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Phase 3 Alogliptin Pediatric Study

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02856113
Lead Sponsor
Takeda
Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of alogliptin 25 milligram (mg) once daily compared to placebo when administered as monotherapy, or when added onto a background of metformin alone, insulin alone, or a combination of metformin and insulin, as measured by the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) change from Baseline at Week 26 in pediatric participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Detailed Description

The drug being tested in this study is called alogliptin. Alogliptin is being tested to treat children 10 to 17 years of age who have T2DM and are experiencing inadequate glycemic control. This study will look at HbA1c fluctuations in children who take alogliptin in addition to their background antidiabetic therapy.

The study will enroll approximately 150 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to one of the two treatment groups-which will remain undisclosed to the participant and study doctor during the study (unless there is an urgent medical need):

* Alogliptin 25 mg

* Placebo (dummy inactive pill) - this is a tablet that looks like the tablet containing alogliptin 25 mg but has no active ingredient (that is, has no alogliptin).

All participants will be asked to take one tablet at the same time each day throughout the study in addition to their current background antidiabetic therapy (metformin and/or insulin) if applicable.

This multi-center trial will be conducted worldwide. The overall time to participate in this study is approximately 56 weeks. Participants will make multiple visits to the clinic, and will be contacted by telephone 2 weeks after the last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
152
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Has a confirmed diagnosis of T2DM using American Diabetes Association (ADA) and World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (laboratory determinations of fasting plasma glucose [FPG] greater than or equal to [>=] 126 mg/dL, random glucose >=200 mg/dL [>=11.10 mmol/L], HbA1c >=6.5 percent (%), or 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test [OGTT] glucose >=200 mg/dL), documented in the participants' medical record.
  2. The participant and/or his/her legal representative (that is, parents or legal guardians) are able and willing to monitor their own blood glucose concentrations with a home glucose monitor and complete participant diaries.
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Has a history of hypersensitivity or allergy to alogliptin, other dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, metformin, insulin or related compounds.
  2. Has a confirmed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus or maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY).
  3. Has a hemoglobin level <11.0 gram per deciliter (g/dL) (<110 gram per liter [g/L]) for males and <10.0 g/dL (<100 g/L) for females.
  4. Has a history of any hemoglobinopathy that may affect determination of HbA1c levels.
  5. Has a history of bariatric surgery.
  6. Has a history of proliferative diabetic retinopathy within the 6 months prior to Screening.
  7. Has had more than 1 episode of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at any time after diagnosis of T2DM.
  8. Has a history of more than 1 episode of pancreatitis.
  9. Has serum creatinine >=1.5 mg/dL for male participants or >=1.4 mg/dL for female participants, or creatinine clearance <60 milliliter per minute (mL/min) based on calculation by central lab using the Schwartz formula for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at screening Visit.
  10. Has a documented history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus or chronic active viral hepatitis.
  11. The participant and/or his/her legal representative (that is, parents or legal guardians) is unable to understand verbal or written English, or any other language for which a certified translation of the approved informed consent/assent is available.

Additional Criteria That Must be Met Prior to Randomization:

For participants who have had the diagnosis of T2DM for less than 1 year and/or who are taking insulin at Screening, additional criteria will need to be met prior to randomization:

  1. Must have an HbA1c level of >=6.5% to <11.0% if the participant is treatment naïve or on metformin alone or >=7.0% to <11.0% if the participant is on insulin alone or in combination with metformin.
  2. The participant must not have received any investigational compound within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to randomization.
  3. Must not have received an antidiabetic agent other than metformin or insulin within the 12 weeks prior to randomization.
  4. Must not have received oral or parenteral steroids for more than 3 weeks (cumulatively) within the 6 months prior to randomization or have received a course of oral or parenteral steroids within the 2 months prior to randomization.
  5. Has a systolic blood pressure <160 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) and a diastolic pressure <100 mm Hg. (Antihypertensive medications will be allowed during the study).
  6. Has an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level <3*upper limit of normal (ULN) or an ALT level <5 *ULN with a confirmed diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).7. Does not plan to leave the geographic area within 1 calendar year following randomization.

