NCT00712673

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits and risks of lixisenatide (AVE0010), in comparison to placebo, as an add-on treatment to metformin, over a period of 24 weeks of treatment, followed by an extension. The primary objective is to assess the effects of lixisenatide as an add-on treatment to metformin in terms of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction (absolute change) at Week 24. The secondary objectives are to assess the effect of lixisenatide, in comparison to placebo, when administered in the evening within 1 hour prior to the meal in terms of HbA1c reduction, percentage of patients reaching HbA1c less than (\<) 7 percent (%), percentage of patients reaching HbA1c less than or equal to 6.5%, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), plasma glucose, plasma insulin, C-peptide, glucagon, and proinsulin during a 2-hour standardized meal test (only in morning injection arms), body weight, beta-cell function assessed by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)-beta, fasting plasma insulin (FPI) and adiponectin; to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and anti-lixisenatide antibody development, beta-cell function 4 weeks after study drug discontinuation (only in patients from the morning injection arms in some selected centers).

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
680

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 diabetes-mellitus-type-2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2008

Longer than P75 for phase_3 diabetes-mellitus-type-2

Geographic Reach
16 countries

16 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2008

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 7, 2008

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 10, 2008

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2011

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

December 15, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

December 15, 2016

Status Verified

October 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

July 7, 2008

Results QC Date

August 18, 2016

Last Update Submit

October 24, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

hyperglycemia, GLP-1, metformin

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Absolute Change From Baseline in Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) at Week 24

    Absolute change = HbA1c value at Week 24 minus HbA1c value at baseline. The on-treatment period for this efficacy variable is time from the first dose of study drug and up to 3 days after the last dose of study drug, on or before Visit 12 (Week 24) or Day 169 if Visit 12 is not available, and before the introduction of rescue therapy. For a patient to be included in Modified Intent-to-treat (mITT) population, both baseline and at least 1 post baseline assessment for at least 1 efficacy variable, were required.

    Baseline, Week 24

Secondary Outcomes (16)

  • Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • Change From Baseline in 2-Hour Postprandial Plasma Glucose (PPG) at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • Change From Baseline in Body Weight at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Insulin (FPI) at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • Change From Baseline in 2-Hour Postprandial Plasma Insulin (PPI) at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • +11 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (3)

  • Change From Baseline in Glucose Excursion at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • Percentage of Patients With at Least 5% Weight Loss From Baseline at Week 24

    Baseline, Week 24

  • Number of Patients With Symptomatic Hypoglycemia and Severe Symptomatic Hypoglycemia

    First dose of study drug up to 3 days after the last dose administration

Study Arms (4)

Lixisenatide (Morning Injection)

EXPERIMENTAL

2-step initiation morning regimen of lixisenatide: 10 microgram (mcg) once daily (QD) for 1 week, followed by 15 mcg QD for 1 week, then 20 mcg QD up to end of treatment.

Drug: Lixisenatide (AVE0010)Device: Pen auto-injectorDrug: Metformin

Lixisenatide (Evening Injection)

EXPERIMENTAL

2-step initiation evening regimen of lixisenatide: 10 mcg QD for 1 week, followed by 15 mcg QD for 1 week, then 20 mcg QD up to end of treatment.

Drug: Lixisenatide (AVE0010)Device: Pen auto-injectorDrug: Metformin

Placebo (Morning Injection)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

2-step initiation morning regimen of volume matching placebo: 10 mcg QD for 1 week, followed by 15 mcg QD for 1 week, then 20 mcg QD up to end of treatment.

Drug: PlaceboDevice: Pen auto-injectorDrug: Metformin

Placebo (Evening Injection)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

2-step initiation evening regimen of volume matching placebo: 10 mcg QD for 1 week, followed by 15 mcg QD for 1 week, then 20 mcg QD up to end of treatment.

Drug: PlaceboDevice: Pen auto-injectorDrug: Metformin

Interventions

Self administered by subcutaneous injections once daily within the hour preceding meal (either breakfast or dinner).

Lixisenatide (Evening Injection)Lixisenatide (Morning Injection)

Self administered by subcutaneous injections once daily within the hour preceding meal (either breakfast or dinner).

Placebo (Evening Injection)Placebo (Morning Injection)
Also known as: OptiClik®
Lixisenatide (Evening Injection)Lixisenatide (Morning Injection)Placebo (Evening Injection)Placebo (Morning Injection)

Metformin to be continued at stable dose (at least 1.5 gram per day) up to the end of treatment.

