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Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin Co-administered With Dapagliflozin in Combination With Metformin Compared to Sitagliptin in Combination With Metformin in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Inadequate Glycemic Control on Metformin Therapy Alone

A 26-week International, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Controlled, Parallel Group, Phase 3bTrial With a Blinded 26-week Long -Term Extension Period to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin Co-administered With Dapagliflozin in Combination With Metformin Compared to Sitagliptin in Combination With Metformin in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Inadequate Glycemic Control on Metformin Therapy Alone

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02284893
Enrollment
461
Registered
2014-11-06
Start date
2014-09-09
Completion date
2016-09-20
Last updated
2018-06-01

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

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Brief summary

Study will evaluate if a combination of saxagliptin and dapagliflozin added concurrently to metformin in combination with diet and exercise is superior to sitagliptin added to metformin in combination with diet and exercise in reducing mean HbA1c over a treatment period of 26 weeks.

Interventions

DRUGSaxagliptin

administered orally once daily

DRUGDapagliflozin

administered orally once daily

DRUGSitagliptin

administered orally once daily

administered orally once daily

administered orally once daily

DRUGPlacebo matching with Sitagliptin

administered orally once daily

Sponsors

AstraZeneca
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with inadequate glycemic control, defined as a central laboratory glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥8.0% and ≤ 10.5 % obtained at the screening visit * Subjects should have been taking the same daily dose of metformin ≥ 1500 mg for at least 8 weeks prior to the enrollment visit and with no intake of other antihyperglycemic therapy for more than 14 days (consecutive or not) during 12 weeks prior to screening * BMI \> 20.0 kg/m2 at the enrollment visit * Males and Females, age ≥18 years old at time of screening visit * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of study drug * Women must not be breastfeeding

Exclusion criteria

* Clinically diagnosed with Type I diabetes, known diagnosis of Maturity Onset Diabetes of Young (MODY), secondary diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus * History of diabetic ketoacidosis * Any of the following cardiovascular (CV)/Vascular Diseases within 3 months of the enrollment visit * Myocardial infarction * Cardiac surgery or revascularization (coronary artery bypass surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft \[(CABG)\]/percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty \[(PTCA)\]) * Unstable angina * Unstable congestive heart failure (CHF) * Transient ischemic attack (TIA) or significant cerebrovascular disease * Unstable or previously undiagnosed arrhythmia * Congestive heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III and IV, unstable or acute congestive heart failure and/or known left ventricular ejection fraction of ≤ 40% * Renal Disease * Hepatic Diseases * Hematological and Oncological Disease/Conditions * Hemoglobin ≤ 11.0 g/dL (110 g/L) for men; hemoglobin ≤ 10.0 g/dL (100 g/L) for women * Abnormal Free T4

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean Change in HbA1cBaseline (randomization) to Week 26

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percent of Subjects Achieving a Therapeutic Glycemic Response, Defined as HbA1c < 7.0%week 26
Mean Change in Total Body WeightBaseline (randomization) to Week 26
Mean Change in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG)Baseline (randomization) to Week 26

Countries

Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Romania, South Africa, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

461 Patients were Randomized into the study, 411 patients completed the 26 weeks part. Out of them 402 patients continued into the additional 26 week part. Out of them 378 patients completed the 52 weeks period (26+26 weeks).

Participants by arm

ArmCount
SAXA + DAPA + MET
Saxagliptin 5-mg tablet+Dapagliflozin 10-mg tablet+Placebo capsules matching the sitagliptin 100-mg capsules+Metformin background therapy
232
SITA + MET
Placebo tablet matching the saxagliptin 5-mg tablet +Placebo tablet matching the dapagliflozin 10-mg table+Sitagliptin 100-mg capsules +Metformin background therapy
229
Total461

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
26 Week (Short Term)Adverse Event19
26 Week (Short Term)Discontinuation by the subject22
26 Week (Short Term)Lost to Follow-up31
26 Week (Short Term)Other11
26 Week (Short Term)Subject no longer meets study criteria58
26 Week (Short Term)Withrawal of the consent by the subject710
52 Week (Long Term)Adverse Event31
52 Week (Long Term)Lost to Follow-up22
52 Week (Long Term)Non-Compliance23
52 Week (Long Term)Subject no longer meets study criteria01
52 Week (Long Term)Withrawal of the consent by the subject46

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSAXA + DAPA + METSITA + METTotal
Age, Continuous55.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.87
55.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.55
55.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.21
Region of Enrollment
Central America
46 participants42 participants88 participants
Region of Enrollment
Europe
72 participants74 participants146 participants
Region of Enrollment
North America
114 participants113 participants227 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
132 Participants119 Participants251 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
100 Participants110 Participants210 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 2320 / 229
other
Total, other adverse events
112 / 232123 / 229
serious
Total, serious adverse events
9 / 23213 / 229

Outcome results

Primary

Mean Change in HbA1c

Time frame: Baseline (randomization) to Week 26

Population: The Randomized Subjects data set consists of all randomized subjects who received at least~1 dose of double-blind study drug during the double-blind treatment period. Data in this data set were analyzed based on randomized treatment group, even if the treatment they received was different

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)Dispersion
Saxagliptin + Dapagliflozin + Metformin GroupMean Change in HbA1c-1.41 percentage (%)Standard Error 0.0696
SITA + METMean Change in HbA1c-1.07 percentage (%)Standard Error 0.0719
p-value: 0.0008Mixed Models Analysis
Secondary

Mean Change in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG)

Time frame: Baseline (randomization) to Week 26

Population: randomized subjects

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Saxagliptin + Dapagliflozin + Metformin GroupMean Change in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG)-31.9 mg/dlStandard Error 2.538
SITA + METMean Change in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG)-11.0 mg/dlStandard Error 2.668
p-value: 0.0001Mixed Models Analysis
Secondary

Mean Change in Total Body Weight

Time frame: Baseline (randomization) to Week 26

Population: randomized subjects

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Saxagliptin + Dapagliflozin + Metformin GroupMean Change in Total Body Weight-1.86 kgStandard Error 0.201
SITA + METMean Change in Total Body Weight-0.51 kgStandard Error 0.2078
p-value: 0.0001Mixed Models Analysis
Secondary

Percent of Subjects Achieving a Therapeutic Glycemic Response, Defined as HbA1c < 7.0%

Time frame: week 26

Population: randomized subjects

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)Dispersion
Saxagliptin + Dapagliflozin + Metformin GroupPercent of Subjects Achieving a Therapeutic Glycemic Response, Defined as HbA1c < 7.0%37.3 Percentage of subjects 3.15
SITA + METPercent of Subjects Achieving a Therapeutic Glycemic Response, Defined as HbA1c < 7.0%25.1 Percentage of subjects 2.871
p-value: 0.0034Regression, Logistic

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026