For participants who have had the diagnosis of T2DM for less than 1 year and/or who are taking insulin prior to randomization, the following criteria must also be met:

  1. Must have a fasting C-peptide concentration>=0.6 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) (>=0.20 nanomole per liter [nmol/L]) (drawn at least 1 week after treatment for ketosis or acidosis, if applicable).

  2. No presence of autoantibodies as documented by glutamic acid decarboxylase [GAD] 65 and islet antigen [IA]-2 antibodies below the upper limit of the normal reference ranges at randomization.

  3. Have a body mass index (BMI) greater than (>) 85th percentile, documented at randomization.

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Alogliptin 25 mgAlogliptin BenzoateAlogliptin 25 mg tablets, orally, QD for 52 weeks and background antidiabetic therapy (metformin and/or insulin), if applicable, maintained at the same dose throughout the first 26 weeks of the treatment period.
PlaceboPlaceboAlogliptin matching-placebo tablets, orally, once daily (QD) for 52 weeks and background antidiabetic therapy (metformin and/or insulin), if applicable, maintained at the same dose throughout the first 26 weeks of the treatment period.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Baseline in Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) at Week 26Baseline and Week 26

Change in the value of HbA1c (the concentration of glucose bound to hemoglobin as a percent of the absolute maximum that can be bound) was collected at Week 26 relative to Baseline. Mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM) was used for the analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With Abnormal Vital Signs ValuesFrom Day 1 to end of treatment period (up to 52 weeks)

Vital signs included body temperature (oral or tympanic measurement), respiratory rate, blood pressure \[systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)\] resting more than 5 minutes, and pulse (beats per minute). Data for participants with abnormal vital signs was reported. The percentage of participants are calculated based on the participants with non-missing data at that time-point.

Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)From the study start up to end of the study (up to 54 weeks)

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a drug; it does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment.

Change From Baseline in Biomarkers of Bone Turnover at Weeks 26 and 52Baseline, Weeks 26 and 52

Biomarkers of bone turnover are bone-specific alkaline phosphatase to assess changes in bone formation and C-terminal telopeptide (CTX) to assess changes in bone resorption.

Change From Baseline in CD26 (CD4+T Cells) Surface Antigen Levels at Weeks 26 and 52Baseline, Weeks 26 and 52
Percentage of Participants With HypoglycemiaFrom Day 1 to end of treatment period (up to 52 weeks)

Mild to moderate hypoglycemia (abnormal low blood sugar) was defined as blood glucose less than (\<) 60 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL) (3.33 millimole per liter \[mmol/L\]) in the presence of symptoms, or blood glucose \<50 mg/dL (2.78 mmol/L) with or without symptoms. Severe hypoglycemia was defined as any episode requiring the assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrate, glucagon, or other resuscitative actions, associated with a documented blood glucose \<60 mg/dL (3.33 mmol/L) (unless the clinical situation makes obtaining a blood glucose difficult \[example, it involves coma or seizure\]).

Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Physical Examination FindingsFrom Day 1 to end of treatment period (up to 52 weeks)

Physical examination included examination of the following body systems: (1) respiratory system; (2) cardiovascular system; (3) nervous system (4) dermatologic system; and (5) gastrointestinal system. A summarized data for the above body systems was reported for participants with clinically significant findings.

Percentage of Participants With Abnormal 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) FindingsWeek 26 and 52
Change From Baseline in HbA1c at Weeks 12, 18, 39 and 52Baseline and Weeks 12, 18, 39 and 52

Change in the value of HbA1c (the concentration of glucose bound to hemoglobin as a percent of the absolute maximum that can be bound) was collected at Weeks 12, 18, 39 and 52 relative to Baseline. MMRM was used for the analysis.

Percentage of Participants With Total, Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infections and Hypersensitivity ReactionsFrom Day 1 to end of treatment period (up to 52 weeks)

The percentage of participants are calculated based on the participants with non-missing data at that time-point.

