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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01608724
Date of registration: 28/05/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: AstraZeneca
Public title: The Efficacy and Safety Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus SUNSHINE
Scientific title: A Multicenter, Single Arm, Cohort Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin 5mg, Once Daily for 24 Weeks, in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Date of first enrolment: November 2012
Target sample size: 2165
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01608724
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name:     Simon Fisher
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Affiliation:  AstraZeneca
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures Diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes

- Men or women who are >18 years of age at time of consenting upon Visit 1

- HbA1c >7.5% and =11.0% Patients should be drug naive or treated with metformin alone
on stable doses of for at least continues 8 weeks prior to Visit 1

- Drug naive patients are defined as patients who have not received medical treatment
for diabetes (insulin and/or oral hypo)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant or breastfeeding patients

- Insulin therapy within one year of enrolment (with the exception of insulin therapy
during a hospitalization or use in gestational diabetes)

- Previous treatment with any DPP-IV inhibitors or GLP-1 analogue

- History of administration of any antihyperglycemic therapy (other than metformin)
during the 8 weeks prior to Visit 1(12 weeks for previous TZD)

- Treatment with systemic glucocorticoids other than replacement therapy

- Inhaled, local injected and topical use of glucocorticoids is allowed



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 99 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
Intervention(s)
Drug: Saxagliptin
Primary Outcome(s)
Absolute Change From Baseline in Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) [Time Frame: Weeks 6, 12, and 24]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in 2-hour Postprandial Plasma Glucose (2h-PPG) [Time Frame: Week 24]
Proportion (%) of Patients Achieving HbA1c <7% [Time Frame: Weeks 6, 12, and 24]
Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) [Time Frame: Weeks 6, 12, 18, and 24]
Secondary ID(s)
D1680L00008
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 02/02/2016
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01608724
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