Efficacy and Safety of Alogliptin and Metformin Fixed-dose Combination in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of alogliptin and metformin fixed-dose combination (FDC) as compared with alogliptin alone or metformin alone on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
ConditionDiabetes Mellitus
InterventionDrug: Alogliptin
Drug: Metformin HCl
Drug: Alogliptin and Metformin fixed-dose combination (FDC)
Drug: Alogliptin placebo
Drug: Metformin placebo
Drug: Alogliptin and metformin FDC placebo
PhasePhase 3
SponsorTakeda
Responsible PartyTakeda
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT01890122
First ReceivedJune 26, 2013
Last UpdatedMarch 24, 2014
Last verifiedMarch 2014

Tracking Information[ + expand ][ + ]

First Received DateJune 26, 2013
Last Updated DateMarch 24, 2014
Start DateSeptember 2013
Estimated Primary Completion DateMarch 2015
Current Primary Outcome MeasuresChange From Baseline to Week 26 (or Early Termination) in Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]The change in the value of glycosylated hemoglobin (the concentration of glucose bound to hemoglobin as a percent of the absolute maximum that can be bound) collected at week 26 or early termination.
Current Secondary Outcome Measures
  • Change From Baseline in HbA1c Over Time [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose Over Time [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Time to hyperglycemic rescue event [Time Frame: From the date of randomization through Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Rescue is defined as meeting 1 of the following criteria, confirmed by a 2nd sample drawn within 7 days of first sample: -After > 1 week of treatment but prior to Week 4 visit: A single fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥275 mg/dL (≥15.27 mmol/L); -From the Week 4 but prior to the Week 8 visit: A single FPG ≥250 mg/dL (≥13.88 mmol/L); -From the Week 8 visit but prior to the Week 12 visit: A single FPG ≥225 mg/dL (≥12.49 mmol/L); -From the Week 12 visit through the end-of-treatment visit (week 26): HbA1c ≥8.5% and ≤0.5% reduction in HbA1c from baseline.
  • Percentage of Participants Meeting Rescue Criteria [Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16 and 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Rescue is defined as meeting 1 of the following criteria, confirmed by a 2nd sample drawn within 7 days of first sample: -After > 1 week of treatment but prior to Week 4 visit: A single fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥275 mg/dL (≥15.27 mmol/L); -From the Week 4 but prior to the Week 8 visit: A single FPG ≥250 mg/dL (≥13.88 mmol/L); -From the Week 8 visit but prior to the Week 12 visit: A single FPG ≥225 mg/dL (≥12.49 mmol/L); -From the Week 12 visit through the end-of-treatment visit (week 26): HbA1c ≥8.5% and ≤0.5% reduction in HbA1c from baseline.
  • Percentage of Participants With Marked Hyperglycemia [Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Marked hyperglycemia is defined as a fasting plasma glucose level ≥ 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L).
  • Change From Baseline in Body Weight Over Time [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Percentage of Participants With Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≤ 6.5% [Time Frame: Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with HbA1c less than or equal to 6.5%.
  • Percentage of Participants With Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≤ 7.0% [Time Frame: Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with HbA1c less than or equal to 7%.
  • Percentage of Participants With Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≤ 7.5% [Time Frame: Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with HbA1c less than or equal to 7.5%.
  • Percentage of Participants With a Decrease in Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≥ 0.5% [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with a decrease from Baseline in HbA1c of greater than or equal to 0.5%.
  • Percentage of Participants With a Decrease in Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≥ 1.0% [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with a decrease from Baseline in HbA1c of greater than or equal to 1.0%.
  • Percentage of Participants With a Decrease in Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≥ 1.5% [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with a decrease from Baseline in HbA1c of greater than or equal to 1.5%.
  • Percentage of Participants With a Decrease in Glycosylated Hemoglobin ≥ 2.0% [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 26] [Designated as safety issue: No]Clinical response at Week 26 will be assessed by the percentage of participants with a decrease from Baseline in HbA1c of greater than or equal to 2.0%.

