A Randomised, db, Placebo-controlled Study of BI 1356 for 18 Weeks Followed by a 34 Week Double-blind Extension Period (Placebo Patients Switched to Glimepiride) in Type 2 Diabetic Patients for Whom Treatment With Metformin is Inappropriate

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Efficacy of BI 1356 compared to placebo in patients for whom metformin therapy is inappropriate (intolerability, contraindication). The second part of the study looks at the safety of BI 1356 in this patient population with longer term treatment in comparison to a sulfonylurea drug (glimepiride)

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
• Treatments: Glimepiride; Linagliptin; Metformin

Criteria

Inclusion criteria Patients between 18 and 80 years old with type 2 diabetes and insufficient glycemic control (HbA1c 7% to 10%) for whom metformin therapy is inappropriate (intolerability or contraindication)

Exclusion criteria Myocardial infarction, stroke or Transient ischaemic attack in last 6 months Treatment with rosiglitazone or pioglitazone, GLP-1 analogues, insulin or anti-obesity drugs in past 3 months Impaired hepatic function Severe renal impairment current treatment with systemic steroids change in dosage of thyroid hormones hereditary galactose intolerance