Clinical Trial Results:
A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3102 in ≥18 and <45 Year-Old Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Inadequate Glycemic Control
Summary
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EudraCT number |
2012-004303-12 |
Trial protocol |
RO |
Global end of trial date |
14 Sep 2015
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Results information
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Results version number |
v1(current) |
This version publication date |
14 Sep 2016
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First version publication date |
14 Sep 2016
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Other versions |
Trial Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Trial identification
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Sponsor protocol code |
MK-3102-028
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Additional study identifiers
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ISRCTN number |
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US NCT number |
NCT01814748 | ||
WHO universal trial number (UTN) |
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Sponsors
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Sponsor organisation name |
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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Sponsor organisation address |
2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ, United States, 07033
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Public contact |
Clinical Trials Disclosure, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., ClinicalTrialsDisclosure@merck.com
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Scientific contact |
Clinical Trials Disclosure, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., ClinicalTrialsDisclosure@merck.com
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Paediatric regulatory details
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Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP) |
No
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Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Results analysis stage
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Analysis stage |
Final
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Date of interim/final analysis |
14 Sep 2015
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Is this the analysis of the primary completion data? |
Yes
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Primary completion date |
14 Sep 2015
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Global end of trial reached? |
Yes
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Global end of trial date |
14 Sep 2015
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Was the trial ended prematurely? |
No
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General information about the trial
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Main objective of the trial |
This study will examine the safety and efficacy of once-weekly omarigliptin in participants 18 to <45 years of age with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and inadequate glycemic control. The study hypothesis is that treatment with omarigliptin compared with placebo provides greater reduction in hemoglobin A1c (A1C) in participants after 24 weeks.
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Protection of trial subjects |
This study was conducted in conformance with Good Clinical Practice standards and applicable country and/or local statutes and regulations regarding ethical committee review, informed consent, and the protection of human subjects participating in biomedical research.
The following additional measure defined for this individual study was in place for the protection of trial participants: participants exceeding pre-specified glycemic thresholds after Day 1 of the double-blind treatment period were to have rescue therapy with open-label metformin initiated by the investigator.
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Background therapy |
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Evidence for comparator |
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Actual start date of recruitment |
03 May 2013
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Long term follow-up planned |
No
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Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement? |
Yes
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Population of trial subjects
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Number of subjects enrolled per country |
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Mexico: 23
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Romania: 48
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Russian Federation: 30
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Serbia: 11
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
South Africa: 14
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Ukraine: 49
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
United States: 28
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Worldwide total number of subjects |
203
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EEA total number of subjects |
48
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Number of subjects enrolled per age group |
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In utero |
0
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Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk |
0
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Newborns (0-27 days) |
0
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Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) |
0
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Children (2-11 years) |
0
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Adolescents (12-17 years) |
0
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Adults (18-64 years) |
203
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From 65 to 84 years |
0
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85 years and over |
0
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Recruitment
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Recruitment details |
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Pre-assignment
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Screening details |
Eligibility requirements include male and female participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were currently not on an antihyperglycemic agent (AHA) for at least the past 12 weeks and has not been treated with omarigliptin at any time prior to study participation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Period 1
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Period 1 title |
Overall Study (overall period)
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Is this the baseline period? |
Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation method |
Randomised - controlled
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Blinding used |
Double blind | |||||||||||||||||||||
Roles blinded |
Subject, Investigator | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arms
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Are arms mutually exclusive |
Yes
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Arm title
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Omarigliptin 25 mg | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Omarigliptin 25 mg, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Experimental | |||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Omarigliptin
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Capsule
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
25 mg administered orally once weekly
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Investigational medicinal product name |
Metformin
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Tablet
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
Open-label metformin (dosed daily according to the country-specific product label) was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited.
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Arm title
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Placebo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Placebo to omarigliptin, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Placebo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Metformin
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Tablet
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
Open-label metformin (dosed daily according to the country-specific product label) was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited.
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Investigational medicinal product name |
Placebo to omarigliptin
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Capsule
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
Matching placebo to omarigliptin 25 mg administered orally once weekly
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Baseline characteristics reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
Omarigliptin 25 mg
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Reporting group description |
Omarigliptin 25 mg, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Placebo
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Reporting group description |
Placebo to omarigliptin, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End points reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
Omarigliptin 25 mg
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Reporting group description |
Omarigliptin 25 mg, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | ||
Reporting group title |
Placebo
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Reporting group description |
Placebo to omarigliptin, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. |
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End point title |
Change from baseline in A1C at Week 24 | ||||||||||||
End point description |
A1C (%) is used to report average blood glucose levels over prolonged periods of time.
