Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Initial Combination Therapy With Gemigliptin 50mg q.d and Metformin q.d
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01787396 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 8, 2013
Last Update Posted : April 3, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Drug: Gemigliptin 50mg Drug: Placebo(Metformin) Drug: Metformin Drug: Placebo(Gemigliptin) | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 433 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Active-controlled, Parallel Group, Double-blind, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Initial Combination Therapy With Gemigliptin 50mg q.d and Metformin q.d Compared With Either Monotherapy in Treatment naïve Patients With Type 2 Diabetes |
Study Start Date : | April 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm1
Gemigliptin 50mg + Metformin Once daily with dinner
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Drug: Gemigliptin 50mg Drug: Metformin |
Experimental: Arm 2
Gemigliptin 50mg + Placebo(Metformin)Once daily with dinner
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Drug: Gemigliptin 50mg Drug: Placebo(Metformin) |
Experimental: Arm3
Metformin+ Placebo(Gemigliptin 50mg)Once daily with dinner
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Drug: Metformin Drug: Placebo(Gemigliptin) |
- HbA1c [ Time Frame: 24weeks ]Evaluation variables at week 24 to baseline(Visit 2(randomization), week 0)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Adults over 20 of age
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Patients with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) over 7.5% at Visit1(screening) and no previous antidiabetic drugs before Visit 1(screening) or patients with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) between 7%~10.5%, Patients treated with metformin monotherapy before Visit 1(screening).
Patients with no previous antidiabetic drugs
- Patients with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) between 7.5%~11% at Visit 2(randomization)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus Diabetic ketoacidosis or Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma.
- Patients with gestational diabetes, or secondary diabetes
- Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV congestive heart failure or patients with arrhythmia requiring treatment
- Patients with dysfunctional thyroid gland (with abnormal level of TSH)
- Patients with active bladder cancer.
- Tests which need to be given radiation iodide dye by intravenous.(ex, intravenous urography, intravenous cholangiography, angiography, CT with dye)
- Severe infection, pre or post operation.(Simple surgery which does not have restriction of food and fluid), severe trauma patient.
- Patients with pituitary insufficiency or adrenal dysfunction.
- Patients with pulmonary infarction, severe pulmonary dysfunction, hypoxemia.
- Patients with gastrointestinal disorders(ex. Dehydration, Diarrhea, Vomiting)
- Female patients who is gravida or in lactiferous phase or confirmed pregnancy by serum or urine.
- Patients with body mass index (BMI) below 20 kg/m2 or exceeding 40 kg/m2
- Male patients with Serum Creatinine level over 1.5mg/dl, Female patients with serum creatinine over 1.4mg/dl.
- Patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), exceeding 2.5 times or bilirubin exceeding 1.5 times of the upper limit of the normal range
- Patients who were taking or needed to take any drugs that may affect the control of blood glucose significantly (ex. glucocorticoids)
- Patients taking thyroid hormone, warfarin, dicoumarin or digoxin.
- Patients taking CYP3A4 inducers.(ex, Rifampicin(Rifampin), Dexametha-sone, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, Rifabutin, Phenobarbital)
- Patients taking Furocemide, Nifedipine, Cimetidine
- Patients who were treated with Anti-obesity drugs in the last 12 weeks prior to Visit 1(screening)
- Patients who were treated with insulin or glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue or in the last 6 months prior to Visit 1.
- Patients who had experienced myocardial infarction, unstable angina or prior history of coronary artery bypass surgery within 6 months prior to Visit1(screening), or patients with arrhythmia requiring treatment
- Patients with history of addiction to alcohol or drugs within 1year prior to Visit 1(screening).
- Patients with history of Diabetic ketoacidosis or Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma.
- Patients with history of hypersensitivity to gemiglpitin or Dipeptidyl-peptidase4(DPP4) inhibitors.
- Patients with history of hypersensitivity to metformin or biguanides.
- Patients with history of hypersensitivity to Pioglitazone HCl or Thiazolidinediones
- Patients who participated in other clinical trial within 3 months prior to Visit1(screening).
- Patients with other reasons who the investigator decided not to be eligible for the study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01787396
Korea, Republic of | |
LG Life Sciences | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 110-062 |
Responsible Party: | LG Life Sciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01787396 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LG-DPCL011 |
First Posted: | February 8, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 3, 2015 |
Last Verified: | April 2015 |
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases |
Endocrine System Diseases Metformin Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |