Efficacy and Safety of Pioglitazone and Azilsartan in Treating Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of pioglitazone, once daily (QD), combined with azilsartan in the treatment of subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00762736

Run by

Takeda

People needed

704

Starts

2004-07-01

Expected to finish

2005-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Had type 2 diabetes, with a hemoglobin value of greater than or equal to 8.0% or less than 10.0% at Screening.
• Females of childbearing potential who were sexually active agreed to use adequate contraception, and were neither pregnant nor lactating from Screening throughout the duration of the study.
• Received antihypertensive therapy and must have been on a stable dose for a minimum of 8 weeks prior to Screening.
• Had clinical laboratory evaluations (including clinical chemistry, hematology, and complete urinalysis) within the reference range for the testing laboratory unless the results were deemed not clinically significant for inclusion into this study by the investigator or sponsor.
• Had been on stable diet and exercise program and oral anti-glycemic therapy including sulfonylurea or metformin for 8 weeks prior to Screening.

You may not qualify if…

• Had a hemoglobin value less than 8.0% or greater than 10.0% at Screening.
• Was taking an angiotensin II receptor blocker.
• Had uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure greater than 160 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure greater than 100 mm Hg. - Had a systolic blood pressure less than or equal to 110 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure less than or equal to 60 mm Hg.
• Was taking or was expected to take the following medications:
• antidiabetic agents (other than sulfonylurea or metformin)
• tricyclic antidepressants
• monoamine oxidase inhibitors
• phenothiazines
• diet medications
• amphetamines or their derivatives
• lithium
• common cold medications with chronic use
• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with chronic use (including aspirin greater than 325 mg/day or cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors).
• Had unstable angina or heart failure of any etiology with functional class New York Heart Association III or IV.
• Had a history of myocardial infarction.
• Had clinically significant cardiac conduction defects (eg, second or third degree atrioventricular block, left bundle branch block, sick sinus syndrome, atrial fibrillation or flutter).
• Had secondary hypertension of any etiology (eg, renovascular disease, pheochromocytoma, Cushing's syndrome).
• Had a history of collagen vascular disorder (eg, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma) within the last 5 years.
• Had a body mass index greater than 39 kg/m2.
• Had significant, moderate-to-severe renal dysfunction (creatinine greater than 2.4 mg/dL). If receiving metformin, a creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dL for male subjects or greater than 1.4 mg/dL for female subjects led to exclusion.
• Had a history of drug abuse or a history of alcohol abuse within the past 2 years.
• Had a previous history of cancer, other than basal cell carcinoma, that had not been in remission for at least 5 years prior to the first dose of study drug.
• Had type 2 diabetes with clinically important retinopathy or peripheral or autonomic neuropathy.
• Had an alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase level of greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal, active liver disease, or jaundice.
• Was participating in another investigational study or had participated in an investigational study within 30 days prior to randomization.

Where it is running

• Study site — Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• Study site — Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Sun City, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Burbank, California, United States
• Study site — Escondido, California, United States
• Study site — Irvine, California, United States
• Study site — La Jolla, California, United States
• Study site — National City, California, United States
• Study site — Riverside, California, United States
• Study site — Sacramento, California, United States
• Study site — San Diego, California, United States
• Study site — Spring Valley, California, United States
• Study site — Coral Gables, Florida, United States
• Study site — DeLand, Florida, United States
• Study site — Hollywood, Florida, United States
• Study site — Miami, Florida, United States
• Study site — New Port Richey, Florida, United States
• Study site — Opa-locka, Florida, United States
• Study site — Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
• Study site — Sarasota, Florida, United States
• Study site — Vero Beach, Florida, United States
• Study site — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Study site — Augusta, Georgia, United States
• Study site — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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