Analysis population: Full analysis set (FAS) population comprised all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and had a baseline measurement or a post-randomization measurement for the analysis endpoint.
The unexpected absence of a treatment effect in this study led to investigations that included measurement of metformin levels in available samples collected for future research during the study. Of the 92 participants with samples who had not been rescued with metformin, 57% (25/44) in the placebo group and 29% (14/48) in the omarigliptin group had detectable metformin, indicating the use of metformin that was prohibited by the protocol. The use of metformin prohibited by the protocol was without investigator knowledge and is a confounding factor impacting the ability to draw any conclusions regarding the efficacy results from this study.
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline and Week 24
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
203
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
superiority | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.535 [1] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Constrained longitudinal data analysis | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Difference in least squares means | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.12
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-0.26 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
0.49 | ||||||||||||
Notes [1] - Terms for treatment, time, and the interaction of time by treatment, with the constraint that the mean baseline is the same for all treatment groups. Other method: Constrained longitudinal data analysis (cLDA) |
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End point title |
Percentage of participants who experienced at least one adverse event (AE) | ||||||||||||
End point description |
An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign including an abnormal laboratory finding, symptom or disease associated with the use of a medical treatment or procedure, regardless of whether it is considered related to the medical treatment or procedure, that occurs during the course of the study. Data presented exclude data following the initiation of glycemic rescue.
Analysis population: All participants treated (APaT) population included all randomized participants who received at least one dose of study medication.
The safety database was analyzed in a standard fashion in the APaT population for all participants who took at least one dose of study medication. This analysis may have been confounded by the use of metformin prohibited by the protocol (see efficacy results description above).
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
Up to Week 27
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
203
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other | ||||||||||||
Method |
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Parameter type |
Difference in percent | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.4
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-13.8 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
13 |
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End point title |
Percentage of participants who discontinued study drug due to an AE | ||||||||||||
End point description |
An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign including an abnormal laboratory finding, symptom or disease associated with the use of a medical treatment or procedure, regardless of whether it is considered related to the medical treatment or procedure, that occurs during the course of the study. Data presented exclude data following the initiation of glycemic rescue.
Analysis population: APaT population included all randomized participants who received at least one dose of study medication.
The safety database was analyzed in a standard fashion in the APaT population for all participants who took at least one dose of study medication. This analysis may have been confounded by the use of metformin prohibited by the protocol (see efficacy results description above).
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
Up to Week 24
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
203
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other [2] | ||||||||||||
Method |
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Parameter type |
Difference in percent | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-2
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
1-sided
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lower limit |
- | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
99999 | ||||||||||||
Notes [2] - Confidence interval (CI) was not calculated; therefore, 99999 = not calculated. |
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End point title |
Change from baseline in 2-hr PMG at Week 24 | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Blood glucose was measured 120 minutes from start of meal.
Analysis population: FAS population comprised all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and had a baseline measurement or a post-randomization measurement for the analysis endpoint.
The unexpected absence of a treatment effect in this study led to investigations that included measurement of metformin levels in available samples collected for future research during the study. Of the 92 participants with samples who had not been rescued with metformin, 57% (25/44) in the placebo group and 29% (14/48) in the omarigliptin group had detectable metformin, indicating the use of metformin that was prohibited by the protocol. The use of metformin prohibited by the protocol was without investigator knowledge and is a confounding factor impacting the ability to draw any conclusions regarding the efficacy results from this study.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline and Week 24
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
201
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
superiority | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.685 [3] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Constrained longitudinal data analysis | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Difference in least squares means | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
4.2
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-16.1 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
24.4 | ||||||||||||
Notes [3] - Terms for treatment, time, and the interaction of time by treatment, with the constraint that the mean baseline is the same for all treatment groups. |
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End point title |
Change in baseline in FPG at Week 24 | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Blood glucose was measured on a fasting basis.
Analysis population: FAS population comprised all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and had a baseline measurement or a post-randomization measurement for the analysis endpoint.
