Impact of Liraglutide on Endothelial Function and Microvascular Blood Flow in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT01208012 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2011-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The trial is a phase IV clinical trial investigating the impact of Liraglutide on endothelial function and microvascular blood flow in 44 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus aged 30-65 and HbA1c ranging from ≥ 5.5% ≤ 7.0%. The patients will be randomized into two study arms, one arm will be treated with Metformin monotherapy, the second arm will be treated with Metformin and Liraglutide at an increasing dose (0.6 mg/day to 1.8 mg/day.)

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

DRUG

Victoza®

Patients taking Metformin at individual dose and Liraglutide 0.6 mg once daily for the 1st week, 1.2 mg daily for another 5 weeks, 1.8 mg daily for another 6 weeks. When arrived at the dosage of 1.8 mg daily and the dose is not tolerated by the patient, the dose of Liraglutide can be decreased.Liraglutide is injected in the subcutaneous tissue once daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Novo Nordisk A/S

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • IKFE Institute for Clinical Research and Development

    collaborator OTHER
  • ikfe-CRO GmbH

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Forst, Prof. Dr. · Ikfe GmbH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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