Safety and Efficacy of Galvus as add-on Therapy to Metformin Plus Glimepiride

Summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin 50 mg bid as add-on therapy to metformin plus glimepiride in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

2011-11

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was -1.01% with vildagliptin (baseline 8.75%) and -0.25% with placebo (baseline 8.80%), with a between-treatment difference of -0.76% (p < 0.001). PMID 24199686 ↗

Publications

• Results Lukashevich V, Del Prato S, Araga M, Kothny W. Efficacy and safety of vildagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with dual combination of metformin and sulphonylurea. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2014 May;16(5):403-9. doi: 10.1111/dom.12229. Epub 2013 Dec 2.

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Indications