Trial to Assess the Influence of 4 Weeks' Treatment With Linagliptin as Compared to Glimepiride and Placebo on Endothelial Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Using FMD (Flow-Mediated Vasodilation)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01703286

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : October 10, 2012

Results First Posted : January 19, 2015

Last Update Posted : January 19, 2015

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Eli Lilly and Company

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Boehringer Ingelheim

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment; Masking: Double; Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition:	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions:	Drug: Placebo Drug: Linagliptin Drug: Glimepiride

Participant Flow

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Recruitment Details

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Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Pbo/ G1-4/ L 5	Placebo tablet once daily over 28 days/ Glimepiride 1 tablet (1 mg) once daily for 7 days followed by uptitration to 2 to 4 mg once daily within next 21 days/ Linagliptin 1 tablet (5 mg) once daily for 28 days
L 5/ G 1-4/ Pbo	Linagliptin 1 tablet (5 mg) once daily for 28 days/ Glimepiride 1 tablet (1 mg) once daily for 7 days followed by uptitration to 2 to 4 mg once daily within next 21 days/ Placebo tablet once daily over 28 days
G 1-4/ L 5/ Pbo	Glimepiride 1 tablet (1 mg) once daily for 7 days followed by uptitration to 2 to 4 mg once daily within next 21 days/ Linagliptin 1 tablet (5 mg) once daily for 28 days/ Placebo tablet once daily over 28 days
G1-4/ Pbo/ L 5	Glimepiride 1 tablet (1 mg) once daily for 7 days followed by uptitration to 2 to 4 mg once daily within next 21 days/ Placebo tablet once daily over 28 days/ Linagliptin 1 tablet (5 mg) once daily for 28 days
Pbo/ L 5/ G1-4	Placebo tablet once daily over 28 days/ Linagliptin 1 tablet (5 mg) once daily for 28 days/ Glimepiride 1 tablet (1 mg) once daily for 7 days followed by uptitration to 2 to 4 mg once daily within next 21 days
L 5/ Pbo/ G1-4/	Linagliptin 1 tablet (5 mg) once daily for 28 days/ Placebo tablet once daily over 28 days/ Glimepiride 1 tablet (1 mg) once daily for 7 days followed by uptitration to 2 to 4 mg once daily within next 21 days

Participant Flow for 3 periods

Period 1: Period 1 Including Washout

	Pbo/ G1-4/ L 5	L 5/ G 1-4/ Pbo	G 1-4/ L 5/ Pbo	G1-4/ Pbo/ L 5	Pbo/ L 5/ G1-4	L 5/ Pbo/ G1-4/
STARTED	7	7	7	7	7	7
COMPLETED	7	7	7	6	7	6
NOT COMPLETED	0	0	0	1	0	1
Withdrawal by Subject	0	0	0	1	0	1

Period 2: Period 2 Including Washout

	Pbo/ G1-4/ L 5	L 5/ G 1-4/ Pbo	G 1-4/ L 5/ Pbo	G1-4/ Pbo/ L 5	Pbo/ L 5/ G1-4	L 5/ Pbo/ G1-4/
STARTED	7	7	7	6	7	6
COMPLETED	7	7	7	5	7	6
NOT COMPLETED	0	0	0	1	0	0
Adverse Event	0	0	0	1	0	0

Period 3: Period 3 Including Washout

	Pbo/ G1-4/ L 5	L 5/ G 1-4/ Pbo	G 1-4/ L 5/ Pbo	G1-4/ Pbo/ L 5	Pbo/ L 5/ G1-4	L 5/ Pbo/ G1-4/
STARTED	7	7	7	5	7	6
COMPLETED	7	7	7	5	7	6
NOT COMPLETED	0	0	0	0	0	0

Baseline Characteristics

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Population Description

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TS (treated set) - included all patients who were dispensed trial medication and were documented to have taken at least 1 dose of trial drug.

Reporting Groups

	Description
Total Participants	All study participants

Baseline Measures

	Total Participants
Overall Participants Analyzed [Units: Participants]	42

Age [Units: Years] Mean (Standard Deviation)	60.3 (6.0)

Gender [Units: Participants]
Female	14
Male	28

Outcome Measures

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1. Primary:

Change From Baseline in Flow Mediated Vasodilation (FMD) Under Fasted Condition on Day 28 [ Time Frame: baseline and day 28 for each treatment arm ]

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2. Secondary:

Change From Baseline in Flow Mediated Vasodilation (FMD) 2 h Post Meal on Day 28 [ Time Frame: baseline and day 28 for each treatment arm ]

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3. Secondary:

Change From Baseline in 2 Hours Post Meal Endothelial Independent Vasodilation (EIDV) on Day 28 [ Time Frame: baseline and day 28 for each treatment arm ]

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4. Secondary:

Number of Patients With Adverse Events [ Time Frame: up to 20 weeks ]

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Serious Adverse Events

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Limitations and Caveats

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Certain Agreements:

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

The agreement is:

	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed. Restriction Description: Any publication of the result of this trial must be consistent with the Boehringer Ingelheim publication policy. The rights of the investigator and of the sponsor with regard to publication of the results of this trial are described in the investigator contract.

Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: Boehringer Ingelheim Call Center
Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
phone: 1-800-243-0127
e-mail: clintriage.rdg@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Jax T, Stirban A, Terjung A, Esmaeili H, Berk A, Thiemann S, Chilton R, von Eynatten M, Marx N. A randomised, active- and placebo-controlled, three-period crossover trial to investigate short-term effects of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor linagliptin on macro- and microvascular endothelial function in type 2 diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2017 Jan 21;16(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12933-016-0493-3.

Responsible Party:	Boehringer Ingelheim
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01703286 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	1218.105 2012-003317-33 ( EudraCT Number: EudraCT )
First Submitted:	October 1, 2012
First Posted:	October 10, 2012
Results First Submitted:	January 12, 2015
Results First Posted:	January 19, 2015
Last Update Posted:	January 19, 2015

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