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study of hydroxychloroquine in comparison with pioglitazone in patients with type II diabetes mellitus

Efficacy and safety of Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus: A Double Blind, Randomized Comparison with Pioglitazone

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2009/091/001036
Enrollment
252
Registered
2009-12-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications Health Condition 2: null- Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Intervention1: Hydroxychloroquine: 400 mg orally once daily for 6 months Control Intervention1: Pioglitazone: 15 mg orally Once daily for 6 months

Sponsors

Ipca Laboratories Limited
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed of type II diabetes defined by ADA criteria and are uncontrolled by combination therapy of two oral hypoglycemic agents i.e. either metformin greater than or equal to 1000mg/day in combination with glimepiride greater than or equal to 4mg/day or gliclazide greater than or equal to 160mg/day combination 3. Patients with HbA1c greater than or equal to 7.5 % and less than or equal to 11.5 % at baseline visit (HbA1C 7.5 % and less than or equal to 11.5 % for screening visit) 4. Patients with body weight greater than or equal to 60 kg 5. Patients willing and likely to fully comply with study procedures and restrictions and ready to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with other than Type II diabetes 2. Patients with a history of any retinopathy including diabetic retinopathy 3. Patients with abnormal renal and liver function. 4. Patients with disease of blood or haematopoetic organs 5. Patient with known history of diabetic ketoacidosis 6. Patients receiving insulin therapy 7. Patients with known history of hypersensitivity to hydroxychloroquine, glimepiride, gliclazide, metformin , pioglitazone or other similar drugs of same chemical class or any other ingredient of the study formulations or with history of severe allergic disease 8. Pregnant or lactating women. 9. Women of childbearing potential not practicing contraception.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical improvement in terms of HbA1c, FBG and PPG levels, To assess the safety and tolerability of test product as compaired to reference product characterised by changes in liver function test opthalmologic changes at week 12 and week 24 post randomization.Timepoint: at week 12 and week 24

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change in FBG, PPG and HbA1CTimepoint: At week 12 and week 24 from baseline;Mean change in FBG, PPG and HbA1CTimepoint: At week 12 and week 24 from baseline;Mean change in FBG, PPG and HbA1CTimepoint: At week 12 and week 24 from baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNitin Chandurkar Representing Sponsor

Ipca Laboratories Limited

anil.pareek@ipca.com022-66474641

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026