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A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ASP1941 in Combination With Metformin in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

A Phase 3 interventional study of ipragliflozin and Placebo in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc. Completed at 7 sites in Japan. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-30.

Sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
168
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety after concomitant administration of ASP1941 and metformin in patients with diabetes mellitus.

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This study is to evaluate the efficacy (HbA1c change from baseline) and safety of ASP1941 in combination with metformin in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have inadequate glycemic control with metformin alone. The effects of ASP1941 are compared with those of placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Metformin
  • ASP1941
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

10,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus; 1,319 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 168 is above the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Astellas Pharma Inc is the lead sponsor of 512 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 27 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 19 (70%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Type 2 diabetic patients receiving with metformin mono-therapy for at least 6 weeks
  • HbA1c value between 7.0 and 9.5%
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.0 - 45.0 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus patients
  • Serum creatinine > upper limit of normal
  • Estimated GFR \< 60ml/min/1.73m2
  • Proteinuria (albumin/creatinine ratio > 300mg/g)
  • Dysuria and/or urinary tract infection, genital infection
  • Significant renal, hepatic or cardiovascular diseases
  • Severe gastrointestinal diseases
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
168 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ASP group

    ASP1941 and metformin

    Drug: ipragliflozin · Drug: metformin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo group

    placebo and metformin

    Drug: Placebo · Drug: metformin

Interventions

  • Drugipragliflozin

    oral

    Also known as: ASP1941

  • DrugPlacebo

    oral

  • Drugmetformin

    oral

    Also known as: Metgluco, Melbin, Glycoran

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in HbA1c

    Time frame: Baseline and for 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in fasting plasma glucose

    Time frame: Baseline and for 24 weeks

  2. Change from baseline in fasting serum insulin

    Time frame: Baseline and for 24 weeks

  3. Safety as reflected by adverse events, routine safety laboratories, vital signs, physical examinations and 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs)

    Time frame: for 52 weeks

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Study locations

7 sites
  • Chubu, Japan
  • Chugoku, Japan
  • Hokkaido, Japan
  • Kansai, Japan
  • Kantou, Japan
  • Kyushu, Japan
  • Touhoku, Japan
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kashiwagi A, Shestakova MV, Ito Y, Noguchi M, Wilpshaar W, Yoshida S, Wilding JPH. Safety of Ipragliflozin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Pooled Analysis of Phase II/III/IV Clinical Trials. Diabetes Ther. 2019 Dec;10(6):2201-2217. doi: 10.1007/s13300-019-00699-8. Epub 2019 Oct 12. PubMed 31606880 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Access to anonymized individual participant level data will not be provided for this trial. Further details on Astellas' data sharing policy can be found at https://www.clinicaltrials.astellas.com/transparency/.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 30, 2025, 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
NCT01135433
Lead sponsor
Astellas Pharma Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 2, 2010
Start date
May 15, 2010
Primary completion
Nov 28, 2011
Completion
Nov 28, 2011
Last update
May 30, 2025

Study contacts

Use Central Contact
study chair · Astellas Pharma Inc

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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