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CompletedNCT00821977Updated Dec 17, 2020

Efficacy and Long-Term Safety of Vildagliptin as Monotherapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Vildagliptin and Vildagliptin in Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, sponsored by Novartis. Completed at 176 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-17.

Sponsored by Novartis · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
338
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a 2-3 period parallel group study with an adaptive element in Type 2 diabetes patients receiving vildagliptin as monotherapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Keywords

  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Vildagliptin
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

9,359 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; 1,318 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 338 is above the median of 80 across 7,525 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.

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Lead sponsor

Novartis is the lead sponsor of 703 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients at least 18 years of age at Visit 1
  • Drug naïve patients with T2DM diagnosed at least 2 months prior to Visit 1
  • HbA1c ≥ 7.0 % and ≤ 10.0% at Visit 1
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) in the range of 22-45 kg/m2 at Visit 1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating female
  • FPG ≥ 270 mg/dL (≥15 mmol/L)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
338 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vildagliptin Dose 1

    Drug: Vildagliptin

  • Experimental
    Vildagliptin Dose 2

    Drug: Vildagliptin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugVildagliptin
  • DrugVildagliptin
  • DrugPlacebo
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Measure: To evaluate the efficacy of vildagliptin as monotherapy in patients with T2DM by assessing changes in HbA1c from baseline to 24 weeks.

    Time frame: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measure: To evaluate the efficacy of vildagliptin as monotherapy in patients with T2DM as measured by changes in fasting plasma glucose from baseline to 24 weeks

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  2. Measure: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of vildagliptin compared to placebo over 24 weeks of treatment as monotherapy in patients with T2DM

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  3. Measure: To evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of vildagliptin over the entire study duration as monotherapy in patients with T2DM

    Time frame: 76 weeks

  4. Measure: To evaluate the body weight change from baseline with vildagliptin compared to placebo after 24 weeks of treatment as monotherapy in patients with T2DM

