Extension to a Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Vildagliptin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 9-11%

Summary

This study is not being conducted in the United States. This is a 52-week extension to a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of two doses of vildagliptin, an unapproved drug, in lowering overall blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes who had not previously been treated with drug therapy to lower their blood sugar and whose blood sugar levels were in a specified range. 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

2004-07

Primary completion

2006-07

Completion

2006-07

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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Indications