New combo pill plus insulin shows promise for type 2 diabetes
NCT ID NCT02081599
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding the diabetes pill teneligliptin to insulin helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar better. 148 Japanese adults who were already on a stable insulin dose took either teneligliptin or a placebo for 16 weeks, with an extension up to 52 weeks. The main goal was to see if HbA1c (a measure of average blood sugar) improved more with the combination.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Teneligliptin (a diabetes pill that helps lower blood sugar)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new combination option for people with type 2 diabetes who need better blood sugar control despite using insulin.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 study in a specific population (Japanese patients), so results may not apply to other groups. Adding another drug also raises the chance of side effects like low blood sugar.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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148 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2014
- 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 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 has been receiving a stable dose and regimen of insulin over 12 weeks before administration of investigational drug * Patients who are under dietary management and taking therapeutic exercise for diabetes over 12 weeks before administration of investigational drug * Patients whose HbA1c is between 7.5% and 10.5% * Patients who were not administered diabetes therapeutic drugs prohibited for concomitant use within 12 weeks before administration of investigational drug. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with type 1 diabetes, diabetes mellitus caused by pancreas impairment, or secondary diabetes (Cushing disease, acromegaly, etc) * Patients who are accepting treatments of arrhythmias * Patients with serious diabetic complications * Patients who are the excessive alcohol addicts * Patients with severe hepatic disorder or severe renal disorder. * 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.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Investigational site
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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