Treatment Differences Between Canagliflozin and Placebo in Insulin Secretion in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)



Status:Completed
Conditions:Endocrine, Diabetes, Diabetes
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:25 - 70
Updated:1/6/2018
Start Date:September 8, 2014
End Date:January 3, 2017

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A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Parallel Groups, Multicenter Study to Investigate the Effects of Canagliflozin on Insulin Sensitivity, Hepatic Fat Content and Beta Cell Function in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The purpose of this study is to assess changes from baseline in insulin sensitivity, hepatic
fat content and beta cell function after approximately 24-25 weeks of treatment with
canagliflozin compared to placebo in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with
inadequate glycemic (blood sugar) control on metformin monotherapy or on combination therapy
with metformin and a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor.

This is a double-blind (neither physician nor participants knows the treatment that the
participant receives), randomized (the study medication is assigned by chance),
placebo-controlled (an inactive substance is compared with a medication to test whether the
medication has a real effect in a clinical study), parallel-groups study which will be
conducted at 2 clinical research centers (CRC) in the US. Approximately 56 participants, ages
25-70 years, with T2DM inadequately controlled on either metformin monotherapy or combination
therapy with metformin and a DPP-4 inhibitor, will be enrolled. The study has 3 phases:
pre-treatment, double-blind treatment, and post-treatment.

Pre-Treatment Phase will consist of a screening visit (Week -5), 14 days Single- Blind
Placebo Run-in period, followed by 14 days of Single-Blind Placebo Baseline Period, during
which participants will be randomized (1:1) to one of 2 treatment groups, either
canagliflozin or placebo. Double-Blind Treatment Phase begins on Day 1, and ends at
approximately Week 25, during which participants will be assessed at least biweekly at
outpatient visits or by telephone contact. Canagliflozin treatment will be initiated at 100
mg/day, with up-titration to 300 mg/day, consistent with the approved INVOKANA® US
Prescribing Information 2013. During post-treatment phase, a follow-up visit will occur
within approximately 28 days after the last dose of study drug.

At baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment with canagliflozin, hepatic and peripheral
insulin sensitivity will be assessed using tracer labeled euglycemic clamp technique; hepatic
fat content will be determined using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); beta
cell function (insulin secretion rate and beta cell glucose sensitivity) will be assessed
during mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT); substrate oxidation and energy production rates will
be measured using indirect calorimetry during euglycemic clamp and MMTT.

During the study, participants will remain on their stable dose regimens of metformin or
combination metformin DPP-4 inhibitor therapy, unless the investigator considers dose
modification to be medically necessary. The total study duration for each participant
participating in this study will be up to approximately 34 weeks.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Must have a diagnosis of T2DM for at least 3 months and be on either metformin
monotherapy at a stable dose of >=1,000 mg per day or on combination therapy of
metformin >=1,000 mg per day and a DPP-4 inhibitor at stable daily doses for at least
12 weeks prior to screening with an HbA1c of >=7.0% and <= 9.5% at Screening

- Fasting plasma glucose >=120 mg/dL and <=240 mg/dL at the Week -4 visit

- Fasting fingerstick glucose >=120 mg/dL and <=240 mg/dL performed at clinical research
center on Day -14

- Must be medically stable on the basis of clinical laboratory tests performed at
screening

Exclusion Criteria:

- Has a history of diabetic ketoacidosis, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), pancreas or
β-cell transplantation, or diabetes secondary to pancreatitis or pancreatectomy

- Has claustrophobia or anxiety, related to previous negative experiences with magnetic
resonance imaging procedures which cannot be managed with an anxiolytic drug

- Has a history of brittle or labile glycemic control, with widely varying glucose
measurements

- Has proliferative diabetic retinopathy (based on an eye examination within one year
prior to Screening), currently receiving or requiring treatment

- Has a history of 1 or more severe hypoglycemic episodes within 6 months before
screening

- Has history of hereditary glucose-galactose malabsorption or primary renal glucosuria.
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