| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated  | 
| Diabetes mellitus Type 2 | 
 
| Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 | 
 
 
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| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language  | 
| Diabetes Type 2 | 
 
| Typ 2 Diabetes, Zuckerkrankheit | 
 
 
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area  | Diseases [C] - Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18] | 
| MedDRA Classification | 
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.2 | Version  | 14.1 | 
 
| E.1.2 | Level  | PT | 
 
| E.1.2 | Classification code  | 10067585 | 
 
| E.1.2 | Term  | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 
 
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class  | 10027433 - Metabolism and nutrition disorders | 
 
 
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| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease  |  No  | 
| E.2 Objective of the trial | 
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial  | 
| The primary objective is to investigate the impact of a 12 week linagliptin treatment on endothelial function in patients with early type 2 diabetes.  | 
 
 
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial  | 
The secondary objective is to investigate the effect of a 12 week linagliptin treatment on:
 
 - arginine bioavailability ratios (global arginine bioavailability ratio and arginine to ornithine ratio)
 - biochemical markers of endothelial function (sVCAM-1, sICAM-1, vWF)
 - the AUC of glucose, insulin and free fatty acids during the meal tolerance test | 
 
 
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study  |  No  | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria  | 
- Age 40-75
 - Early diabetes (postchallenge diabetes (2h glucose >200 mg/dl or type 2 diabetes treated with diet only or on a stable dose of metformin monotherapy)
 - Coronary atherosclerosis (diagnosed via coronary angiography or coronary computer tomography)  | 
 
 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
- Acute coronary syndrome or cerebrovascular event within the previous 4 weeks
 -BMI > 35 kg/m2
 - Serum creatinine > 2.5 mg/dl
 - AST/ALT > 3x upper limit of normal
 - HbA1c >9.0% (>75 mmol/mol)
 - Heart failure > NYHA class II
 - Uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure > 165 / 100 mmHg)
 - Treatment with orally administered steroids
 - New onset statin or ACE-inhibitor within the previous 6 weeks
 - Known Malignancy
 - Pregnancy or breast feeding women. | 
 
 
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| Changes in endothelial function (assessed by flow mediated dilatation – FMD) from baseline to 12 week. | 
 
 
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| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | 
Changes from Baseline to week 12 in:
 - the arginine bioavailability ratios (global arginine bioavailability ratio and arginine to ornithine ratio)
 - in biochemical markers of endothelial function (sVCAM-1, sICAM-1, vWF)
 - in the AUC of glucose, insulin and free fatty acids during the meal tolerance test | 
 
 
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial | 
| E.6 | Scope of the trial | 
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis |  No  | 
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis |  No  | 
| E.6.3 | Therapy |  Yes  | 
| E.6.4 | Safety |  No  | 
| E.6.5 | Efficacy |  No  | 
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic |  No  | 
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic |  No  | 
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence |  No  | 
| E.6.9 | Dose response |  No  | 
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic |  No  | 
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic |  No  | 
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic |  No  | 
| E.6.13 | Others |  No  | 
| E.7 | Trial type and phase | 
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) |  No  | 
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans |  No  | 
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study |  No  | 
| E.7.1.3 | Other |  No  | 
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description |  | 
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) |  No  | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) |  No  | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) |  Yes  | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled |  Yes  | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised |  Yes  | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open |  No  | 
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind |  No  | 
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind  |  Yes  | 
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group |  Yes  | 
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over  |  No  | 
| E.8.1.7 | Other |  No  | 
| E.8.2 |  Comparator of controlled trial | 
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) |  No  | 
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo  |  Yes  | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other |  No  | 
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 | 
| E.8.3 | 
                                The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
                             |  Yes  | 
| E.8.4 |  The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned  |  No  | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States |  No  | 
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA | 
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA |  No  | 
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA |  No  | 
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee |  No  | 
| E.8.8 | 
                        Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
                        visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |