The purpose of this study is to learn whether PPM-204 has an effect on lowering blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and is safe in treating people with type 2 diabetes.
Official Title
A 24-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of PPM-204 In Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Further Details
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Fasting Plasma Glucose
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Mean changes of HbA1c, Fasting Insulin, HOMA-IR and QUICKI indices, Body weight, waist measurements, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, total/HDL, apolipoprotein A-1 & B, triglycerides, free fattty acids, hs C-reactive protein, adiponectin, edema.
Study Start
January 2007; Expected completion: January 2008
Eligibility & Criteria
- Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years – 70 Years
- Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women of non-childbearing potential, 18 to 70 years old
- Subjects currently treated with diet and exercise alone and subjects receiving a single oral antidiabetic medication
- BMI > 23 and < 43
- For subjects currently treated with 1 antidiabetic medication: HbA1c is greater than or equal to 6.8% and less than or equal to 8.5%.
- For subjects not currently treated with antidiabetic medications: HbA1c is greater than or equal to 7.2% and less than or equal to 9.0%
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects requiring insulin therapy
- Subjects currently receiving 2 or more oral antidiabetic medications
- Subjects requiring systemic corticosteroids, unless treatment was discontinued at least 4 weeks before the screening visit
- Subjects receiving warfarin
- Subjects currently receiving thiazolidinediones, unless treatment was discontinued 8 weeks before the screening visit
- Significant diabetic complications (retinopathy, nephropathy, symptomatic neuropathy)
Total Enrolment
500
Contact Details
Australian Locations and Contacts:
- Keswick, South Australia, 5035, Australia; Recruiting
- Daws Park, South Australia, 5041, Australia; Recruiting
- Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia; Recruiting
- Principal Investigator, For Australia: medinfo@wyeth.com
- Trial Manager, International: clintrialparticipation@wyeth.com
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