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Glycemic control by Thiazolidinedione (TZD) or Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor as an add-on therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus after failure of an oral triple antidiabetic regimen

Quadruple oral combination therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus : Glycemic control by Thiazolidinedione (TZD) or Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor as an add-on therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus after failure of an oral triple antidiabetic regimen

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0004073
Enrollment
121
Registered
2019-06-19
Start date
2019-08-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-01-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : 1) TZD (Pioglitazone 15mg, Acpio®) : once daily, regardless of meal time, for 24 weeks 2) SGLT-2 inhibitor (Empagliflozin 10mg, Jardiance®) : once daily, regardless of m
will be prescribed increased dosage of Pioglitazone (in TZD group) or Empagliflozin (in SGLT-2 inhibitor group) : from 15mg to 30mg (pioglitazone) or 10mg to 25mg (empagliflozin).

Sponsors

Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 19 = age = 80, male or female 2. Type 2 diabetes patients who have taken triple combination therapy of OADs as followed : Metformin (=1000 mg/day), Sulfonylurea (Glimepiride = 4 mg/day or Gliclazide = 60 mg/day), DPP-4 inhibitor (Full dose) for over 12 weeks 3. At screening, 7% < HbA1c = 10% 4. Patients who refused insulin therapy. 5. Subjects who understood the contents of the clinical trial and are cooperative in the trial progress, and are considered to be able to participate until the end of the trial. 6. Patients who have voluntarily agreed in writing to participate in the clinical trial after hearing the explanation of the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other types of diabetes than type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Patients who have the history of allergy of hypersensitivity for the medication of the clinical trial. 3. Patients who have the history of taking TZDs or SGLT-2 inhibitors within a year prior to screening visit, or have the history of discontinuation of them due to severe side effects. 4. Patients who have the history of acute or chronic metabolic acidosis including diabetic ketoacidosis (with or without coma), or any kinds of ketosis within 12 weeks prior to screening visit. 5. Patients who have genetic metabolic diseases, such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsoption 6. Patients who have the history of taking steroids for more than 2 weeks, within 8 weeks prior to screening visit. 7. Patients who have the history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening visit (In case of bladder cancer, subjects will be excluded regardless of the time of diagnosis) 8. Patients who have the history of coronary artery bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention, or suffered from heart failure (NYHA class III, IV) 9. Patients who have the history of uncontrolled arrhythmia, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attacts, and cerebral vascular disease within 24 weeks prior to the screening date. 10. Patients of chronic renal failure, chronic kidney disease stage 3~5 (estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated vial CKD-EPI <60 mL/min/1.73m2) or on dialysis therapy. 11. Elevated liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP = 2.5*upper limit of normal (ULN) or Total bilirubin = 2.5*ULN) or Child-Pugh class B or C (for the patients of liver cirrhosis) 12. Subjects who are pregnant or lactating 13. Perioperative patients, patients with severe infections or severe trauma 14. Patients with unexamined gross hematuria 15. Any other subjects who is determined to be ineligible for the clinical trials by researchers.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean difference of HbA1c after 24 week-treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients who achieve target HbA1c level (%);Mean difference of blood glucose after 24 week-treatment;Parameters associated with safety (incidence of adverse events, change of renal function and liver function)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJaehyun Bae

Yonsei University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026