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Chiglitazar Added to Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes

A Randomised Double-blind Placebo Parallel Controlled Phase Ⅲ Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Chiglitazar Added to Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Metformin Monotherapy (RECAM)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04807348
Enrollment
533
Registered
2021-03-19
Start date
2021-07-06
Completion date
2023-02-10
Last updated
2024-07-15

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Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Brief summary

The purpose of the trial is to evaluate the effect of Chiglitazar added to metformin to type 2 diabetes Inadequately controlled with metformin Monotherapy.

Detailed description

This clinical trial is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo parallel control design, and uses superiority test to determine whether the experimental group is superior to the control group in terms of main efficacy endpoints.

Interventions

DRUGChiglitazar 32mg

Administrated once daily

DRUGChiglitazar 48mg

Administrated once daily

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo of Chiglitazar

DRUGMetformin Hydrochloride

most tolerable dose

Sponsors

Chipscreen Biosciences, Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. ) Provide a signed and dated informed consent form; 2. ) Men and women aged ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years; 3. ) According to the World Health Organization ( the WHO ) 1999 criteria for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes; 4. ) After metformin stable dose monotherapy (≥1500 mg/day or maximum tolerated dose, but the maximum tolerated dose not \< l000 mg/day) for at least 8 weeks; 5. ) The local HbA1c value during the screening period: 7.5% ≤ HbA1c ≤ 11% ; 6. ) The HbA1c value of the central laboratory before randomization: 7.0% ≤ HbA1c ≤ 10.5% ; 7. ) BMI ≥ 18.5 kg/m2 and ≤ 35 kg/m 2 ; 8. ) Fasting C- peptide ≥ 0.5 nmol/L ; 9. ) Women of Childbearing Potential ( WOCBP ) should take reliable contraceptive measures at least 1 month before the screening, during the entire trial, and within 3 months after completing the trial; male subjects should take reliable contraceptive measures to avoid making their sexual partners to pregnant during the entire trial and within 3 months after the trial.

Exclusion criteria

1. ) Type 1 diabetes; 2. ) Pregnancy or lactation; 3. ) The New York Heart Association (NYHA ) defines congestive heart failure as grade III or IV ; 4. ) Significant history of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months before screening, defined as myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft or angioplasty, valvular disease or repair, unstable angina, transient brain Ischemic attack, or cerebrovascular accident; 5. ) Suffered from malignant tumors (except cured basal cell carcinoma) within 5 years before screening; 6. ) Edema of lower limbs or edema of the whole body; 7. ) Moderate to severe renal insufficiency \[ Calculated eGFR\<60 ml/ ( min\*1.73m2 ) using CKD - EPI formula \]; 8. ) urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio of \> 300 mg /g; 9. ) Triglyceride\> 5.6 mmol /L; 10. ) Active liver disease and /or obvious liver function abnormalities, defined as AST\>2.5 times the upper limit of normal value and/or ALT\>2.5 times the upper limit of normal value and/or total bilirubin \>1.5 times the normal value Upper limit 11. ) Clinically significant arrhythmias in the electrocardiogram examination and treatment or intervention are required. The investigator judges that it is not suitable to participate in this clinical trial; 12. ) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-positive; Treponema pallidum antibody positive; positive hepatitis B surface antigen and HBV DNA quantification values were higher than the upper; HCV antibodies and HCV RNA quantification values were higher than the upper ; 13. ) History of illegal drug abuse within 12 months before screening ; 14. ) Participated in other clinical trials within 90 days before screening ; 15. ) Donated whole blood, plasma, or platelets within 3 months before screening. 16. ) Before randomization, the investigator judged that the subjects had poor compliance with the study protocol or drug treatment, defined as the subjects taking less than 80% or more than 120% of the prescribed dose of chiglitazar/ placebo or metformin; 17. ) The investigator judged that it is not suitable to participate in this clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
percentage of HbA1c change from baseline24 weekscentral lab test

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in blood fasting plasma glucose level from baseline12 and 24 weekscentral lab test
Changes of HOMA-the IR value from baseline12 and 24 weeksmodel calculated
Changes of blood lipids level from baseline12 and 24 weeksincludeing TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, VLDL-C, non-HDL-C, TG, FFA, ApoA1, ApoB
percentage of AEs28 weekssafety
number of participants with lab abnormality24 weeksnumber or rate of founds in lab tests

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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