AVANDAMET Versus Metformin And Sulphonylurea In People With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes
![]() |
The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00359112 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 1, 2006
Last Update Posted : May 18, 2009
|
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
---|---|---|
Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus | Drug: metformin Drug: sulphonylurea Drug: Avandamet | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 544 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomised, Multi-Centre, Phase IV, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study Comparing the Effects of 52 Weeks Administration of AVANDAMET and Metformin Plus Sulphonylurea on Change in HbA1c From Baseline in Overweight Type 2 Diabetics Poorly Controlled on Metformin. |
Study Start Date : | February 2004 |

- Drug: metformin
- Drug: sulphonylurea
- Drug: Avandamet
Other Names:
- metformin
- sulphonylurea
- Change in HbA1c level from baseline following 52 weeks of treatment.
- Change in FPG (fasting plasma glucose)
- insulin sensitivity
- beta cell function
- change in PAI-1
- CRP
- number of hypoglycaemic events
- Change in 24 hr ABPM
- Diabetes treatment satisfaction.

Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- Body mass index > or = to 25 kg/m2.
- HbA1c > or =7% and < or =10% at screening.
- FPG > or = 7.0mmol/L (126mg/dL) at visit 2.
- Receiving at least 0.85g of metformin at constant dose(s) for at least 8 weeks prior to visit 1a.
- Female subjects must be postmenopausal or using effective contraceptive measures.
Exclusion criteria:
- Use of any other oral antidiabetic drug other than metformin within 12 weeks prior to screening.
- Subjects with clinically significant ongoing oedema requiring pharmacological treatment or with a history of oedema requiring pharmacological treatment.
- Subjects with a history of severe hypoglycaemia.
- Renal disease or renal dysfunction.
- Presence of clinically significant hepatic disease.
- Presence of unstable or severe angina or known NYHA grade I-IV congestive heart failure.
- Subjects who have had a previous myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft or cerebrovascular accident within 3 months prior to screening.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00359112

Study Director: | GSK Clinical Trials, DM, FRCP | GlaxoSmithKline |
Responsible Party: | Study Director, GSK |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00359112 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AVM100264 |
First Posted: | August 1, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 18, 2009 |
Last Verified: | May 2009 |
Type 2 diabetes overweight AVANDAMET metformin sulphonylurea |
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |
Endocrine System Diseases Metformin Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |