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Register: CTRI
Last refreshed on: 4 May 2013
Main ID:  CTRI/2008/091/000040
Date of registration: 24-04-2008
Primary sponsor: SanofiSynthelabo IndiaLtd
Public title: A Glycemic Control Evaluation of Glimepiride versus Rimonabant on Top of Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Multicenter, Multinational Study to Assess Glycemic Control with Rimonabant in Comparison with Glimepiride over 1 Year in Overweight/Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients Not Adequately Controlled with Metformin - ALLEGRO
Date of first enrolment: 30-03-2007
Target sample size: 500
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=82
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial
Method of generating randomization sequence:Computer generated randomization Method of allocation concealment:Centralized Blinding and masking:Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded
 
Countries of recruitment
Democratic People's Republic of Korea India
Contacts
Name: Dr Chirag Trivedi 
Address:  Sanofi-Synthelabo(India)Ltd A-101, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri East 400 093 Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA India
Telephone: 02230707821
Email: chirag.trivedi@sanofi.com
Affiliation:  Sanofi-Synthelabo (India) Limited
Name: Dr Chirag Trivedi 
Address:  Sanofi-Synthelabo(India)Ltd A-101, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Chakala, Andheri East 400 093 Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA India
Telephone: 02230707821
Email: chirag.trivedi@sanofi.com
Affiliation:  Sanofi-Synthelabo (India) Limited
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Patients with legal age
? Body Mass Index >27kg/m2
? Type 2 diabetes as defined by WHO criteria, treated with metformin for at least 6 months and with a stable dose of metformin >=1500 mg/day for at least three

Exclusion criteria: ? Weight loss > 5 kg within three months prior to screening
? Presence of any clinically significant endocrine disease according to the Investigator
? Presence of type 1 diabetes
? Presence or history of cancer within the past 5 years with the exception of adequately-treated localized basal cell skin cancer or in situ uterine cervical cancer
? Previous participation in a clinical study with rimonabant
? Absence of effective medical contraceptive method for females of childbearing potential
? Within 3 months prior to screening visit: use of oral antidiabetic drugs (other than metformin) and/or insulin, of anti-obesity drugs or other drugs for weight reduction
? Within 2 months prior to screening visit: administration of systemic long-acting corticosteroids or prolonged use (more than one week) of other systemic corticosteroids, change in lipid lowering treatment


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Type 2 Diabetes
Intervention(s)
Intervention1: Rimonabant: 20mg / day for 52 weeks
Control Intervention1: Glimepiride: Dose adjustment for initial 12 weeks with 1mg , 2mg & 4mg Glimepiride. Thereafter maintenance period with adjusted dose based on forced dose titration period
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Glycemic measure HbA1cTimepoint: baseline to 52 weeks (1 year
Secondary Outcome(s)
Absolute change in body weightTimepoint: baseline to 52 weeks (1 year
Secondary ID(s)
EFC10007
NCT00449605
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Sanofi-Synthelabo (India)Ltd
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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