    Time frame: 24 weeks

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Study locations

176 sites
  • Advanced Clinical Research
    Pell City, Alabama 35128, United States
  • Horizon Clinical Research Associates, PLLC
    Gilbert, Arizona 85206, United States
  • Vista Medical Research, Inc
    Mesa, Arizona 85206, United States
  • Clinical Research Advantage
    Mesa, Arizona 85213, United States
  • Hope Clinical Research
    Phoenix, Arizona 85006, United States
  • Anasazi Internal Medicine
    Phoenix, Arizona 85032, United States
  • Tatum Ridge Internal Medicine
    Phoenix, Arizona 85032, United States
  • Paradigm Clinical
    Tucson, Arizona 85705, United States
  • Tucson Clinical Research
    Tucson, Arizona 85712, United States
  • Medical Investigations, Inc.
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
  • Paul W. Davis, MD
    Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603, United States
  • Sall Research Medical Center
    Artesia, California 90704, United States
  • Associated Pharmaceutical Research
    Buena Park, California 90620, United States
  • Providence Research
    Burbank, California 91505, United States
  • Burbank - Lovelace Scientific Resources, Inc.
    Burbank, California 91506, United States
  • Lucita M. Cruz, M.D., Inc.
    Norwalk, California 90650, United States
  • California Research Foundation
    San Diego, California 92103, United States
  • Ritchken and First MDs
    San Diego, California 92117-4961, United States
  • San Diego Sports Medicine Research and Family Care
    San Diego, California 92120, United States
  • Crest Clinical Trials
    Santa Ana, California 92701, United States
  • NuLife Clinical Research, Inc.
    Santa Ana, California 92805, United States
  • Westside Arthritis and Metabolism Center
    Santa Monica, California 90404, United States
  • Center for Clinical Trials of San Gabriel
    West Covina, California 91790, United States
  • Colorado Springs Health Partners, Pc
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907, United States
  • Express Care Clinical Research
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909, United States
  • Cherry Creek Family Practice
    Denver, Colorado 80206, United States
  • Metro Clinical Research
    Littleton, Colorado 80120, United States
  • Complete Family Care
    Northglenn, Colorado 80234, United States
  • Clinical Therapeutics Corp
    Coral Gables, Florida 33134, United States
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308, United States
  • South Florida Clinical Research Center
    Miramar, Florida 33023, United States
  • Pines Research, LLC
    Pembroke Pines, Florida 33028, United States
  • Well Pharma Medical Research
    South Miami, Florida 33143, United States
  • Southern Clinical Research
    Augusta, Georgia 30904, United States
  • Rockdale Medical Research
    Conyers, Georgia 30094, United States
  • North Georgia Medical Research Institute
    Ellijay, Georgia 30540, United States
  • Perimeter North Medical Research
    Roswell, Georgia 30076, United States
  • JMG CIinical Research
    Alton, Illinois 62002, United States
  • Fox Valley Clinical Research
    Aurora, Illinois 60504, United States
  • American Health Network
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46254, United States
  • Mercy Family Medicine
    Mason City, Iowa 50401, United States
  • Associates Research, Inc
    Lansing, Kansas 66043, United States
  • Health Science Research Center
    Pratt, Kansas 67124, United States
  • Cotton O'neil Clinic
    Topeka, Kansas 66606, United States
  • Heartland Research Associates, LLC
    Wichita, Kansas 67205, United States
  • Dolby Research, LLC
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809, United States
  • Bruce Samuels LLC
    Covington, Louisiana 70433, United States
  • Gulf Coast Research, LLC
    Lafayette, Louisiana 70508, United States
  • Crescent City Clinical Research Center
    Metairie, Louisiana 70006, United States
  • The Family Doctors
    Shreveport, Louisiana 71115, United States
  • Maine Centers for Endocrinology & Diabetes
    Scarborough, Maine 04074, United States
  • Michigan Hypertension Center
    Chelsea, Michigan 48118, United States
  • Genesys Integrated Group Practice, PC
    Flint, Michigan 48532, United States
  • Borgess Heart Institute-Borgess Research Institute
    Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048, United States
  • NISUS Research Northern MI Hospital
    Petoskey, Michigan 49770-2212, United States
  • Spence Medical Research Center, LLC
    Pinckney, Michigan 39466, United States
  • Southwestern Medical Clinic, PC
    Stevensville, Michigan 49127, United States
  • Belzoni Clinical Research
    Belzoni, Mississippi 39038, United States
  • Gulfside Clinical Research
    Gulfport, Mississippi 39501, United States
  • Mississippi Medical Research, LLC
    Picayune, Mississippi 39466, United States
  • Woodlake Research
    Chesterfield, Missouri 63017, United States
  • Truman Medical Center & Univ Physician Associates
    Kansas City, Missouri 64108, United States
  • Ozark Mountains Medical Research
    Ozark, Missouri 65721, United States
  • Midwest Pharmaceutical Research Inc.
    Saint Peters, Missouri 63376, United States
  • Midwest Pharmaceutical Research, Inc.
    Saint Peters, Missouri 63376, United States
  • Ozark Medical-Surgical Associates, Ltd.
    Springfield, Missouri 65804, United States
  • ClinVest Research
    Springfield, Missouri 65807, United States
  • Patient's First Health Care
    Washington, Missouri 63090, United States
  • Physician Research Collaboration
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68516, United States
  • Fallbrook Family Health Center
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68521, United States
  • Quality Clinical Research
    Omaha, Nebraska 68114, United States
  • Heartland Clinical Research, Inc.
    Omaha, Nebraska 68134, United States
  • Desert Endocrinology Clinical Research Center
    Henderson, Nevada 89052, United States
  • Clinical Research Center of NV
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89104, United States
  • Palm Medical Research Center
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89148, United States
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
    Nashua, New Hampshire 03063, United States
  • Shore Health Group
    Toms River, New Jersey 08753, United States
  • Physicians Research Center
    Toms River, New Jersey 08755, United States
  • The Endocrine Group, LLP
    Albany, New York 12206, United States
  • Endwell Family Physician
    Endwell, New York 13760, United States
  • North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Associates
    New Hyde Park, New York 11042, United States
  • Mezitis Education & Research Institute
    New York, New York 10024, United States
  • Cornerstone Medical Center
    Burlington, North Carolina 27215, United States
  • Kernodle Clinic, Inc.
    Burlington, North Carolina 27215, United States
  • Neem Research Group of Charlotte
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, United States
  • Bland Clinic, PA
    Greensboro, North Carolina 27401, United States
  • Triad Clinical Trials, LLC
    Greensboro, North Carolina 27408, United States
  • Private Practice
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27610, United States
  • Crescent Medical Research
    Salisbury, North Carolina 28144, United States
  • Jones Family Practice, PA
    Shelby, North Carolina 28150, United States
  • The Lipid Center
    Statesville, North Carolina 28677, United States
  • Lillestol Research, LLC
    Fargo, North Dakota 58103, United States
  • Frederick C. Smith Clinic R & R Research
    Marion, Ohio 43302, United States
  • Pharmacotherapy Research Associates, INC
    Zanesville, Ohio 43071, United States
  • Central Sooner Research
    Norman, Oklahoma 73069, United States
  • Lion Research
    Norman, Oklahoma 73069, United States
  • Integris Physicians Services Clinical Research
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112, United States
  • Memorial Clinical Research
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134, United States
  • Blair Medical Associates Inc
    Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602, United States
  • Tri-State Medical Group
    Beaver, Pennsylvania 15009, United States

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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 17, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00821977
Lead sponsor
Novartis
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 14, 2009
Start date
Nov 2008
Primary completion
Oct 2010
Completion
Oct 2010
Last update
Dec 17, 2020
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