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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00666458
Date of registration: 23/04/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: AstraZeneca
Public title: 18-week add-on to Metformin Comparison of Saxagliptin and Sitagliptin in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
Scientific title: 18-wk, International, Multi-centre, Randomized, Parallel-group, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled Phase IIIb Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin in Combination With Metformin in Comparison With Sitagliptin in Combination With Metformin in Adult Patients With T2D Who Have Inadequate Glycaemic Control on Metformin Alone
Date of first enrolment: April 2008
Target sample size: 822
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00666458
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Argentina Belgium Brazil Denmark France Italy Mexico Norway
South Africa Sweden
Contacts
Name:     André Scheen, Professor
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Affiliation:  Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Liege, Belgium
Name:     Deborah Price, MSc
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Affiliation:  AstraZeneca, Wilmington, USA
Name:     Peter Öhman, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  AstraZeneca, Wilmington, USA
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

- Treatment with metformin alone on stable doses of 1500 mg or higher per day for at
least 8 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- Type 1 diabetes, history of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma

- Insulin therapy within one year

- Previous treatment with DPP-4 inhibitor



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Type 2 Diabetes
Intervention(s)
Drug: saxagliptin
Drug: sitagliptin
Primary Outcome(s)
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Change From Baseline to Week 18 [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 18]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Fasting Plasma Glucose Change From Baseline to Week 18 (mg/dL) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 18 (Last Observation Carried Forward)]
Proportion of Patients Achieving Therapeutic Glycaemic Response Defined as HbA1c <= 6.5% at Week 18 [Time Frame: Week 18 (Last Observation Carried Forward)]
Fasting Plasma Glucose Change From Baseline to Week 18 (mmol/L) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 18 (Last Observation Carried Forward)]
Secondary ID(s)
EudraCT number 2007-006095-11
D1680C00002
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 15/04/2010
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00666458
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