
4
1218.66.86010 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Fuzhou, China