The unexpected absence of a treatment effect in this study led to investigations that included measurement of metformin levels in available samples collected for future research during the study. Of the 92 participants with samples who had not been rescued with metformin, 57% (25/44) in the placebo group and 29% (14/48) in the omarigliptin group had detectable metformin, indicating the use of metformin that was prohibited by the protocol. The use of metformin prohibited by the protocol was without investigator knowledge and is a confounding factor impacting the ability to draw any conclusions regarding the efficacy results from this study.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Baseline and Week 24
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
203
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
superiority | ||||||||||||
P-value |
= 0.586 [4] | ||||||||||||
Method |
Constrained longitudinal data analysis | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Difference in least squares means | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-3.7
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-17.1 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
9.7 | ||||||||||||
Notes [4] - Terms for treatment, time, and the interaction of time by treatment, with the constraint that the mean baseline is the same for all treatment groups. |
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End point title |
Percentage of participants attaining A1C glycemic goals of <7.0% at Week 24 | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Percentage of participants was estimated using standard multiple imputation techniques (cLDA model). Within-group CIs were calculated via the Wilson score method. FAS population comprised all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and had a baseline measurement or a post-randomization measurement for the analysis endpoint. The unexpected absence of a treatment effect in this study led to investigations that included measurement of metformin levels in available samples collected for future research during the study. Of the 92 participants with samples who had not been rescued with metformin, 57% (25/44) in the placebo group and 29% (14/48) in the omarigliptin group had detectable metformin, indicating the use of metformin that was prohibited by the protocol. The use of metformin prohibited by the protocol was without investigator knowledge and is a confounding factor impacting the ability to draw any conclusions regarding the efficacy results from this study.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Week 24
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
203
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other | ||||||||||||
Method |
Mietinnen and Nurminen | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Between-group rate difference | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
-0.4
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-14 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
13.1 |
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End point title |
Percentage of participants attaining A1C glycemic goals of <6.5% at Week 24 | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Percentage of participants was estimated using standard multiple imputation techniques (cLDA model). Within-group CIs were calculated via the Wilson score method. FAS population comprised all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and had a baseline measurement or a post-randomization measurement for the analysis endpoint. The unexpected absence of a treatment effect in this study led to investigations that included measurement of metformin levels in available samples collected for future research during the study. Of the 92 participants with samples who had not been rescued with metformin, 57% (25/44) in the placebo group and 29% (14/48) in the omarigliptin group had detectable metformin, indicating the use of metformin that was prohibited by the protocol. The use of metformin prohibited by the protocol was without investigator knowledge and is a confounding factor impacting the ability to draw any conclusions regarding the efficacy results from this study.
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Week 24
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Statistical analysis title |
Between group comparison | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
Omarigliptin 25 mg v Placebo
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
203
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
other | ||||||||||||
Method |
Mietinnen and Nurminen | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Between-group rate difference | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
4
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
-7.4 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
15.5 |
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End point title |
Percentage of participants who required glycemic rescue by Week 24 | ||||||||||||
End point description |
Participants exceeding pre-specified glycemic thresholds after starting the double-blind treatment period may have received rescue therapy (per protocol) with open-label metformin initiated by the investigator.
Analysis population: all randomized participants.
This analysis may have been confounded by the use of metformin prohibited by the protocol (see efficacy results description above).
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
Up to Week 24
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No statistical analyses for this end point |
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Adverse events information
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Timeframe for reporting adverse events |
Up to 27 weeks; Serious adverse events (SAEs) were collected up to 24 weeks during treatment + 3 week follow-up, non-serious adverse events (NSAEs) were collected up to 24 weeks during treatment
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Adverse event reporting additional description |
SAEs include data after glycemic rescue; NSAEs exclude data after glycemic rescue. Investigations performed by the Sponsor revealed that many participants had used a prohibited
antihyperglycemic agent—metformin (i.e., not as rescue medication; see efficacy results description above).
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Assessment type |
Systematic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
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Dictionary name |
MedDRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dictionary version |
18.0
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Reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
Placebo
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Reporting group description |
Placebo to omarigliptin, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
Omarigliptin 25 mg
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Reporting group description |
Omarigliptin 25 mg, once weekly, for 24 weeks. Open-label metformin daily was to be initiated for participants meeting protocol-specified glycemic criteria, but was otherwise prohibited. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Substantial protocol amendments (globally) |
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Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes | |||
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Amendment |
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22 Aug 2013 |
Amendment 1: primary reason was to add amylase and lipase to the chemistry panel. |
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Interruptions (globally) |
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Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No | |||
Limitations and caveats |
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Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data. | |||
Investigations indicate that the presence of metformin in future biomedical research (FBR) samples from non-rescued participants was due to participant self-administration of metformin outside of the protocol and without investigator knowledge. |