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Efficacy and Safety of Fixed Combination Therapy of Vildagliptin and Metformin (25/1000 mg Bid) in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Prior Metformin Monotherapy (HbA1c 7.0-9.5%)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00728351
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 5, 2008
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2013
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Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals )

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The present study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fixed combination therapy of vildagliptin and metformin (25/1000 mg bid) in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with prior metformin monotherapy.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Drug: vildagliptin + metformin Drug: metformin Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 317 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized Study to Compare the Efficacy of 24 Weeks Treatment With Fixed Combination Therapy of Vildagliptin and Metformin (25/1000 mg Bid) Versus Metformin Monotherapy (1000 mg Bid) in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Metformin Monotherapy.
Study Start Date : June 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : February 2010

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: vildagliptin + metformin Drug: vildagliptin + metformin
Active Comparator: metformin Drug: metformin
1000 bid metformin


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. HbA1c reduction after 24 weeks of treatment in patients with T2DM inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. FPG reduction [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
  2. Safety and tolerability [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
  3. Body weight change from baseline [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
  4. Changes in the fasting lipid profile [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 78 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • History of T2DM treated with Metformin

Exclusion Criteria:

  • FPG >= 260 mg/dL (14.4mmol/L)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Investigators
Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Responsible Party: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00728351     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CLMF237A2309
First Posted: August 5, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 4, 2013
Last Verified: January 2013

Keywords provided by Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals ):
Type 2 diabetes, vildagliptin

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Vildagliptin
Metformin
 Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action