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CompletedNCT01257451Updated Dec 18, 2012

Safety and Efficacy of Galvus in Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Patients

A Phase 3 interventional study of Vildagliptin and Placebo in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 46 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 70 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-12-18.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals (part of Novartis) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
431
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
70 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin 50 mg bid in elderly patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

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Conditions studied

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Vildagliptin, Elderly Patients
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

9,589 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; 1,332 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 431 is above the median of 81 across 7,713 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.

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Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 2,711 studies on the registry; 218 are open to participants now.

Of its 582 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 435 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • age: ≥ 70 years inclusive at Visit 1.
  • patients with a confirmed diagnosis of T2DM
  • HbA1c of ≥ 7% and ≤10.0% by central laboratory at Visit 1 and assessed by the investigator to be inadequately controlled
  • body mass index (BMI) in the range of 19-45kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • FPG ≥ 270 mg/dL (≥ 15.0 mmol/L)
  • previous or current participation in any vildagliptin clinical study.
  • history of hypersensitivity to DPP-4 inhibitors.
  • concurrent medical condition that may interfere with the interpretation of efficacy and safety data during the study.
  • donation of blood or significant blood loss equaling to at least one unit of blood within the past 2 weeks of start of study or a blood transfusion within the past 12 weeks or planned regular transfusions during the study period Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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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
431 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vildagliptin

    Drug: Vildagliptin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • vildagliptin 50mg bid

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo 50mg bid

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the proportion of vildagliptin treated patients achieving HbA1c reduction and/or proportion reaching investigator defined target HbA1c relative to placebo

    Time frame: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of vildagliptin in elderly patients with T2DM who are drug-naive or inadequately controlled with oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) including physical exam, vital sign, hematology, chemistry and electrocardiogram.

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  2. To evaluate the proportion of vildagliptin treated patients achieving fasting plasma glucose (FPG) reduction relative to placebo

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  3. To assess the responder rates of patients treated with vildagliptin as compared to placebo

    Time frame: 24 weeks

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Study locations

46 sites
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Wichelen, Belgium 9260, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Buizingen, 1501, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    De Pinte, 9840, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Genk, 3600, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Mouscron, 7700, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Nazareth, 9810, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Oostham, 3945, Belgium
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria 2700, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria 6400, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4001, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Sofia, Bulgaria 1431, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Varna, Bulgaria 9002, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Lahti, Suomi 15110, Finland
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Helsinki, 00180, Finland
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Oulu, FIN-90100, Finland
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Münster, Germany 48143, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Völlkingen, Germany 66333, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Bamberg, 96050, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Beckum, 59269, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Berlin, 10115, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Eisleben Lutherstadt, 06295, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Falkensee, 14612, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Lichtenfels, 96215, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Magdeburg, 39112, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Mammendorf, 82291, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Potsdam, 14469, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Sulzbach-Rosenberg, 92237, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Wetter, 58300, Germany
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Bratislava, Slovak Republic 811 02, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Ľubochňa, Slovak Republic 03491, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Levice, Slovakia 934 01, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Nové Zámky, Slovakia 940 01, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Pie¿¿any, Slovakia 92101, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Košice, 040 22, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Ružomberok, 034 01, Slovakia
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Alicante, Alicante 03114, Spain
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalusia 11540, Spain
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Centelles, Barcelona 08540, Spain
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Alzira, Valencia 46600, Spain
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Birmingham, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Stevenage, SG1 4AB, United Kingdom
  • Novartis Investigative Site
    Wiltshire, SN15 2SB, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Strain WD, Lukashevich V, Kothny W, Hoellinger MJ, Paldanius PM. Individualised treatment targets for elderly patients with type 2 diabetes using vildagliptin add-on or lone therapy (INTERVAL): a 24 week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Lancet. 2013 Aug 3;382(9890):409-416. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60995-2. Epub 2013 May 23. PubMed 23706759 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 18, 2012, 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
NCT01257451
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 9, 2010
Start date
Dec 2010
Primary completion
Mar 2012
Completion
Mar 2012
Last update
Dec 18, 2012

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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