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Efficacy and Safety of Glimepiride as Oral Anti-Diabetic (OAD) Initiation Mono-therapy in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

Information source: Sanofi-Aventis
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 19, 2009
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Intervention: GLIMEPIRIDE (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Sanofi-Aventis

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Mei Mao, Study Director, Affiliation: Sanofi-Aventis

Overall contact:
Public Registry GMA, Email: PublicRegistryGMA@sanofi-aventis.com

Summary

To investigate the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) control of Glimepiride (AMARYL) as OAD initiation mono-therapy in type 2 diabetic patients in China.

Clinical Details

Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Glimepiride as Oral Anti-Diabetic (OAD) Initiation Mono- Therapy in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

Study design: Treatment, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Change in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) rate

Secondary outcome:

Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) rate

Post Prandial Glucose (PPG) rate

Percentage of patients achieving HbA1c <7.0

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Newly diagnosed T2DM and inadequately controlled with diet and exercise or T2DM

diagnosed <6 months and who had not taken oral antidiabetic medication or insulin for >3months.

- HbA1C more than 7. 5 and less than 11.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Fasting plasma glucose of >13. 5mmol/L

- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

- Patient with acute illness hospitalized in last 2 months

- Patient with active liver disease, impaired renal or hepatic functions

- Known hypersensitivity to glimepiride, other sulfonylureas, other sulfonamides or any

other excipients of AMARYL

- Pregnant and lactating women

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Locations and Contacts

Public Registry GMA, Email: PublicRegistryGMA@sanofi-aventis.com

Sanofi-aventis Administrative Office, Beijing, China; Recruiting
Additional Information

Starting date: May 2009
Ending date: April 2010
Last updated: September 14, 2009

Page last updated: October 19, 2009

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