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Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Switching to ITCA 650 in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Liraglutide

An Open-Label, Multi-Center, Randomized, Phase 3b Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Switching to One of Two Dosing Strategies of ITCA 650 in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Stable Doses of Liraglutide

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02638805
Enrollment
136
Registered
2015-12-23
Start date
2015-12-31
Completion date
2017-10-31
Last updated
2018-11-05

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Brief summary

A Phase 3b, open-label, randomized, multicenter, safety and tolerability study of ITCA 650 in subjects with Type 2 diabetes taking liraglutide and metformin.

Interventions

DRUGITCA 650 Osmotic Mini Pump 20/60 mcg/day

ITCA 650 osmotic mini pump delivering exenatide 20/60 mcg/day

DRUGITCA 650 Osmotic Mini Pump 60 mcg/day

ITCA 650 osmotic mini pump delivering exenatide 60 mcg/day

DRUGMetformin

Stable dose for at least 3 months (at least 1000 mg/day)

DRUGLiraglutide

Stable dose for at least 3 months (at least 1.2 mg/day)

Sponsors

Intarcia Therapeutics
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes ≥ 3 months. * Stable regimen of diet and exercise in combination with a stable treatment of liraglutide ≥1.2 mg/day and metformin ≥1000 mg/day. * HbA1c ≤9.5%. * Stable body weight ≥ 3 months. * Body mass index (BMI) ≥25 to ≤45 kg per meter squared. * Calcitonin \<50 ng/L (50 pg/mL) at the Screening Visit.

Exclusion criteria

* History of type 1 diabetes. * Recent use or of anti-diabetic medications other than liraglutide or metformin. * History of significant/severe nausea and/or vomiting due to liraglutide. * Significant symptomatic hyperglycemia. * History or evidence, within the last 6 months prior to the Screening Visit, of myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization (coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention), unstable angina, or cerebrovascular accident or stroke. * History or evidence of acute or chronic pancreatitis. * History of liver disease. * History of medullary thyroid cancer or a family or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. * Poor thyroid, liver, or renal function. * Serum creatinine levels \>1.5mg/dL (132 μmol/L) for male patients, or \>1.4 mg/dL (123 μmol/L) for female patients. * Weight loss surgery or requires weight loss medications. * History of malignancy (not including basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin with past 5 years). * History of active alcohol or substance abuse. * Treatment with medications that affect GI motility. * History of hypersensitivity to exenatide or liraglutide. * Women that are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number (percentage) and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) of nausea and/or vomitingFrom Randomization to 34 weeksNumber (percentage) and severity of treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) of nausea and/or vomiting over the 26-week treatment period; treatment discontinuation for nausea and/or vomiting; and pattern of nausea and/or vomiting over time.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of hypoglycemiaFrom Randomization to 34 weeks
Number (percentage) and severity of all treatment-emergent adverse eventsFrom Randomization to 34 weeksAll TEAEs 2 dose regimens of ITCA 650 over 26 weeks in patients with T2D after switching from stable therapy with liraglutide
Change in percentage of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the bloodFrom baseline to Week 26
Change in body weightfrom baseline to Week 26Change from baseline in body weight at Week 26

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change from baseline in cholesterolfrom baseline to Week 26Change in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
Change from baseline in fasting plasma glucosefrom baseline to Week 26
Change from baseline in blood pressure and heart ratefrom baseline to 34 weeksChange from baseline in blood pressure and heart rate at Week 26

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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