Percentage of Participants With Abnormal Safety Laboratory FindingsFrom Day 1 to end of treatment period (up to 52 weeks)

The percentage of participants with any abnormal standard safety laboratory values (hematology, serum chemistry, and urinalysis) were collected throughout study. Abnormal values for hematology included hematocrit (percentage of hematocrit \[%\]), hemoglobin (grams per liter \[g/L\]), erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV)(femtoliter \[fL\]), erythrocytes (10\^12/L), and leukocytes (10\^9/L). Abnormal values for serum chemistry included for alanine aminotransferase (units per liter \[U/L\]), aspartate aminotransferase (U/L), cholesterol (millimoles per liter \[mmol/L\]), gamma glutamyl transferase (U/L), glucose (mmol/L): \< 2.8 mmol/L, potassium (mmol/L), sodium (mmol/L), and triglycerides (mmol/L). ULN is upper limit of normal and LLN is lower limit of normal.

Change From Baseline in CD26 (CD8+T Cells) Surface Antigen Levels at Weeks 26 and 52Baseline, Weeks 26 and 52

Trial Locations

Locations (67)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Clalit Medical Center

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Centro de Atencion e Investigacion en Factores de Riesgo Cardiovascular Omega (Clinica Omega)

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Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Centro de Investigacion Cardiometabolica de Aguascalientes

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Aguascalientes, Mexico

Endo Clinic

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Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Instituto Nacional de Pediatria

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Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico

EL CIELO Medical Center

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Puebla, Mexico

Investigacion Biomedica para el Desarrollo de Farmacos S.A. de C.V.

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Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

MedPolonia

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Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

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Saint-Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Baptist Diabetes Associates Research

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Miami, Florida, United States

Baylor College of Medicine Advanced Liver Therapies

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Houston, Texas, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Children's National Health System

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Nemours Childrens Specialty Care - Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Endocrine Consultants Research

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Columbus, Georgia, United States

UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Multicare Health System Institute for Research and Innovation

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

Instituto de Estudos e Pesquisas Clinicas do Ceara

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Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus

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Jerusalem, Israel

Instituto da Crianca com Diabetes

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Porto Alegre, RIO Grande DO SUL, Brazil

Yale New Haven Hospital

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

University of South Florida/USF Health

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II

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Napoli, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone

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Palermo, Italy

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Roma, Italy

Sherif Khamis

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Palmdale, California, United States

Touro University California

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Vallejo, California, United States

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University

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Palo Alto, California, United States

Endocrine Consultants Research - Oak Hill Court

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Newnan, Georgia, United States

University of Iowa

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Indiana University

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Gulfside Clinical Research

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Gulfport, Mississippi, United States

Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center - Paterson

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Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Saint Louis University

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Monument Health Clinical Research

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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York, United States

Greenville Health System - Patewood

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Hospital Universitario Joao de Barros Barreto

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Belem, Para, Brazil

The Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel

Hospital Sirio Libanes

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ospedale Policlinico SS Annunziata

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Chieti, Italy

Mentrials, SA de CV

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Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico

IECSI-Centro Medico y de Investigacion Clinica

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Monterrey, Nuevo LEON, Mexico

Desarrollo Etico en Investigacion Clinica

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Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Ono Consultoria Medica Integral

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Aguascalientes, Mexico

Centro Integral Medico Sjr

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San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico

Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska ASPIRO

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Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

Twoja Przychodnia - Centrum Medyczne Nowa Sol

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Nowa Sol, Lubuskie, Poland

Sonomed

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Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland

Holmed

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Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

Republican Children's Clinical Hospital-Izhevsk

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Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russian Federation

Kuzbass Regional Clinical Hospital n.a. S.V. Belyaev

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Kemerovo, Russian Federation

Novosibirsk State Medical University

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Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Omsk Regional Children's Hospital

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Omsk, Russian Federation

Siberian State Medical University

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Tomsk, Russian Federation

University of Florida

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

University of Kentucky Health Care

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital - Pediatric Specialty Care Discovery Clinic

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Ochsner Baptist Medical Center

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Horizon View Medical Center

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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