The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the co-administration of canagliflozin and metformin extended release (XR) compared with canagliflozin alone, and metformin XR alone in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with inadequate control despite treatment with diet and exercise. The safety and tolerability of canagliflozin will also be assessed.
This study will be a randomized (the study medication is assigned by chance), double-blind (neither physician nor participant knows the identity of the assigned treatment), active-controlled (one of the treatments is an established effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus), parallel-group (each group of participants will be treated at the same time), 5-arm (groups), multicenter study. Approximately 1,200 participants will be randomly assigned to the 5 treatment arms in a 1:1:1:1:1 ratio for 26 weeks.
One 100 mg capsule taken orally (by mouth) once daily either before the morning meal (for the Canagliflozin 100 mg arm) or with the evening meal (for the Canagliflozin 100 mg + Metformin XR arm).
One 300 mg capsule taken orally (by mouth) once daily either before the morning meal (for the Canagliflozin 300 mg arm) or with the evening meal (for the Canagliflozin 300 mg + Metformin XR arm).
One 500 mg tablet (Day 1 up to week 1); two 500 mg tablets (Week 1 up to Week 3); three 500 mg tablets (Week 3 to Week 6); four 500 mg tablets (Week 6 to Week 9). Tablets will be administered with the evening meal.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina
Córdoba, Argentina
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Morón, Argentina
Rosario, Argentina
Zárate, Argentina