Study to Assess the Effect of 24 Weeks of Treatment With Vildagliptin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Summary

The study will demonstrate the effect of 24 weeks of treatment with vildagliptin compared to placebo on insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treated with metformin, assessed as glucose Rd (rate of glucose disposal) during a hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp.

Timeline

Start

2011-04

Primary completion

2013-08

Completion

2013-08

Publications

• Macauley M, Hollingsworth KG, Smith FE, Thelwall PE, Al-Mrabeh A, Schweizer A, Foley JE, Taylor R. Effect of vildagliptin on hepatic steatosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr;100(4):1578-85. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-3794. Epub 2015 Feb 9.
• Macauley M, Smith FE, Thelwall PE, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R. Diurnal variation in skeletal muscle and liver glycogen in humans with normal health and Type 2 diabetes. Clin Sci (Lond). 2015 May 1;128(10):707-13. doi: 10.1042/CS20140681.

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