Japan Dose Regimen Study of AZD1656 in Japanese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01152385 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 29, 2010
Results First Posted : August 27, 2012
Last Update Posted : August 27, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Drug: AZD1656 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 224 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A 4-month Treatment, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-centre, Parallel-Group Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Different Dosing Regimens of AZD1656 as Monotherapy in Japanese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients |
Study Start Date : | May 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: high
AZD1656 titration 40 - 80 - 140 - 200 mg (daily dose)
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Drug: AZD1656
Oral tablet administered twice daily during 4 months |
Experimental: Middle
AZD1656 titration 20 - 40 - 80 - 140 mg (daily dose)
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Drug: AZD1656
Oral tablet administered twice daily during 4 months |
Experimental: low
AZD1656 titration 10 - 20 - 40 - 80 mg (daily dose)
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Drug: AZD1656
Oral tablet administered twice daily during 4 months |
Placebo Comparator: 4 |
Drug: Placebo
administered twice daily during 4 months |
- Change in Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: from baseline to 4 months ]
- Change in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) [ Time Frame: from baseline to 4 months ]
- Number of Responders in Terms of HbA1C ≤ 7% [ Time Frame: at 4th month ]
- Number of Responders in Terms of HbA1C ≤ 6.5% [ Time Frame: at 4th month ]
- Percentage Change in Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) [ Time Frame: from baseline to 4 months ]
- Percentage Change in High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) [ Time Frame: from baseline to 4 months ]
- Percentage Change in Triglycerides [ Time Frame: from baseline to 4 months ]
- Change in High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) [ Time Frame: from baseline to 4 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- women of non-childbearing potential.
- Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
- Naïve T2DM patients with HbA1c ≥ 7.5% but ≤ 10% or T2DM Patients treated with one or two oral anti-hyperglycaemic agent(s) with HbA1c ≥ 7.5% but ≤ 9.5% at enrolment visit (Visit1)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically relevant medical history or concurrent disease such as cardiovascular disease, renal disease, hepatic disease and haematological disease.
- The investigator(s) judged that the Subject should not participate in the study according to screening test or medical history.
- Participation in another clinical trial and/or intake of another investigational drug within the last 30 days prior to enrolment visit

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01152385
Japan | |
Research Site | |
Osaka, Japan | |
Research Site | |
Suita, Japan | |
Research Site | |
Tokyo, Japan |
Study Director: | Maria Leonsson-Zachrisson | AstraZeneca |
Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01152385 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D1020C00016 |
First Posted: | June 29, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | August 27, 2012 |
Last Update Posted: | August 27, 2012 |
Last Verified: | July 2012 |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus Japanese phase 2 AZD1656 |
efficacy dose regimen pharmacokinetics |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |