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SUBMITTER: Kaku K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5034821 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kaku K K Kadowaki T T Terauchi Y Y Okamoto T T Sato A A Okuyama K K Arjona Ferreira J C JC Goldstein B J BJ
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism 20150717 11
<h4>Aims</h4>To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sitagliptin in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).<h4>Methods</h4>In a double-blind, parallel-group study, 242 Japanese subjects with IGT, determined by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at week -1, were randomized (1 : 1 : 1) to placebo (n = 83), sitagliptin 25 mg (n = 82) or 50 mg (n = 77) once daily for 8 weeks. Glycaemic variables were assessed using another OGTT at week 7 and meal tolerance tests (MTTs) at weeks 0 ...[more]