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WelChol® and Insulin in Treating Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Registration Number
NCT00151749
Lead Sponsor
Daiichi Sankyo
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to see how safe and effective and tolerable the use of WelChol® is for type 2 diabetes when added to insulin alone or in combination with other anti-diabetic drugs

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
260
Inclusion Criteria
  • Ages 18 - 75 years, inclusive
  • Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
  • Stable insulin therapy for 6 weeks
  • Stable dose of any other antidiabetic medications for 90 days
  • Hemoglobin A1c value between 7.5% to 9.5%
  • C peptide greater than 0.5 ng/mL
  • Prescribed ADA diet
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of type 1 diabetes or ketoacidosis
  • History of pancreatitis
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Allergy or toxic response to colesevelam or any of its components
  • Serum LDL-C less than 60 mg/dL
  • Serum TG greater than 500 mg/dL
  • Body mass index (BMI) greater than 45 kg/m2-

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- To assess the additional lowering of HbA1c achieved by
addition of WelChol® to current antidiabetic therapy
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess: the effects on fasting plasma glucose and
fructosamine; glycemic control response rate; effect on adiponectin; the effect on c-peptide; effect on c-reactive protein; effects on lipids and lipoproteins; the safety and tolerability of WelChol® as add-
on therapy to patients receiving insulin alone or with
other oral drugs
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