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A 30-Week Extension to: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Initial Therapy With Coadministration of Sitagliptin and Pioglitazone in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Sitagliptin 100 mg q.d.+ Pioglitazone 45 mg q.d., Pioglitazone 45 mg q.d. + Sitagliptin 100 mg placebo q.d., and 1 other intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Completed, enrolled 317 participants.
Detailed Summary
A 30-week extension to a 24-week study assessing the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)- and fasting plasma glucose (FPG)-lowering efficacy of the combination of sitagliptin and pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with inadequate glycemic control.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients will receive combination therapy with blinded sitagliptin 100 mg q.d. (q.d. = once daily) and open-label pioglitazone 45 mg q.d. during the up to 30 week extension study. Sitagliptin 100 mg q.d. and pioglitazone 45 mg q.d. will be administered as oral tablets.
Patients will receive placebo to match sitagliptin 100 mg q.d. (blinded) and open-label pioglitazone 45 mg q.d. during the up to 30 week extension study. The placebo to match sitagliptin 100 mg q.d. (blinded) and open-label pioglitazone 45 mg q.d. will be administered as oral tablets.
Patients not meeting specific glycemic goals during the 30-week extension study will receive open-label metformin at a dose determined by the investigator.