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An Open-labeled, Randomized, Multicenter, Prospective, Parallel Group, Interventional Study to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of 24 Weeks Treatment With Vildagliptin 50mg Bid as Add on to Metformin 500 mg Bid Compared to Metformin up to 1000 mg Bid in Chinese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on Metformin 500 mg Bid Monotherapy .

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2013

3,091 participants

Abstract

This is an open-labeled, randomized, multicenter, prospective, parallel group, interventional study to demonstrate the effectiveness of 24 weeks treatment with Vildagliptin 50mg bid as add on to metformin 500 mg bid compared to metformin up to 1000 mg bid in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on sub maximal dosage metformin monotherapy.

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes.

Primary outcome: Change from baseline in hemoglobin A1c(HbA1C) after 24 weeks of treatment with vildagliptin.

Enrollment: 3091 participants.

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