A Study of Different Doses of Sitagliptin (MK-0431) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (MK-0431-014)

A Study of Different Doses of Sitagliptin (MK-0431) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (MK-0431-014)

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Dose-Ranging Finding Study of Once-Daily Dosing of Sitaglipin (MK-0431) in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Who Have Inadequate Glycemic Control

A study of different doses of MK-0431 in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus. There have been 3 extensions to the base study (Extension 1: up to Week 52, Extension 2: up to Week 106, and Extension 3: up to Week 158). The primary hypothesis for the study is that In participants with type 2 diabetes who have inadequate glycemic control, after 12 weeks of treatment, a dose-response will be seen across once-daily doses of MK-0431 in lowering hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c).

Sitaglipin (MK-0431), 25 mg, once daily for 12 weeks, orally. Due to interim analysis of this study and another Phase IIB study, participants in this arm were switched into the 100-mg once daily arm during either the first or initiation of the second extensions study periods.

Sitagliptin, 50 mg, once daily for 12 weeks, orally. Due to interim analysis of this study and another Phase IIB study, participants in this arm were switched into the 100-mg once daily arm during either the first or initiation of the second extensions study periods.

Sitagliptin 50 mg, twice daily for 12 weeks, orally. Due to interim analysis of this study and another Phase IIB study, participants in this arm were switched into the 100-mg once daily arm during either the first or initiation of the second extensions study periods.

Placebo to Sitagliptin, once daily, orally for 12 weeks. Participants randomized to the placebo treatment group during the base study were reallocated to treatment with metformin 850 mg twice daily (b.i.d., initiated with 850 mg q.d. for 4 weeks then force titrated to 850 mg b.i.d.) during either the first or initiation of the second extensions study periods.

Patients whose FPG >240 mg/dL from Week 16 or HbA1C >8.5% from Week 25 up to (not including) Week 52 could receive rescue antihyperglycemic therapy with pioglitazone, and remain in the extension study (Extension 1). Participants were eligible for rescue with pioglitazone 30 mg (or rosiglitazone in countries where pioglitazone was not licensed) if they met the following criteria: from Week 16 and during the second extension: FPG consistently >240 mg/dL (repeated and confirmed within 3 to 7 days); from Week 52 up to (not including) Week 70: HbA1C >8%; from Week 70 up to (not including) Visit 21/Week 106: HbA1C >7.5% (Extension 2). Participants placed on rescue therapy with pioglitazone (rosiglitazone where pioglitazone is not available) in the first or second extensions were not eligible for enrollment in the third extension. Rescue therapy was not available in the third extension.

Inclusion Criteria: Men and non-pregnant women Fasting plasma glucose >= 130 mg/dL HbA1c >=6.5% and >10.0% Exclusion Criteria: You have a history of type I diabetes You are on a weight loss program with ongoing weight loss or taking weight loss medication You have had surgery within 30 days You hvae hepatitis B or C.

Hanefeld M, Herman GA, Wu M, Mickel C, Sanchez M, Stein PP; Sitagliptin Study 014 Investigators. Once-daily sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 Jun;23(6):1329-39. doi: 10.1185/030079907X188152. Epub 2007 Apr 30.