Trial Outcomes & Findings for Comparison of Vildagliptin vs. Glimepiride on Glucose Variability in Metformin Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetic Patients (NCT NCT01910441)

NCT ID: NCT01910441

Last Updated: 2015-10-28

Results Overview

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

95 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

16 weeks

Results posted on

2015-10-28

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Group A: Vildagliptin Plus Metformin
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Group B: Glimepiride Plus Metformin
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Overall Study
STARTED
48
47
Overall Study
COMPLETED
41
37
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
7
10

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Group A: Vildagliptin Plus Metformin
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Group B: Glimepiride Plus Metformin
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Overall Study
Sponsor decision
0
2
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
6
5
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
1
Overall Study
Non-compliance
0
1
Overall Study
Adverse Event
1
0
Overall Study
Physician Decision
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Comparison of Vildagliptin vs. Glimepiride on Glucose Variability in Metformin Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Group A: Vildagliptin Plus Metformin
n=48 Participants
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Group B: Glimepiride Plus Metformin
n=47 Participants
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Total
n=95 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
49.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.86 • n=99 Participants
52.1 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.29 • n=107 Participants
50.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.68 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
22 Participants
n=99 Participants
14 Participants
n=107 Participants
36 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
26 Participants
n=99 Participants
33 Participants
n=107 Participants
59 Participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 16 weeks

Population: The study was prematurely terminated due to the unavailability of CGMS required for the assessment of the primary end point. The non-availability of CGMS severely affected participant recruitment. The primary outcome was not analyzed.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Group A: Vildagliptin Plus Metformin

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 4 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Group B: Glimepiride Plus Metformin

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Group A: Vildagliptin Plus Metformin
n=48 participants at risk
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Group B: Glimepiride Plus Metformin
n=47 participants at risk
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Nervous system disorders
HEADACHE
0.00%
0/48
2.1%
1/47
Psychiatric disorders
RESTLESSNESS
0.00%
0/48
2.1%
1/47
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
HYPERHIDROSIS
0.00%
0/48
2.1%
1/47

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Group A: Vildagliptin Plus Metformin
n=48 participants at risk
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Group B: Glimepiride Plus Metformin
n=47 participants at risk
Participants received Vildagliptin 50 mg twice daily as an add-on to metformin (1000-1500mg daily).
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
DIABETES MELLITUS
8.3%
4/48
2.1%
1/47

Additional Information

Study Director

Novartis

Phone: 862-778-8200

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee The terms and conditions of Novartis' agreements with its investigators may vary. However, Novartis does not prohibit any investigator from publishing. Any publications from a single-site are postponed until the publication of the pooled data (i.e., data from all sites) in the clinical trial or disclosure of trial results in their entirety.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER