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New diabetes combo drug shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT00971243
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested four different doses of a new drug called MP-513 in 448 adults with type 2 diabetes who were already taking metformin. The goal was to see which dose works best and is safe for lowering blood sugar over 24 weeks, with an extension up to 52 weeks. Participants took MP-513 tablets once daily alongside their usual metformin.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MP-513 (a diabetes drug) plus metformin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes to better control their blood sugar when metformin alone isn't enough.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase II dose-finding study, so the drug may not prove effective or safe enough for approval. Side effects are still being evaluated.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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448 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Aug 2009
- Finished
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Apr 2011
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are aged ≧ 18 years old. * Patients whose HbA1c is ≧ 7.0 % and \< 10.0%. * Patients whose BMI is ≧ 20.0 and ≦40.0 ㎏/㎡. * Patients who took metformin monotherapy for at least 56 consecutive days at the screening visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with type 1 diabetes or secondary form of diabetes. * Patients with heart failure symptoms. * Patients with serious diabetic complications. * Patients with severe hepatic disorder or severe renal disorder. * Patients who are the excessive alcohol addicts. * Patients who are pregnant, lactating and probably pregnant patients and patients who can not agree to contraception.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aalborg, Denmark
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Ballerup Municipality, Denmark
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Vejle, Denmark
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Falkensee, Germany
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Hamburg, Germany
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Karlsruhe, Germany
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Kiel, Germany
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Ludwigshafen, Germany
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Lübeck, Germany
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Mainz, Germany
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Ádám, Hungary
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Békéscsaba, Hungary
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Budapest, Hungary
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Gyöngyös, Hungary
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Kaposvár, Hungary
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Miskolc, Hungary
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Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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Semmelweis, Hungary
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Szentes, Hungary
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Szigetvár, Hungary
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Kaunas, Lithuania
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Klaipėda, Lithuania
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Vilnius, Lithuania
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Gdansk, Poland
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Krakow, Poland
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Leszno, Poland
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Lodz, Poland
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Niemodlin, Poland
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Płock, Poland
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Warsaw, Poland
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Wroclaw, Poland
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Brasov, Romania
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Bucharest, Romania
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Galati, Romania
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Ploieşti, Romania
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Timișoara, Romania
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Timuș, Romania
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Addlestone, United Kingdom
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Ayr, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Oldham, United Kingdom
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York, United Kingdom
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