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Safety and Efficacy of Bexagliflozin Compared to Placebo as Add-on Therapy to Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03259789
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 24, 2017
Results First Posted : July 7, 2021
Last Update Posted : July 7, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Theracos

Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of bexagliflozin compared to placebo as an add-on therapy to metformin in lowering hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Type2 Diabetes Mellitus Drug: Bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg Drug: Bexagliflozin tablets, placebo Phase 3

Detailed Description:
Approximately 300 subjects with inadequately controlled T2DM on metformin were to be recruited from the United States and Japan. Subjects were randomly assigned to receive bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg, or bexagliflozin tablets, placebo, in a ratio of 1:1 once daily for 24 weeks. Subjects were to continue taking metformin for the duration of the study. The study also enrolled 50 subjects with extremely poorly controlled T2DM on metformin to receive open-label bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg, for 24 weeks.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 351 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Bexagliflozin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Who Are Not Adequately Controlled by Metformin Alone
Actual Study Start Date : November 28, 2017
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 23, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date : January 23, 2019

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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg; Double-Blind Drug: Bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg
Each subject will receive bexagliflozin, 20 mg once daily for the duration of the study.
Other Name: EGT0001442, EGT0001474

Placebo Comparator: Bexagliflozin tablets, Placebo; Double Blind Drug: Bexagliflozin tablets, placebo
Each subject will receive placebo (inactive tablet) once daily for the duration of the study.

Experimental: Bexagliflozin Tablets, 20 mg; High Glycemic Group Drug: Bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg
Each subject will receive bexagliflozin, 20 mg once daily for the duration of the study.
Other Name: EGT0001442, EGT0001474




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change From Baseline in HbA1c at Week 24 for Double-blind Group [ Time Frame: Baseline to week 24 ]
    HbA1c was obtained at baseline and at Week 24. The model-adjusted change from baseline was calculated using mixed-effects repeated measures analysis.

  2. Change From Baseline in HbA1c at Week 24 for High Glycemic Group [ Time Frame: Baseline to week 24 ]
    The change in HbA1c from baseline at Week 24 in High Glycemic Group was calculated by subtracting the mean HbA1c at baseline from the mean HbA1c at Week 24


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) at Week 24 for Double-blind Group [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 24 weeks ]
    FPG was obtained at baseline and at Week 24. The model-adjusted change from baseline was calculated using mixed-effects repeated measures analysis.

  2. Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) at Week 24 for High Glycemic Group [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 24 weeks ]
    The change in FPG from baseline at Week 24 for High Glycemic Group was calculated by subtracting the mean FPG at baseline from the mean FPG at Week 24

  3. Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline to week 24 ]
    Changes from baseline at Week 24 in SBP for the double-blind group and high glycemic group

  4. Proportion of Subjects Achieving HbA1c < 7% Over Time for Double-blind Group [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 24 weeks ]
    The proportion of subjects who achieved HbA1c < 7% at 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks were calculated based on the number of subjects with a value at each time point for each group. The model-adjusted proportion was calculated based on a logistic analysis using Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) logistic regression that includes country, treatment, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction and the baseline HbA1c value as a fixed effect covariate. An unstructured correlation structure will be used, or autoregressive if the model with the unstructured structure does not converge.

  5. Proportion of Subjects Achieving HbA1c < 7% Over Time for High Glycemic Group [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 24 weeks ]
    The proportion of subjects who achieved HbA1c < 7% at 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks were calculated based on the number of subjects with a value at each time point for each group.

  6. Change in Body Mass From Baseline to Week 24 in Subjects With a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 for Double-blind Group [ Time Frame: Baseline to week 24 ]
    Changes in body mass from baseline to week 24 was calculated based on LS means for both bexagliflozin and placebo groups.

