Status:
COMPLETED
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Lixisenatide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes for Glycemic Control and Safety Evaluation in Monotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Sanofi
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits and risks of lixisenatide (AVE0010), in comparison to placebo, used in a 2-step dose titration regimen in monotherapy, over a period of 12 weeks o...
Detailed Description
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 4-arm, unbalanced design, parallel group study with a two-step titration regimen or a one-step titration regimen. The study is double-blind with...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed for at least 2 months at the time of the screening visit, not treated with any antidiabetic agent
Exclusion
- HbA1c less than (\<) 7 percent (%) or greater than (\>) 10%
- At the time of screening age \< legal age of majority
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women and women of childbearing potential without effective contraceptive method of birth control
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Type 2 diabetes treated by an antidiabetic agent within the 3 months preceding the study
- Fasting plasma glucose at screening \>250 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL) (\>13.9 millimole per liter \[mmol/L\])
- Body mass index less than or equal to (\<=) 20 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2)
- Weight change of more than 5 kg during the previous 3 months
- History of unexplained pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, stomach/gastric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease
- History of metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis within the previous year
- Hemoglobinopathy or hemolytic anemia, receipt of blood or plasma products within the previous 3 months
- History of myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart failure requiring hospitalization within the previous 6 months
- Known history of drug or alcohol abuse within the previous 6 months
- Cardiovascular, hepatic, neurological, endocrine disease, active malignant tumor or other major systemic disease or patients with short life expectancy making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult, history or presence of clinically significant diabetic retinopathy, history or presence of macular edema likely to require laser treatment within the study period
- Uncontrolled or inadequately controlled hypertension with a resting supine systolic or diastolic blood pressure \>180 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) or \>95 mmHg, respectively
- Laboratory findings at the time of screening: aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase or alkaline phosphatase: \>2 times the upper limit of the normal (ULN) laboratory range; amylase and/or lipase: \>3 ULN; total bilirubin: \>1.5 ULN (except in case of Gilbert's syndrome); hemoglobin \<11 gram/deciliter (g/dL) and/or neutrophils \<1,500 per cubic mm (mm\^3) and/or platelets \<100,000/mm\^3; positive test for Hepatitis B surface antigen and/or hepatitis C antibody
- Any clinically significant abnormality identified by physical examination, laboratory tests, electrocardiogram or vital sign at the time of screening that in the judgment of the investigator or any sub investigator precludes safe completion of the study or hinders the efficacy assessment
- Patients who are considered by the investigator or any sub-investigator as inappropriate for this study for any reason
- Use of systemic glucocorticoids (excluding topical application or inhaled forms) within the previous 3 months
- Participation in any previous study with lixisenatide
- Use of any investigational drug within 3 months prior to study
- End-stage renal disease as defined by a calculated serum creatinine clearance of \<15 milliliter/minute and/or patients on dialysis
- Clinically relevant history of gastrointestinal disease associated with prolonged nausea and vomiting, including, but not limited to gastroparesis and gastroesophageal reflux disease requiring medical treatment, within the previous 6 months
- History of allergic reaction to any glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist in the past or to metacresol
- Additional exclusion criteria at the end of the run-in phase: informed consent withdrawal; lack of compliance during the single-blind placebo run-in phase: more than 2 injections missed; and patient with any adverse event which precludes the inclusion in the study, as assessed by the investigator
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
361 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00688701
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
December 12 2016
Active Locations (12)
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1
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States, 08807
2
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Diegem, Belgium
3
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Mumbai, India
4
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Netanya, Israel