GALLANT 6 Tesaglitazar vs. Pioglitazone
Phase 3
Terminated
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Registration Number
- NCT00214565
- Lead Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
- Brief Summary
This is a 24-week randomized, double-blind, multi-center, active-controlled (pioglitazone) study of tesaglitazar (0.5 mg and 1 mg) in patients with type 2 diabetes, not adequately controlled on diet and lifestyle advice alone during the run-in period. The study comprises a 3-week enrollment period, 6 week placebo single blind run in period followed by a 24-week double blind treatment period and a 3-week follow-up period.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1450
Inclusion Criteria
- Provision of a written informed consent
- Men or women who are ³18 years of age
- Female patients: postmenopausal, hysterectomized, or if of childbearing potential, using a reliable method of birth control
- Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
- Treated with diet alone or treatment with a single oral antidiabetic agent or low doses of two oral antidiabetic agents
Exclusion Criteria
- Type 1 diabetes
- New York Heart Association heart failure Class III or IV
- Treatment with chronic insulin
- History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to any peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist (like Actos or Avandia), fenofibrate, metformin or 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin)
- History of drug-induced myopathy or drug-induced creatine kinase elevation, liver enzyme elevations, neutropenia (low white blood cells)
- Creatinine levels above twice the normal range
- Creatine kinase above 3 times the upper limit of normal
- Received any investigational product in other clinical studies within 12 weeks
- Any clinically significant abnormality identified on physical examination, laboratory tests or electrocardiogram, which in the judgment of the investigator would compromise the patient's safety or successful participation in the clinical study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Absolute change from baseline to end of randomized treatment period in glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG), insulin, proinsulin and C-peptide Insulin sensitivity by assessment of change in the calculated variable homeostasis assessment model Lipid parameters FPG, homeostasis assessment model, insulin, proinsulin, C-peptide Responder analyses for HbA1c, FPG, TG, HDL C, total cholesterol, non HDL C and LDL C according to pre-specified values Pharmacokinetics of tesaglitazar Safety and tolerability of tesaglitazar by assessment of adverse events, laboratory values, electrocardiogram, pulse, blood pressure, hypoglycemic events, body weight, cardiac evaluation, and physical examination Assess the effects on patient-reported outcomes using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) Validate the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment-Diabetes Questionnaire (WPAI Diabetes) and the Diabetes Productivity Impairment Questionnaire (DPIQ) (US only).
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Research Sites
🇦🇷Quilmes - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research Site
🇬🇧Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Research SIte
🇬🇧Reading, United Kingdom