  7. Change in Body Mass From Baseline to Week 24 in Subjects With a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 for High Glycemic Group [ Time Frame: Baseline to week 24 ]
    The change in body mass from baseline at week 24 for High Glycemic group was calculated by subtracting the mean body mass at baseline from the mean body mass at week 24

  8. Change From Baseline in HbA1c Over Time in Double-blind Treatment Group [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 24 weeks ]
    The change from baseline in HbA1c at 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks was calculated based on the number of subjects with a value at each time point for each group. The model-adjusted change from baseline was calculated based on a mixed-effects repeated measures analysis that includes country, treatment, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction and the baseline HbA1c value as a fixed effect covariate.

  9. Change in HbA1c Over Time Among Subjects Who Have Baseline HbA1c of > 10.5% and ≤ 12.0% [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 24 weeks ]
    The change from baseline in HbA1c at 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks was calculated based on the number of subjects with a value at each time point in High Glycemic Group.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

The subjects were required to meet the following criteria at the time of enrollment to be eligible for the study:

  1. Had been age ≥ 20 years at screening. Women of childbearing potential were required to have tested negative for pregnancy and have agreed to abstinence or contraception for the duration of the study to avoid any possible pregnancy. Females who were surgically sterile (hysterectomy, oophorectomy) or postmenopausal (absence of menses greater than 12 months) were eligible if they had tested negative for pregnancy at screening.
  2. a) Had a history of T2DM with an HbA1c level of ≥ 7.5% and ≤ 10.5% at screening, or b) Had a history of T2DM with an HbA1c level of >10.5% and ≤ 12.0% at screening
  3. Had been prescribed a stable dose of metformin (≥1500 mg per day in the US or ≥ 1000 mg per day in Japan) as their sole anti-diabetic medication
  4. Had a body mass index (BMI) ≤ 45 kg m-2
  5. Had been able to comprehend and willing to provide written informed consent in accordance with institutional and regulatory guidelines
  6. Had no recent changes to their medications for hypertension or hyperlipidemia (if applicable)
  7. Had the ability to regularly self-administer medication, as evidenced by consumption of all, or at worst one less than all, doses of run-in medication prior to randomization

Subjects who met any of the following criteria were to be excluded from the study:

  1. Had a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus or maturity-onset diabetes of the young
  2. Were pregnant or breastfeeding
  3. Had one or more hemoglobin alleles that affect HbA1c measurement
  4. Had a history of genitourinary tract infection (e.g., UTI, GMI, vaginitis, balanitis) within 6 weeks of screening or a history of ≥ 3 genitourinary infections requiring treatment within 6 months of screening
  5. Had an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), as calculated by the modification of diet in renal disease study equation (MDRD), < 60 mL min-1 per 1.73 m2
  6. Had a sitting systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg or a sitting diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg at screening
  7. Had exposure to hypoglycemic agent(s) other than metformin during the 8 weeks prior to screening
  8. Had a history of illicit drug use or alcohol abuse in the past 2 years
  9. Had a life expectancy < 2 years
  10. Had a diagnosis of New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV heart failure within 3 months of screening
  11. Had experienced an MI, unstable angina, stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure within 3 months of screening
  12. Had exposure to an investigational drug within 30 days
  13. Had a previous exposure to bexagliflozin or EGT0001474
  14. Had a history of SGLT2 inhibitor treatment
  15. Were participating in another interventional trial
  16. Were not able to comply with the study scheduled visits
  17. Had any condition, disease, disorder, or clinically relevant abnormality that, in the opinion of the primary investigator, would jeopardize the subject's appropriate participation in this study or obscure the effects of treatment
  18. Had an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≥ 2.5 × ULN or total bilirubin ≥ 1.5 × ULN at screening

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03259789


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Sponsors and Collaborators
Theracos
Investigators
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Study Director: J, Paul Lock, M.D. Theracos
  Study Documents (Full-Text)

Documents provided by Theracos:
Study Protocol  [PDF] July 26, 2017
Statistical Analysis Plan  [PDF] February 15, 2019

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Responsible Party: Theracos
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03259789    
Other Study ID Numbers: THR-1442-C-419
First Posted: August 24, 2017    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: July 7, 2021
Last Update Posted: July 7, 2021
Last Verified: July 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Bexagliflozin
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs