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CompletedPhase 1

Adjunctive Therapy of Exenatide or Sitagliptin to Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes

Acute Effect of a GLP-1-Analogue (Exenatide) and of a DPP-4-Inhibitor (Sitagliptin) in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Insulin Glargine Once Daily

Asset

Exenatide

Subcutaneous · GLP-1 agonist

Listed sites

1

Recruiting sites

Enrollment

48

actual

Study population

Type 2 diabetes

Key I/E criterion

HbA1c 7-10%

Primary endpoint

Postprandial glucose

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

NCT IDNCT00971659
Org study ID49/0316-Adjunct

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2009-09-04estimated
Last update posted2009-09-04estimated
Study start2008-01 (month precision)
Primary completion2008-09actual (month precision)
Study completion2008-11actual (month precision)

Assets

Investigational agents

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Type 2 diabetes

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age35 Years
Maximum age70 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Inclusion criteria

male or female subjects aged between 35 and 70 years, inclusive
type 2 diabetes with duration >6 months and <10 years
for at least 3 months: treatment solely with a long- or intermediate-acting insulin formulation (insulin glargine, insulin detemir, or NPH insulin) with or without a stable dose of metformin or treatment solely with a stable dose of metformin or combination of stable doses of metformin plus sulfonylureas
HbA1c >=7.0% and <=10.0%
if treated with antihypertensive or lipid lowering agents, the treatment regimen had to be stable during 3 months prior to study start
written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

history or presence of cancer or any clinically relevant diseases
chronic heart failure NYHA class III or IV, unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months
recurrent hypoglycemia
abnormal lab tests at screening (ALAT and/or ASAT >=3 times ULN), creatinine >1.6 mg/dL in males and >1.4 mg/dL in females
clinically relevant ECG findings at screening
treatment with a rapid-acting insulin or with a mixed insulin formulation during the previous 3 months
treatment with any other OHA than metformin or metformin plus sulfonylureas during the previous 3 months
any systemic or topical treatment with drugs known to influence glucose metabolism

Endpoints (2)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Glycemic / diabetes

2 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint

the unadjusted 6-hour postprandial blood glucose excursion (AUCBG0-6h) following ingestion of a standardized breakfast

Time frame:after 4 weeks of treatment

Postprandial glucose

descriptive, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

mean daily blood glucose (BG) from 7-point 24h BG profiles, fasting BG, self-measured 7-point BG profiles, percentage of subjects achieving ADA HbA1c treatment goals, fasting lipid profiles, HOMA-IR index, hypoglycemic episodes

Time frame:after 4 weeks of treatment

descriptive, improvement

componentsPostprandial glucose, Fasting glucose, change, HbA1c <7.0% achievement, Triglycerides, change, LDL-C, change, HDL-C, change, Total cholesterol, change, HOMA-IR (insulin sensitivity), Documented hypoglycemia

Publications (1)

Bibliography

Records linked to this trial through ClinicalTrials.gov references, PubMed NCT search, and curated study seeds. 'Canonical' marks design/result papers; others are registry references or candidates.

Registry references + supporting bibliography

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 1, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa endpoint taxonomy v2 (May 13, 2026)
Results tableno registry results posted yet

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.