Status:

COMPLETED

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Acarbose,Metformin,Sitagliptin Combination Treatment in DM Patients

Lead Sponsor:

The Catholic University of Korea

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bayer

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Primary objective To evaluate the efficacy of Acarbose add-on therapy on glucose control in subjects with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with Metformin and Sitagliptin combination therapy. T...

Detailed Description

Eligible subjects will be assigned among 3 groups randomly at a ration of 2:2:1 to the following groups and primary efficacy variable analyzed at week 16. group 1 : acarbose placebo + metformin + sit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects with type-II diabetes mellitus;
  • Subjects aged between 20 and 80;
  • Subjects whose HbA1c ratio is between 7.0% and 10.0%;
  • Subjects who took Metformin and Sitagliptin for at least 12 weeks;
  • Subjects who were given the explanation about this clinical study and signed the consent form.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who have taken drugs that are likely to affect blood glucose or who need to take such drugs, e.g., glucocorticoid;
  • Subjects with severe renal diseases (men: Scr\>1.5 / women: Scr\>1.4);
  • Subjects with severe liver diseases or whose AST and ALT are at least 2.5 times higher than the upper limits of normal (ULN);
  • Subjects having the case history of lactic acidosis;
  • Subjects who have the case history of myocardial infarction or unstable angina or who underwent the coronary artery bypass graft 6 months before the screening test or who have arrhythmia to be treated;
  • Subjects with congestive heart failures to be treated;
  • Subjects who fall into New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV;
  • Subjects having the case history of acute or chronic metabolic acidosis including ketoacidosis;
  • Subjects who have been pregnant or who are in the period of lactation;
  • Subjects diagnosed with malignant tumors within 5 years;
  • Subjects who are hypersensitive to Metformin, Sitagliptin and Acarbose or their ingredients;
  • Subjects with inflammatory bowel diseases or intestinal ulcers or enterostenosis (includes Subjects who are vulnerable to enterostenosis) or chronic enteric diseases related to digestion and absorption or whose symptoms are likely to worsen due to intestinal gas;
  • Subjects who participated in other clinical studies as Subjects within 60 days before this study (or before taking the investigational drugs);
  • Subjects judged unfit for this study by investigators.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

165 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01490918

Start Date

April 1 2012

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

August 17 2020

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Seoul, South Korea, 137-701