Descriptive Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Brief TitleEfficacy and Safety of Alogliptin and Metformin Fixed-dose Combination in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Official TitleA Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Alogliptin and Metformin Fixed Dose Combination, Alogliptin Alone, or Metformin Alone in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of alogliptin and metformin
fixed-dose combination (FDC) as compared with alogliptin alone or metformin alone on Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
Detailed Description
The drug being tested in this study is a fixed-dose combination tablet of alogliptin and
metformin to treat people who have diabetes. This study will look at glycemic control in
people who take alogliptin and metformin FDC compared with alogliptin or metformin alone.
The study will enroll approximately 640 patients. Participants will be randomly assigned (by
chance, like flipping a coin) to one of the four treatment groups—which will remain
undisclosed to the patient and study doctor during the study (unless there is an urgent
medical need):

- Alogliptin 12.5 mg twice daily (BID)

- Metformin HCL 500 mg BID

- Alogliptin 12.5 mg and Metformin HCL 500 mg FDC BID

- Placebo (dummy inactive pill) - this is a tablet that looks like the study drug but has
no active ingredient.

All participants will be asked to take 2 tablets and 1 capsule twice a day at the same time
each day throughout the study. All participants will be asked to record any hypoglycemic
events in a diary. This multi-centre trial will be conducted in China, South Korea, and
Malaysia. The overall time to participate in this study is 34 weeks. Participants will make
11 visits to the clinic.
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 3
Study DesignAllocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
ConditionDiabetes Mellitus
InterventionDrug: Alogliptin
Alogliptin tablets.
Other Names:
SYR-322; NesinaDrug: Metformin HCl
Metformin capsules.
Other Names:
Fortamet, Glucophage, Glucophage XR, Glumetza, RiometDrug: Alogliptin and Metformin fixed-dose combination (FDC)
Aloglptin and metformin FDC tablets.
Other Names:
KazanoDrug: Alogliptin placebo
Alogliptin placebo-matching tablets.
Drug: Metformin placebo
Metformin placebo-matching capsules.
Drug: Alogliptin and metformin FDC placebo
Alogliptin and metformin FDC placebo-matching tablets.
Study Arm (s)
  • Active Comparator: Metformin 500 mg
    Metformin HCl 500 mg, capsules, orally, twice a day; alogliptin placebo-matching tablets, orally, twice a day; alogliptin and metformin HCl FDC placebo-matching tablets, orally, twice a day for up to 26 weeks.
  • Active Comparator: Alogliptin 12.5 mg
    Alogliptin 12.5 mg, tablets, orally, twice a day; metformin placebo-matching capsules, orally, twice a day; alogliptin and metformin HCl FDC placebo-matching tablets, orally, twice a day for up to 26 weeks.
  • Experimental: Alogliptin 12.5mg and metformin 500mg FDC
    Alogliptin 12.5 mg and metformin HCl 500 mg FDC, tablets, orally, twice a day; alogliptin placebo-matching tablets, orally, twice a day; metformin placebo-matching capsules, orally, twice a day for up to 26 weeks.
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo
    Alogliptin and metformin FDC placebo-matching tablets, orally, twice a day; alogliptin placebo-matching tablets, orally, twice a day; metformin placebo-matching capsules, orally, twice a day for up to 26 weeks.

Recruitment Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Recruitment StatusRecruiting
Estimated Enrollment640
Estimated Completion DateMarch 2015
Estimated Primary Completion DateMarch 2015
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements.

2. The participant or, when applicable, the participant's legally acceptable
representative signs and dates a written, informed consent form and any required
privacy authorization prior to the initiation of any study procedures.

3. Has a historical diagnosis of T2DM.

4. Male or female and aged 18 to 75 years, inclusive.

5. Body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 45 kg/m^2, inclusive.

6. A female of childbearing potential who is sexually active with a nonsterilized male
partner agrees to use routinely adequate contraception from signing of informed
consent throughout the duration of the study.

7. Is experiencing inadequate glycemic control defined as HbA1c concentration between
7.5% and 10%, inclusive, and has been treated with diet and exercise for at least 2
months prior to Screening. (Exception: a participant who has received any other
diabetic therapy for less than 7 days in total within the 2 months prior to the
screening, can be included).

8. If male, has a hemoglobin >12 g/dL (>120 g/L) at Screening or if female, has a
hemoglobin >10 g/dL (>100 g/L) at Screening.

