Extension to a Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Vildagliptin in Combination With Glimepiride in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

Many people with type 2 diabetes cannot maintain target blood glucose levels when taking a single oral drug. This is a 28-week extension to a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of vildagliptin, an unapproved drug, in lowering overall blood glucose levels when added to glimepiride in people with type 2 diabetes not at target blood glucose levels on a sulfonylurea alone. The purpose of the extension study is to gather data on the long-term safety and effectiveness of vildagliptin in people with type 2 diabetes.

Timeline

Start

2004-11

Primary completion

2006-04

Completion

2006-04

Publications

• Results Ligueros-Saylan M, Foley JE, Schweizer A, Couturier A, Kothny W. An assessment of adverse effects of vildagliptin versus comparators on the liver, the pancreas, the immune system, the skin and in patients with impaired renal function from a large pooled database of Phase II and III clinical trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2010 Jun;12(6):495-509. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2010.01214.x.

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