Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety, and Tolerability of Empagliflozin in Chinese Female and Male Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Chinese male and female patients with proven diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with diet and exercise only or on a maximum of two oral antidiabetic agents except thiazolidinediones with at least one agent taken at 50% of its maximum dose or less, unchanged for at least 12 weeks before randomization
- Glycosylated haemoglobin A1(HbA1c)<=8.5% and >=7.0% at screening,age>=21 and age<=70 years (male and female patients),BMI>=19 and <=40 kg/m2
- Signed and dated written informed consent by date of Visit 1 in accordance with GCP and local legislation.
Exclusion criteria:
- Patient who did not discontinue the antidiabetic treatment with insulin or glitazones, DPP-IV at least before 12 weeks before randomization
- Uncontrolled hyperglycaemia with a glucose level >240 mg/dl (>13.3 mmol/L) after an overnight fast at screening visit
- Clinically relevant concomitant diseases other than type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and medically treated hypertension, such as:
4 Any late stage complication of diabetes (e.g. retinopathy, polyneuropathy, vegetative disorders, diabetic foot) 5 Renal insufficiency (calculated creatinine clearance < 80 ml/min/1.73m²) 6 Cardiac insufficiency NYHA II-IV, myocardial infarction, other known cardiovascular diseases including hypertension > 160/95mmHg (measured at training visit and each of the timepoints of Day -1), stroke and TIA 7 Neurological disorders (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders 8 Acute or relevant chronic infections (e.g. HIV, repeated urogenital infections) 9 Any gastrointestinal, hepatic, respiratory, endocrine or immunological disorder 10. History of relevant allergy/hypersensitivity (including allergy to drug or its excipients) 11. A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., ECG demonstration of a QTc interval >450 ms ) at screening visit
Sites / Locations
- 1245.44.86001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
BI10773 low dose Per Os(p.o.)
Placebo
BI10773 high dose Per Os(p.o.)
patient to receive a tablet containing low dose BI10773 Per Os(p.o.) plus one placebo
patient to receive two placebos
patient to receive a tablet containing high dose BI10773 Per Os(p.o.) plus one placebo