Efficacy and Safety Study With Empagliflozin (BI 10773) vs. Placebo as add-on to Metformin or Metformin Plus Sulfonylurea Over 24 Weeks in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The objective of the current study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of two doses of BI 10773 compared to placebo given for 24 weeks as add-on therapy to metformin or metformin plus sulfonylurea in patients with Typ 2 Diabetes Mellitus with insufficient glycaemic control.
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase III Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Efficacy and Safety Study of BI 10773 (10 mg, 25 mg) Administered Orally, Once Daily Over 24 Weeks in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Insufficient Glycaemic Control Despite Treatment With Metformin Alone or Metformin in Combination With a Sulfonylurea
Enrollment: 1504
Study Start Date: July 2010
Primary Completion Date: February 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms:
- Experimental: BI 10773 Arm 2
- Placebo Comparator: Placebo
- Experimental: BI 10773 open-label
- Experimental: BI 10773 Arm 1
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Study start date | 2010-07-01 |