GALLANT 14 Tesaglitazar vs. Metformin and Fenofibrate

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Purpose This is a 24-week study to determine the lipid metabolic effects, safety, and tolerability of tesaglitazar compared with metformin and metformin in combination with fenofibrate in patients with type 2 diabetes and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Improvement in dyslipidemia will be evaluated. The study comprises a 2-week enrollment period, 6-week run-in and a 24-week randomized, double blind, parallel group, multi-center, active controlled (metformin with or without fenofibrate) treatment period and a 3-week follow-up. From visit 2 (run-in), all patients will receive a standardized dose of statin (rosuvastatin)
ConditionType 2 Diabetes
InterventionDrug: Tesaglitazar
Drug: Metformin
Drug: Fenofibrate
PhasePhase 3
SponsorAstraZeneca
Responsible PartyAstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT00261352
First ReceivedDecember 1, 2005
Last UpdatedApril 21, 2009
Last verifiedApril 2009

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First Received DateDecember 1, 2005
Last Updated DateApril 21, 2009
Start DateMarch 2005
Estimated Primary Completion DateDecember 2006
Current Primary Outcome MeasuresThe change in HDL-C from baseline to the end of the randomized treatment period.
Current Secondary Outcome Measures
  • Changes in the following variables from baseline to the end of the randomized treatment period:
  • Lipid and lipoprotein variables (triglycerides [TG], non-HDL-C, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], lipoprotein particle size and concentration, free fatty acid, apolipoprotein [Apo] AI, Apo B, Apo CIII)
  • Responder analyses for HDL-C, TG, and non-HDL-C according to pre-specified values
  • The proportion of patients reaching pre-specified target levels for HDL-C, TG, and non-HDL-C
  • Risk markers for cardiovascular disease (C-reactive protein, insulin, homeostasis model assessment, LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/LDL-C ratio, Apo B/Apo AI ratio)
  • Central obesity (waist/hip ratio)
  • Pharmacokinetics of tesaglitazar
  • Safety and tolerability of tesaglitazar by assessment of adverse events, laboratory values, electrocardiogram, pulse, blood pressure, hypoglycemic events, body weight, cardiac evaluation, and physical examination

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Brief TitleGALLANT 14 Tesaglitazar vs. Metformin and Fenofibrate
Official TitleA 24-Week Randomised, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Multi-Centre, Active-Controlled (Metformin or Metformin Combined With Fenofibrate) Study to Evaluate the Lipid Metabolic Effects, Safety and Tolerability of Tesaglitazar Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Low HDL-Cholesterol on a Fixed Background Therapy With a Statin
Brief Summary
This is a 24-week study to determine the lipid metabolic effects, safety, and tolerability
of tesaglitazar compared with metformin and metformin in combination with fenofibrate in
patients with type 2 diabetes and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).
Improvement in dyslipidemia will be evaluated. The study comprises a 2-week enrollment
period, 6-week run-in and a 24-week randomized, double blind, parallel group, multi-center,
active controlled (metformin with or without fenofibrate) treatment period and a 3-week
follow-up. From visit 2 (run-in), all patients will receive a standardized dose of statin
(rosuvastatin)
Detailed DescriptionNot Provided
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 3
Study DesignAllocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
ConditionType 2 Diabetes
InterventionDrug: Tesaglitazar
Drug: Metformin
Drug: Fenofibrate
Study Arm (s)Not Provided

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Recruitment StatusTerminated
Estimated Enrollment1000
Estimated Completion DateDecember 2006
Estimated Primary Completion DateNot Provided
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Provision of a written informed consent

- Men or women who are >=18 years of age

- Female patients: postmenopausal, hysterectomized, or if of childbearing potential,
using a reliable method of birth control

- 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 Criteria:

- 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 the normal range

- 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
GenderBoth
Ages18 Years
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsNot Provided
Location CountriesBrazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan

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NCT Number NCT00261352
Other Study ID NumbersD6160C00003
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeNot Provided
Information Provided ByAstraZeneca
Study SponsorAstraZeneca
CollaboratorsNot Provided
Investigators Study Director: AstraZeneca Galida Medical Science DIrector, MD AstraZeneca
Verification DateApril 2009

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Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Curitiba, Brazil
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Helsinki, Finland
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Kuopio, Finland
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Lahti, Finland
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Mikkeli, Finland
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Oulu, Finland
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Porvoo, Finland
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Savonlinna, Finland
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Seinäjoki, Finland
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Suonenjoki, Finland
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Tampere, Finland
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Turku, Finland
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Vaasa, Finland
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Aix En Provence, France
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Ambriere Les Vallees, France
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Beziers, France
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Briey Cedex, France
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Broglie, France
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Chateau Gontier, France
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Cremeaux, France
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Falaise, France
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Freyming Merlebach, France
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GAN, France
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Hyeres, France
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Jort, France
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Lille, France
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Lomme Cedex, France
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Marange Silvange, France
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Marignane, France
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Martigues, France
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Mayenne, France
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Metz, France
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Montbrison, France
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Montpellier, France
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Moutiers, France
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Nantes Cedex 01, France
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Poitiers, France
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Roanne, France
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Roquevaire, France
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Rugles, France
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Saint Chamond, France
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Tantonville, France
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Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
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Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Beckum, Germany
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Berlin, Germany
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Elvas, Portugal
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Monthey, Switzerland
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Yong-Kang City, Tainan County, Taiwan
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Taichung, Taiwan
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Taipei, Taiwan