Status:

TERMINATED

ARAMIS: Actions of tesaglitazaR on fAt Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity

Lead Sponsor:

AstraZeneca

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a 16-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multi-center, placebo- and active- (metformin 1.5 g) controlled study of tesaglitazar (1 mg) in patients with type 2 diabetes. After a 1-wee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of a written informed consent
  • Men or women who are 30-70 years of age
  • Female patients: postmenopausal, hysterectomized
  • 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

  • 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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00263965

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

July 1 2006

Last Update

March 17 2008

Active Locations (3)

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1

Research Site

Helsinki, Finland

2

Research Site

Pisa, Italy

3

Research Site

Oxford, United Kingdom