Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin (BI 10773) Versus Placebo and Sitagliptin Over 24 Weeks in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of BI 10773 compared to placebo and sitagliptin given for 24 weeks as monotherapy in patients with T2DM with insufficient glycaemic control. For the open-label part of the study the objective is to estimate the efficacy and safety of BI 10773 when given for 24 weeks in patients with T2DM with very poor glycaemic control.

Timeline

Start

2010-07

Primary completion

2012-03

Completion

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Publications

• Natale P, Tunnicliffe DJ, Toyama T, Palmer SC, Saglimbene VM, Ruospo M, Gargano L, Stallone G, Gesualdo L, Strippoli GF. Sodium-glucose co-transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 May 21;5(5):CD015588. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015588.pub2.
• Tuttle KR, Levin A, Nangaku M, Kadowaki T, Agarwal R, Hauske SJ, Elsasser A, Ritter I, Steubl D, Wanner C, Wheeler DC. Safety of Empagliflozin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Pooled Analysis of Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials. Diabetes Care. 2022 Jun 2;45(6):1445-1452. doi: 10.2337/dc21-2034.
• Cherney D, Lund SS, Perkins BA, Groop PH, Cooper ME, Kaspers S, Pfarr E, Woerle HJ, von Eynatten M. The effect of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition with empagliflozin on microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2016 Sep;59(9):1860-70. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4008-2. Epub 2016 Jun 17.
• Roden M, Weng J, Eilbracht J, Delafont B, Kim G, Woerle HJ, Broedl UC; EMPA-REG MONO trial investigators. Empagliflozin monotherapy with sitagliptin as an active comparator in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2013 Nov;1(3):208-19. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70084-6. Epub 2013 Sep 9.

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