New diabetes combo shows promise in japanese study
NCT ID NCT02354235
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether adding canagliflozin to the existing diabetes drug teneligliptin helps Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes who still have high blood sugar. Over 24 weeks, researchers measured changes in HbA1c (a key blood sugar marker), fasting glucose, and body weight. The trial involved 138 participants and was completed to check both effectiveness and safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- canagliflozin (a diabetes drug that helps lower blood sugar by making the kidneys remove sugar through urine)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new combination treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes who need better blood sugar control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial in a specific population (Japanese patients), so results may not apply to other groups. The study is relatively small (138 participants) and does not test long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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138 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2015
- Finished
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Jan 2016
- 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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20 to 75 years
- 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: * Men or women who are 20 - 75 years old * HbA1c of ≥7.0% and \<10.5% * FPG of ≤ 270 mg/dL * Patients who are under dietary management and taking therapeutic exercise for diabetes over 8 weeks before run-in period Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with type I diabetes, diabetes mellitus resulting from pancreatic disorder, or secondary diabetes * Patients with serious diabetic complications * Patients with hereditary glucose-galactose malabsorption or primary renal glucosuria * Patients with Class III/IV heart failure symptoms according to New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification * Patients with severe hepatic disorder or severe renal disorder.
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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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Reserch site
Kanto, Japan
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Reserch site
Kinki, Japan
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Reserch site
Tōhoku, Japan
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