A Study of Taspoglutide Versus Exenatide for the Treatment of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inadequately Controlled With Metformin, Thiazolidinedione or a Combination of Both.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00717457 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: July 17, 2008
Last Update Posted
: November 2, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 | Drug: exenatide Drug: taspoglutide | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1189 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Randomized, Active Controlled, Open Label Study to Compare Taspoglutide vs Exenatide as add-on Treatment to Metformin and/or Thiazolidinediones in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Study Start Date : | July 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: exenatide |
Drug: exenatide
5mg twice daily for 4 weeks followed by 10mg twice daily
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Experimental: taspoglutide 10mg |
Drug: taspoglutide
10mg once weekly
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Experimental: taspoglutide 10mg/20mg |
Drug: taspoglutide
10mg once weekly for 4 weeks followed by 20mg once weekly
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- Change in HbA1c [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Fasting body weight [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of patients reaching target HbA1c <=7.0%, <=6.5% [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Relative change in glucose, insulin, C-peptide and glucagon values during a meal tolerance test in a subset of patients. [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Beta cell function (proinsulin/insulin ratio) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients, 18-75 years of age;
- type 2 diabetes receiving metformin and/or pioglitazone or rosiglitazone for at least 12 weeks;
- HbA1c >=7.0% and <=10% at screening;
- BMI >=25kg/m2 (>23kg/m2 for Asians) and <=45kg/m2 at screening;
- stable weight +/- 5% for at least 12 weeks prior to screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of type 1 diabetes, diabetes resulting from pancreatic injury or secondary forms of diabetes;
- history of acute metabolic diabetic complications within the previous 6 months;
- evidence of clinically significant diabetic complications;
- known proliferative diabetic retinopathy;
- myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery bypass surgery, post-transplantation cardiomyopathy (PTCM) or stroke within the past 6 months;
- any abnormality in clinical laboratory test or ECG, which precludes safe involvement in the study as judged by the investigator;
- known hemoglobinopathy or chronic anemia;
- clinically significant gastrointestinal disease.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00717457

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
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Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00717457 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BC21625 2008-001856-36 |
First Posted: | July 17, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 2, 2016 |
Last Verified: | November 2016 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Exenatide 2,4-thiazolidinedione |
Metformin Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Incretins Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |