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Quadruple Oral Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus : Glycemic Control by Thiazolidinedione (TZD) or Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) Inhibitor as an add-on Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Failure of an Oral Triple Antidiabetic Regimen

Primary Purpose

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Locations
Korea, Republic of
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
TZD group
SGLT-2 group
Sponsored by
Yonsei University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility Criteria

19 Years - 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. 19 ≤ age ≤ 80, male or female
  • 2. Type 2 diabetes patients who have taken triple combination therapy of OADs as followed : Metformin (≥1000 mg/day), Sulfonylurea (Glimepiride ≥ 4 mg/day or Gliclazide ≥ 60 mg/day), DPP-4 inhibitor (Full dose) for over 12 weeks
  • 3. At screening, 7% < HbA1c ≤ 10%
  • 4. Patients who refused insulin therapy.
  • 5. Subjects who understood the contents of the clinical trial and are cooperative in the trial progress, and are considered to be able to participate until the end of the trial.
  • 6. Patients who have voluntarily agreed in writing to participate in the clinical trial after hearing the explanation of the trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other types of diabetes than type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  • 2. Patients who have the history of allergy of hypersensitivity for the medication of the clinical trial.
  • 3. Patients who have the history of taking TZDs or SGLT-2 inhibitors within a year prior to screening visit, or have the history of discontinuation of them due to severe side effects.
  • 4. Patients who have the history of acute or chronic metabolic acidosis including diabetic ketoacidosis (with or without coma), or any kinds of ketosis within 12 weeks prior to screening visit.
  • 5. Patients who have genetic metabolic diseases, such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption
  • 6. Patients who have the history of taking steroids for more than 2 weeks, within 8 weeks prior to screening visit.
  • 7. Patients who have the history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening visit (In case of bladder cancer, subjects will be excluded regardless of the time of diagnosis)
  • 8. Patients who have the history of coronary artery bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention, or suffered from heart failure (NYHA class III, IV)
  • 9. Patients who have the history of uncontrolled arrhythmia, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attacks, and cerebral vascular disease within 24 weeks prior to the screening date.
  • 10. Patients of chronic renal failure, chronic kidney disease stage 3~5 (estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated vial CKD-EPI <60 mL/min/1.73m2) or on dialysis therapy.
  • 11. Elevated liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP ≥ 2.5*upper limit of normal (ULN) or Total bilirubin ≥ 2.5*ULN) or Child-Pugh class B or C (for the patients of liver cirrhosis)
  • 12. Subjects who are pregnant or lactating
  • 13. Perioperative patients, patients with severe infections or severe trauma
  • 14. Patients with unexamined gross hematuria
  • 15. Any other subjects who is determined to be ineligible for the clinical trials by researchers.

Sites / Locations

  • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

TZD group

SGLT-2 inhibitor group

Arm Description

Pioglitazone added to Metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, Sulfonylurea

Empagliflozin added to Metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, Sulfonylurea

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change of HbA1c
Change of HbA1c
Mean difference of HbA1c after 24 week-treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

glucose
Percentage of patients who achieve target HbA1c (≤7% level)
glucose
Mean difference of fasting blood glucose after 24 week-treatment
Adverse events
Incidence of adverse events during treatment period
Adverse events
Incidence of adverse events during treatment period
Change of kidney function
Mean change of BUN and serum creatinine
Change of kidney function
Mean change of BUN and serum creatinine
Change of liver enzymes
Mean change of AST(Asparate aminotransferase)
Change of liver enzymes
Mean change of ALT(Alanine aminotransferase)
Change of liver enzymes
Mean change of Total bilirubin
Change of liver enzymes
Mean change of AST
Change of liver enzymes
Mean change of ALT
Change of liver enzymes
Mean change of Total bilirubin

Full Information

First Posted
July 2, 2019
Last Updated
May 3, 2021
Sponsor
Yonsei University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04013581
Brief Title
Quadruple Oral Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus : Glycemic Control by Thiazolidinedione (TZD) or Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) Inhibitor as an add-on Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Failure of an Oral Triple Antidiabetic Regimen
Official Title
Quadruple Oral Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus : Glycemic Control by Thiazolidinedione (TZD) or Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) Inhibitor as an add-on Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Failure of an Oral Triple Antidiabetic Regimen
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2021
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 5, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
May 13, 2020 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 28, 2020 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Yonsei University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
In the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), the number of patients requiring combination therapy of oral antidiabetic agents (OADs) is more than 70%. Especially in Korea, the tendency to avoid insulin therapy is relatively higher than other countries, therefore, the need for combination therapy of OADs is quite high. However, according to the current guidelines, clinicians are recommended to prescribe three or fewer OADs as the combination therapy for T2D. Recently, various OADs have been developed, and it is expected that quadruple combination therapy of OADs would be quite effective to lower blood glucose levels. In the present study, the investigators designed the study to compare the efficacy and safety of quadruple combination therapy; thiazolidinedione (TZD) vs. SGLT-2 inhibitor as an add-on therapy to triple combination therapy (Metformin, Sulfonylurea, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4(DPP-4) inhibitors). Quadruple combination therapy group with the SGLT-2 inhibitor will be considered as active control group, because it have shown non-inferior glycemic efficacy to the conventional insulin conversion therapy in a previous clinical study. Patients who could not achieve the target blood glucose level (7% <HbA1c ≤ 10%) under the triple combination therapy (Metformin, Sulfonylurea, DPP-4 inhibitors) for more than 12 weeks will be enrolled in this prospective, open-label, randomized, parallel comparison, multicenter clinical trial. Subjects in each group (60 patients/group) will be treated with TZD-containing quadruple therapy or SGLT-2 inhibitor-containing quadruple therapy for 24 weeks. The investigators will evaluate the glycemic efficacy and safety of each group. Primary outcome is the 24 week-change of HbA1c from baseline levels.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 4
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
Prospective, open label, randomized, parallel, multicenter clinical trial
Masking
None (Open Label)
Masking Description
Open label
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
121 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
TZD group
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Pioglitazone added to Metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, Sulfonylurea
Arm Title
SGLT-2 inhibitor group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Empagliflozin added to Metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, Sulfonylurea
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
TZD group
Other Intervention Name(s)
Acpio
Intervention Description
Pioglitazone 15mg (Acpio®, once daily, regardless of meal time, for 24 weeks) will be added for T2DM(type 2 diabetes mellitus) patients who had inadequate glycemic control (7% <HbA1c ≤ 10%) with triple therapy (metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, sulfonylurea). At visit 3 (after 12 week-treatment), patients whose HbA1c level is more than 7.0% will be prescribed increased dosage of pioglitazone : from 15mg to 30mg
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
SGLT-2 group
Other Intervention Name(s)
Jardiance
Intervention Description
Empagliflozin 10mg (Jardiance®, once daily, regardless of meal time, for 24 weeks) will be added for T2DM patients who had inadequate glycemic control (7% <HbA1c ≤ 10%) with triple therapy (metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, sulfonylurea). At visit 3 (after 12 week-treatment), patients whose HbA1c level is more than 7.0% will be prescribed increased dosage of empagliflozin : from 10mg to 25mg
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change of HbA1c
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
Change of HbA1c
Description
Mean difference of HbA1c after 24 week-treatment
Time Frame
24 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
glucose
Description
Percentage of patients who achieve target HbA1c (≤7% level)
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
glucose
Description
Mean difference of fasting blood glucose after 24 week-treatment
Time Frame
24 weeks
Title
Adverse events
Description
Incidence of adverse events during treatment period
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
Adverse events
Description
Incidence of adverse events during treatment period
Time Frame
24 weeks
Title
Change of kidney function
Description
Mean change of BUN and serum creatinine
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
Change of kidney function
Description
Mean change of BUN and serum creatinine
Time Frame
24 weeks
Title
Change of liver enzymes
Description
Mean change of AST(Asparate aminotransferase)
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
Change of liver enzymes
Description
Mean change of ALT(Alanine aminotransferase)
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
Change of liver enzymes
Description
Mean change of Total bilirubin
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
Change of liver enzymes
Description
Mean change of AST
Time Frame
24 weeks
Title
Change of liver enzymes
Description
Mean change of ALT
Time Frame
24 weeks
Title
Change of liver enzymes
Description
Mean change of Total bilirubin
Time Frame
24 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
19 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. 19 ≤ age ≤ 80, male or female 2. Type 2 diabetes patients who have taken triple combination therapy of OADs as followed : Metformin (≥1000 mg/day), Sulfonylurea (Glimepiride ≥ 4 mg/day or Gliclazide ≥ 60 mg/day), DPP-4 inhibitor (Full dose) for over 12 weeks 3. At screening, 7% < HbA1c ≤ 10% 4. Patients who refused insulin therapy. 5. Subjects who understood the contents of the clinical trial and are cooperative in the trial progress, and are considered to be able to participate until the end of the trial. 6. Patients who have voluntarily agreed in writing to participate in the clinical trial after hearing the explanation of the trial. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other types of diabetes than type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Patients who have the history of allergy of hypersensitivity for the medication of the clinical trial. 3. Patients who have the history of taking TZDs or SGLT-2 inhibitors within a year prior to screening visit, or have the history of discontinuation of them due to severe side effects. 4. Patients who have the history of acute or chronic metabolic acidosis including diabetic ketoacidosis (with or without coma), or any kinds of ketosis within 12 weeks prior to screening visit. 5. Patients who have genetic metabolic diseases, such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption 6. Patients who have the history of taking steroids for more than 2 weeks, within 8 weeks prior to screening visit. 7. Patients who have the history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening visit (In case of bladder cancer, subjects will be excluded regardless of the time of diagnosis) 8. Patients who have the history of coronary artery bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention, or suffered from heart failure (NYHA class III, IV) 9. Patients who have the history of uncontrolled arrhythmia, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attacks, and cerebral vascular disease within 24 weeks prior to the screening date. 10. Patients of chronic renal failure, chronic kidney disease stage 3~5 (estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated vial CKD-EPI <60 mL/min/1.73m2) or on dialysis therapy. 11. Elevated liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP ≥ 2.5*upper limit of normal (ULN) or Total bilirubin ≥ 2.5*ULN) or Child-Pugh class B or C (for the patients of liver cirrhosis) 12. Subjects who are pregnant or lactating 13. Perioperative patients, patients with severe infections or severe trauma 14. Patients with unexamined gross hematuria 15. Any other subjects who is determined to be ineligible for the clinical trials by researchers.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
City
Seoul
Country
Korea, Republic of

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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