9. If male, has a serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dL at Screening or if female, has a serum
creatinine <1.4 mg/dL at Screening, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
>60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 based on calculation using the Modification of Diet in Renal
Disease (MDRD) at Screening.

10. Willing and able to monitor their own blood glucose concentrations using a home
glucose monitor and complete a subject diary.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participated in another clinical study within 90 days prior to Screening.

2. Received any investigational compound within 30 days prior to Randomization.

3. Received a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor within 3 months prior to
screening.

4. History of laser treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy within the 6 months
prior to Screening.

5. History of treatment for diabetic gastric paresis, gastric banding, or gastric bypass
surgery.

6. History of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma.

7. Chronic pancreatitis and/or history of acute pancreatitis.

8. Systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >110 mmHg at
Screening.

9. History of any hemoglobinopathy or diagnosis of chronic anemia.

10. New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure. (Participants who are
stable at Class I or II and are currently treated, are candidates for the study.)

11. History of coronary angioplasty, coronary stent placement, coronary bypass surgery,
or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Screening.

12. History of any cancer, other than squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin,
which has not been in full remission for at least 5 years prior to Screening.
Participants with a history of treated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN] I or
CIN II are allowed.

13. Significant clinical sign or symptom of hepatopathy, acute or chronic hepatitis,
human immunodeficiency virus or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is 2.5 times above
upper limit of normal value.

14. History of angioedema in association with use of angiotensin-converting enzyme
inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB).

15. History of hypersensitivity or allergies to any DPP-4 inhibitor and/or metformin or
related compounds.

16. Has used oral or systemically injected glucocorticoids (including intra-articular
injection) or has used weight-loss drugs within 2 months prior to Screening. (Inhaled
or topical corticosteroids were allowed.)

17. History of alcohol or substance abuse within 2 years prior to Screening.

18. Has used medicine for weight loss within 60 days prior to Screening (such as Xenical,
Sibutramine, Phenylpropanolamine or similar nonprescription drugs).

19. History of organ transplantation.

20. Is an immediate family member, study site employee, or is in a dependant relationship
with a study site employee who is involved in conduct of this study (eg, spouse,
parent, child, sibling) or may consent under duress.

21. Has, in the judgment of the investigator, any major illness or debility that may
prohibit the participant from completing the study.

22. If female, is pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant before, during,
or within 1 month after participating in this study; or intending to donate ova
during such time period.
GenderBoth
Ages18 Years
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsContact: Takeda Study Registration Call Center
800-778-2860
medicalinformation@tpna.com
Location CountriesChina, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia

Administrative Information[ + expand ][ + ]

NCT Number NCT01890122
Other Study ID NumbersSYR-322MET_303
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeNo
Information Provided ByTakeda
Study SponsorTakeda
CollaboratorsNot Provided
Investigators Study Director: Medical Director Takeda
Verification DateMarch 2014

Locations[ + expand ][ + ]

China, Beijing
Beijing, Beijing, China
Recruiting
China, Guangdong
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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China, Guangxi
Nanning, Guangxi, China
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China, Hebei
Hengshui, Hebei, China
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China, Hebei
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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China, Hubei
Shiyan, Hubei, China
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China, Hubei
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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China, Hunan
Changsha, Hunan, China
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China, Hunan
Yueyang, Hunan, China
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China, Jiangsu
Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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China, Jiangsu
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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China, Jiangsu
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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China, Jiangxi
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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China, Jilin
Changchun, Jilin, China
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China, Liaoning
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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China, Shanxi
Xi'an, Shanxi, China
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China, Sichuan
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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China, Zhejiang
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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China
Beijing, China
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China
Shanghai, China
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China
Shanghai, China
Not yet recruiting
China
Tianjin, China
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Korea, Republic of, Gyeonggi-do
Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Recruiting
Korea, Republic of, Gyeonggi-do
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
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Korea, Republic of
Busan, Korea, Republic of
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Korea, Republic of
Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
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Korea, Republic of
Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, Republic of
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Korea, Republic of
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Malaysia, Johor
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Malaysia, Kedah Darul Aman
Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
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Malaysia, Kelantan
Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Malaysia, Perak
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
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