Lixisenatide (Evening Injection)Lixisenatide (Morning Injection)Placebo (Evening Injection)Placebo (Morning Injection)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed for at least 1 year before screening visit, insufficiently controlled with metformin at a stable dose of at least 1.5 gram/ day (g/day) for at least 3 months prior to screening visit

You may not qualify if:

  • HbA1c \<7% or greater than (\>) 10% at screening
  • At the time of screening age \< legal age of majority
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women or women of childbearing potential with no effective contraceptive method
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Treatment with an antidiabetic pharmacological agent other than metformin within the 3 months preceding the screening
  • FPG at screening \>250 milligram per deciliter (mg/dL) (\>13.9 millimole per liter \[mmol/L\])
  • Body mass index (BMI) \<=20 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2)
  • Weight change of \>5 kg during the 3 months preceding the study screening visit
  • History of unexplained pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, stomach/gastric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease
  • History of metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis, within 1 year prior to screening
  • Hemoglobinopathy or hemolytic anemia, receipt of blood or plasma products within 3 months prior to the time of screening
  • Within the last 6 months prior to screening, history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart failure requiring hospitalization
  • Known history of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to the time of screening
  • Cardiovascular, hepatic, neurological, endocrine disease, active malignant tumor or other major systemic disease or patients with short life expectancy making implementation of the protocol or interpretation of the study results difficult, history or presence of clinically significant diabetic retinopathy, history or presence of macular edema likely to require laser treatment within the study period
  • Uncontrolled or inadequately controlled hypertension at the time of screening with a resting supine systolic blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure \>180 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) or \>95 mmHg, respectively
  • +10 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bridgewater, New Jersey, 08807, United States

Location

sanofi-aventis Australia & New Zealand administrative office

Macquarie Park, Australia

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Laval, Canada

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Santiago, Chile

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Zagreb, Croatia

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Prague, Czechia

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Berlin, Germany

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

México, Mexico

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Casablanca, Morocco

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Makati City, Philippines

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bucharest, Romania

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Moscow, Russia

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Midrand, South Africa

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Barcelona, Spain

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Kiev, Ukraine

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Caracas, Venezuela

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Ahren B, Leguizamo Dimas A, Miossec P, Saubadu S, Aronson R. Efficacy and safety of lixisenatide once-daily morning or evening injections in type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on metformin (GetGoal-M). Diabetes Care. 2013 Sep;36(9):2543-50. doi: 10.2337/dc12-2006. Epub 2013 Mar 27.

  • Natale P, Green SC, Tunnicliffe DJ, Pellegrino G, Toyama T, Strippoli GF. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Feb 18;2(2):CD015849. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015849.pub2.

  • Ahren B, Galstyan G, Gautier JF, Giorgino F, Gomez-Peralta F, Krebs M, Nikonova E, Stager W, Vargas-Uricoechea H. Postprandial Glucagon Reductions Correlate to Reductions in Postprandial Glucose and Glycated Hemoglobin with Lixisenatide Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Post Hoc Analysis. Diabetes Ther. 2016 Sep;7(3):583-90. doi: 10.1007/s13300-016-0179-6. Epub 2016 Jun 18.

  • Yabe D, Ambos A, Cariou B, Duvnjak L, Evans M, Gonzalez-Galvez G, Lin J, Nikonova EV, de Pablos-Velasco P, Yale JF, Ahren B. Efficacy of lixisenatide in patients with type 2 diabetes: A post hoc analysis of patients with diverse beta-cell function in the GetGoal-M and GetGoal-S trials. J Diabetes Complications. 2016 Sep-Oct;30(7):1385-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.05.018. Epub 2016 May 24.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Hyperglycemia

Interventions

lixisenatideMetformin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes MellitusGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BiguanidesGuanidinesAmidinesOrganic Chemicals

Results Point of Contact

Title
Trial Transparency Team
Organization
Sanofi

Study Officials

  • Clinical Sciences & Operations

    Sanofi

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2008

First Posted

July 10, 2008

Study Start

June 1, 2008

Primary Completion

March 1, 2011

Study Completion

March 1, 2011

Last Updated

December 15, 2016

Results First Posted

December 15, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Locations