Safety and Efficacy of Linagliptin (BI 1356) as Monotherapy or in Combination in Type 2 DM
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The objective of the current study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of BI 1356
(5 mg / once daily) given for 78 weeks in different modalities of treatment.
The treatment modalities are determined by the treatment in the blinded trial in which every
patient was included previously as BI 1356 in monotherapy (patients in 1218.16 trial), BI
1356 in combination with pioglitazone (patients in 1218.15 trial), BI 1356 added to metformin
background (patients in 1218.17 trial) or BI 1356 added to a background therapy of metformin
in combination with a sulphonylurea (patients in 1218.18 study)