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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00467649
Date of registration: 27/04/2007
Primary sponsor: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Public title: A Study to Characterize Regimens of Basal Insulin Intensified With Either Symlin® or Rapid Acting Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Scientific title: A Phase 4, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study to Characterize Regimens of Basal Insulin Intensified With Either Symlin® or Rapid Acting Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Date of first enrolment: April 2007
Target sample size: 113
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00467649
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Lisa Porter, MD
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Affiliation:  Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Has a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus

- Has an HbA1c >7.0% and =10.0%

- Has a BMI of =25 kg/m^2 and =50 kg/m^2

- Has been on a regimen of insulin for less than 6 months and is taking less than 50 U
total of insulin per day, OR has not been on a pre existing insulin regimen and is a
candidate for the initiation of basal insulin therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

- Has experienced recurrent severe hypoglycemia requiring assistance during the past 6
months

- Requires the use of drugs that stimulate gastrointestinal motility

- Has been previously treated with Symlin (or has participated in a Symlin clinical
study)

- Is currently being treated with any of the following medications: *Over-the-counter
antiobesity agents (including, but not limited to, herbal supplements) or
prescription antiobesity agents (including orlistat [Xenical®] and sibutramine
[Meridia®]); *Oral, intravenous, or intramuscular systemic steroids by oral or potent
inhaled or intrapulmonary steroids that are known to have a high rate of systemic
absorption; *Drugs that directly affect gastrointestinal motility, including but not
limited to: dopamine antagonists (e.g., metoclopramide [Reglan®]), opiates or
anticholinergics; and chronic (more than 10 days within a 6-month period) macrolide
antibiotics such as erythromycin and newer derivatives; *Investigational medications

- Has a history or presence of any of the following: *Eating disorders (including
anorexia and/or bulimia); *Bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, gastric banding, or
gastroplasty)

- Is currently enrolled in a weight-loss program or plans to enroll in a weight-loss
program before termination of the study

- Has donated blood within 30 days of study start or plans to donate blood during the
duration of the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention(s)
Drug: basal insulin (Lantus® [insulin glargine], or Levemir® [insulin detemir])
Drug: pramlintide acetate
Drug: rapid acting insulin (Humalog® [insulin lispro], Novolog® [insulin aspart], or Apidra® [insulin glulisine])
Primary Outcome(s)
The Proportion of Patients Achieving HbA1c <=7% at Week 24 With no Gain in Body Weight From Baseline and no Incidence of Severe Hypoglycemia [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Body Weight From Baseline at Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Change in Fasting Plasma Glucose From Baseline [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Change in HbA1c From Baseline at Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Change in Waist Circumference From Baseline [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Fasting Serum Lipids Change From Baseline at Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Phase 2: Change in Body Weight at Week 36 [Time Frame: 36 Weeks]
Phase 2: Change in HbA1c at Week 36 [Time Frame: 36 Weeks]
Proportion of Patients Achieving HbA1c <=7% at Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Proportion of Patients With a Severe Hypoglycemia Adverse Event [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Proportion of Patients With no Weight Gain at Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
ACA401
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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