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Type 2 DiabetesPhase 2NCT00263965

ARAMIS: Actions of tesaglitazaR on fAt Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity

A Phase 2 study testing Tesaglitazar, Metformin and Dietary and lifestyle modification counseling in people with Type 2 Diabetes, run by AstraZeneca at 3 sites in 3 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is a 16-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multi-center, placebo- and active- (metformin 1.5 g) controlled study of tesaglitazar (1 mg) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Type 2 Diabetes
What is being tested?
Tesaglitazar, Metformin and Dietary and lifestyle modification counseling
How many people
105 participants
Where
3 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
Aug 2005to Jul 2006
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Provision of a written informed consent
  • Men or women who are 30-70 years of age
  • Female patients: postmenopausal, hysterectomized
  • Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
  • Treated with diet alone or treatment with a single oral antidiabetic agent or low doses of two oral antidiabetic agents

Who cannot join

  • Type 1 diabetes
  • New York Heart Association heart failure Class III or IV
  • Treatment with chronic insulin
  • History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to any peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist (like Actos or Avandia), fenofibrate, metformin or 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin)
  • History of drug-induced myopathy or drug-induced creatine kinase elevation, liver enzyme elevations, neutropenia (low white blood cells)
  • Creatinine levels above twice the normal range
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  • Creatine kinase above 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • Received any investigational product in other clinical studies within 12 weeks
  • Any clinically significant abnormality identified on physical examination, laboratory tests or electrocardiogram, which in the judgment of the investigator would compromise the patient's safety or successful participation in the clinical study

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 3 countries.

3 sites in 3 countries

Finland1 site
  • Research Site

    Helsinki

Other trials in Finland

Italy1 site
  • Research Site

    Pisa

Other trials in Italy

United Kingdom1 site
  • Research Site

    Oxford

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: A 16-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Multicenter, Placebo- and Active- (Metformin) Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effect on Whole Body Insulin Sensitivity of Tesaglitazar Therapy When Administered to Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

This is a 16-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multi-center, placebo- and active- (metformin 1.5 g) controlled study of tesaglitazar (1 mg) in patients with type 2 diabetes. After a 1-week enrollment period, a 3 week placebo single blind run in period and 1-week placebo single-blind baseline measurement period, the patients will be given the investigational product for 16 weeks in a double blind fashion. Metformin will be titrated up during the first 3 weeks of the double-blind period. The total study duration, including enrollment, run-in, randomized treatment and follow-up, is 29 weeks.

Conditions
Type 2 Diabetes
Being tested
Tesaglitazar, Metformin, Dietary and lifestyle modification counseling
Medical subject headings
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TesaglitazarDrug

  • MetforminDrug

  • Dietary and lifestyle modification counselingBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Whole-body insulin sensitivity by assessing the M value during high (80 mU/m2/min) insulin level euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp.

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity by assessing the M value during low (20 mU/m2/min) insulin level euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp.

  2. Basal hepatic glucose output measured by dideuterated glucose in the fasting state and during low insulin level clamp.

  3. Plasma profile of glucose, insulin and lipids after a mixed meal

  4. Calculated insulin secretion

  5. Liver oxidation after a mixed meal

  6. Energy expenditure and substrate metabolism by indirect calorimetry

  7. Body composition using DXA-scan, abdominal fat distribution using magnetic resonance imaging, liver fat and muscle fat content using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

  8. Waist and hip circumference

  9. Laboratory efficacy variables (lipids, inflammatory marker and adipose tissue hormones)

  10. Safety and tolerability of tesaglitazar in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Dec 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2005
  3. Study completionJul 2006

Why it stopped: The development program has been terminated

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
105 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00263965
Sponsor's protocol ID
D6160C09999
Other IDs
EudraCT No 2004-000350-24
Status last verified
Mar 2008
First submitted
9 Dec 2005
Last updated
17 Mar 2008
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Tesaglitazar, Metformin and Dietary and lifestyle modification counseling in people with Type 2 Diabetes, run by AstraZeneca at 3 sites in 3 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Mar 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in Finland, Italy, United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The development program has been terminated). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Whole-body insulin sensitivity by assessing the M value during high (80 mU/m2/min) insulin level euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Mar 2008.

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