Efficacy of Pioglitazone/Metformin Combination Therapy in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Dyslipidemia.

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare pioglitazone and metformin combination therapy, twice daily (BID), to glimepiride and metformin combination therapy for treating diabetic subjects with dyslipidemia.

Timeline

Start

2007-04

Primary completion

2009-05

Completion

2009-05

Publications

• Pfutzner A, Schondorf T, Tschope D, Lobmann R, Merke J, Muller J, Lehmann U, Fuchs W, Forst T. PIOfix-study: effects of pioglitazone/metformin fixed combination in comparison with a combination of metformin with glimepiride on diabetic dyslipidemia. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2011 Jun;13(6):637-43. doi: 10.1089/dia.2010.0233. Epub 2011 Apr 2.

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