A 56-Week Extension to a Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Vildagliptin Compared to Placebo in Drug Naive Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Mild Hyperglycemia

Summary

This study is not being conducted in the United States. Key long-term clinical studies have shown that people with type 2 diabetes should try to achieve overall blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible. The purpose of this study is to gather data on the long-term safety and effectiveness of vildagliptin, an unapproved drug, compared to placebo in lowering overall blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes who have not been previously treated with drug therapy to lower their blood sugar and whose blood glucose levels are close to normal.

Timeline

Start

2006-02-20

Primary completion

2007-06-26

Completion

2007-06-26

Publications

• Scherbaum WA, Schweizer A, Mari A, Nilsson PM, Lalanne G, Wang Y, Dunning BE, Foley JE. Evidence that vildagliptin attenuates deterioration of glycaemic control during 2-year treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes and mild hyperglycaemia. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2008 Nov;10(11):1114-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2008.00875.x. Epub 2008 Mar 18.

Drugs

Indications