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Safety Assessment of Lyxumia (Lixisenatide) and Sulfonylurea as Add-on Treatment to Basal Insulin in Uncontrolled Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Who Elect to Fast During Ramadan

International, Randomized, Open Label Study to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Lixisenatide vs. Sulfonylurea on Top of Basal Insulin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Subjects Who Elect to Fast During Ramadan

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02941367
Acronym
LixiRam
Enrollment
184
Registered
2016-10-21
Start date
2017-02-23
Completion date
2017-08-04
Last updated
2022-04-25

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Brief summary

Primary Objective: To compare the safety, in terms of percentage of patients with symptomatic documented hypoglycemia during Ramadan fast, of lixisenatide versus sulfonylurea (SU). Secondary Objectives: * To assess effect of lixisenatide versus SU on: * Changes in glycemic control; * Changes in body weight. * To assess overall safety of lixisenatide and SU.

Detailed description

The total study duration per patient will have a minimum 12 weeks and maximum 22 weeks (up to 2 weeks screening period + 8-12 weeks pre-Ramadan period + 29-30 days Ramadan + 0 4 weeks post-Ramadan period). This is a phase 3b study in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh (instead of phase 4 for other countries).

Interventions

DRUGLixisenatide (AVE0010)

Pharmaceutical form: solution for injection Route of administration: subcutaneous

DRUGSulfonylurea

Pharmaceutical form: tablet Route of administration: oral

DRUGmetformin

Pharmaceutical form: tablet Route of administration: oral

DRUGbasal insulin

Pharmaceutical form: solution for injection Route of administration: subcutaneous

Sponsors

Sanofi
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

: * Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed for at least 1 year at the time of the screening visit, insufficiently controlled with basal insulin + SU (≤50% max allowed dose) ±1 oral antidiabetic (OAD) drug. * Patients who express the intention to fast during Ramadan. * Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* At the time of screening age \< legal age of majority. * Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) at screening visit: \<7.5% or \>10%. * Body mass index (BMI) \<20kg/m\^2. * Treatment with basal insulin for less than 6 months prior to screening. * Prior antidiabetic medication (basal insulin and OADs) not at stable dose (eg, same medication, frequency and \<20% dose change) in the last 8 weeks prior to screening. * Previous treatment with short or rapid acting insulin other than for short term use (≤10 days) in relation to hospitalization or an acute illness in the last 6 months prior to screening. * Any discontinuation from a glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) due to safety/tolerability issue or lack of efficacy. * Patient not willing to perform self-monitored plasma glucose (SMPG) as required by protocol and to follow the instructions provided. * Type 1, gestational or secondary diabetes. * History of diabetic ketoacidosis. * History of hypoglycemia unawareness. * Any medical contraindication for sustained and safe fasting. * Pregnant or breast-feeding women. * Women of childbearing potential (WOCB) not protected by highly effective contraceptive method(s) of birth control and/or who are unwilling or unable to be tested for pregnancy. * Known hypersensitivity/intolerance to lixisenatide (Lyxumia) or any of its excipients. * All contraindications of the comparator and protocol mandated background therapies or warning/precaution of use (when appropriate) as displayed in the respective National Product Labeling. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients with at least 1 documented symptomatic hypoglycemia event (plasma glucose ≤70 mg/dL; 3.9 mmol/L)Approximately 30 days (from start to end of Ramadan holy month)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) <130 mg/dL (7.22 mmol/L)At pre-Ramadan visit
Percentage of patients with HbA1c <7%, no weight gain and no documented symptomatic hypoglycemia (plasma glucose ≤70 mg/dL; 3.9 mmol/L)At 0-4 weeks pre- and 0-4 weeks post-Ramadan
Percentage of patients with HbA1C <7%At 0-4 weeks pre- and 0-4 weeks post-Ramadan
Mean change in body weightBaseline, 0-4 weeks pre- and 0-4 weeks post-Ramadan
Percentage of patients with 2-hour post prandial glucose (2hPPG) <180 mg/dL (10 mmol/L)Last 14 days of Ramadan month
Mean change in HbA1cBaseline, 0-4 weeks pre- and 0-4 weeks post-Ramadan

Countries

India, Israel, Kuwait, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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