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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01084005
Date of registration: 09/03/2010
Primary sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Public title: Efficacy and Safety of Linagliptin in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Scientific title: A Phase III Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Efficacy and Safety Study of Linagliptin (5 mg) Administered Orally Once Daily Over 24 Weeks in Type 2 Diabetic Patients (Age >= 70 Years) With Insufficient Glycaemic Control( HbA1c >= 7.0) Despite Metformin and/or Sulphonylurea and/or Insulin Therapy
Date of first enrolment: March 2010
Target sample size: 241
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01084005
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Australia Canada Denmark Netherlands Sweden
Contacts
Name:   Boehringer Ingelheim
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Affiliation:  Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1. Type 2 diabetes mellitus

2. HbA1c >= 7.0%

3. Age >= 70 years

4. Signed and dated written informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

1. Myocardial infarction, stroke or TIA within 3 months prior to informed consent

2. Impaired hepatic function

3. Treatment with glitazones, GLP-1 analogues, DPP-4 inhibitors or rapid acting or
pre-mixed insulins

4. Treatment with anti-obesity drugs



Age minimum: 70 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Intervention(s)
Drug: linagliptin
Drug: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
HbA1c Change From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 24]
Secondary Outcome(s)
FPG Change From Baseline to Week 12 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 12]
FPG Change From Baseline to Week 18 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 18]
FPG Change From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 24]
FPG Change From Baseline to Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 6]
HbA1c Change From Baseline to Week 12 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 12]
HbA1c Change From Baseline to Week 18 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 18]
HbA1c Change From Baseline to Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 6]
Number of Patients With Rescue Therapy [Time Frame: week 24]
Percentage of Patients Who Have a HbA1c Lowering by at Least 0.5% at Week 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 24]
Percentage of Patients With HbA1c <7.0% at Week 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 24]
Secondary ID(s)
1218.63
2009-015255-25
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Eli Lilly and Company
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