WelChol® and Sulfonylurea in Treating Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

The purpose of the study is to see how safe and effective and tolerable the use of colesevelam hydrochloride is for type 2 diabetes when added to sulfonylurea alone or in combination with other anti-diabetic drugs.

Timeline

Start

2004-06

Primary completion

2006-08

Completion

2006-08

Publications

• Fonseca VA, Rosenstock J, Wang AC, Truitt KE, Jones MR. Colesevelam HCl improves glycemic control and reduces LDL cholesterol in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes on sulfonylurea-based therapy. Diabetes Care. 2008 Aug;31(8):1479-84. doi: 10.2337/dc08-0283. Epub 2008 May 5.

Drugs

Indications