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A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a fixed dose combination of three antidiabetic drugs versus two antidiabetic drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Phase 3
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/12/038472
Lead Sponsor
Alkem Laboratories Limited
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Willing to provide voluntary written informed consent and able to comply with the protocol requirements

2. Male or female patients with Type 2 DM of 18 to 65 years of age (both inclusive)

3. Patients who have inadequate glycaemic control to metformin � 1500 mg/day for at least 6 weeks

4. Patients with HbA1c value between 8.0% and 11.0% (both inclusive)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known hypersensitivity to metformin, sitagliptin or pioglitazone or to any of the excipients of the investigational products

2. Patients with BMI � 40 kg/m2

3. Laboratory findings measured at screening:

a. Creatinine clearance (eGFR) < 50 mL/min by the CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) equation and/or serum creatinine levels � 1.5 mg/dL for men, � 1.4 mg/dL for women

b. Hemoglobin <10 g/dl

c. Neutrophils < 2000/mm3

d. Platelets <100,000/mm3

e. Total bilirubin > 1.5 X ULN

f. ALT/ AST > 2.5 X ULN

g. Serum amylase and/or lipase > 3 X ULN

h. Any other screening laboratory value that is clinically significant in the Investigatorââ?¬•s opinion precluding patientââ?¬•s participation in the study

4. Patients with Type 1 DM

5. Patients with fasting plasma glucose of > 270 mg/dL

6. Patients with history of macular edema

7. Patients with any type of acute metabolic acidosis (such as lactic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis etc.)

8. Patients with acute conditions with the potential to alter renal function such as dehydration, severe infection, shock, or intravascular administration of iodinated contrast agents

9. Patients who have used corticosteroids for one week or more within 3 months prior to screening

10. Patients with history of acute or chronic cardiovascular or respiratory disease including myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease or shock

11. Patients with cardiac failure or history of cardiac failure (NYHA stages I to IV)

12. Patients with history of bladder cancer or currently presenting with any sign or symptoms suggestive of bladder cancer

13. Positive testing for HIV, hepatitis B (hepatitis B virus surface antigen [HBsAg]) or hepatitis C (hepatitis C virus antibody [HCV Ab]) virology

14. Patients who had suffered from COVID-19 within 8 weeks prior to study drug administration or patients with suspected signs and symptoms of COVID-19/ confirmed novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) or with history of travel / contact with any COVID-19 positive patient/isolation/quarantine

15. Women of childbearing potential not practicing any acceptable methods of contraception during study. For this study, acceptable and effective methods of contraception for females include:

a. Intrauterine device placed at least 6 months prior to the first study dose and agree to follow throughout the study

b. Two barrier methods used together (cervical cap, diaphragm, contraceptive sponge, or vaginal spermicide plus a male or female condom)

c. Absolute sexual abstinence (no sexual intercourse or genital contact with a male partner)

OR

d. Females who are surgically sterile

OR

e. Females who are post-menopausal for at least one year

16. Pregnant or lactating women

17. Patients with clinically significant medical history, vital signs, physical examination as deemed by the investigator or designee

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in HbA1c levels from baseline to Week 24Timepoint: Baseline to 24 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Change in body weight from baseline to Week 24 <br/ ><br>2. Change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and post-prandial blood glucose (PPG) from baseline to Week 24 <br/ ><br>3. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of the investigational product <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline to 24 weeks
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