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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/11/097215 [Registered on: 11/11/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/11/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Case Control Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Impact of Genetic Variations on the Effectiveness of Metformin and Glimepiride Treatment in South Indian People with Type 2 Diabetes" 
Scientific Title of Study   Influence of SLC22A1 rs628031 and KCNJ11 rs5219 genetic polymorphisms on poor therapeutic response to metformin and glimepiride combined therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients belonging to South India. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
028, Dated 10/07/2025  Other 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr R Kesavan 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 
Address  Room No 4026,Third Floor, Institute Block, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006.

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India 
Phone  9360532592  
Fax    
Email  kes7ramasamy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr R Kesavan 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 
Address  Room No 4026,Third Floor, Institute Block, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006.

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India 
Phone  9360532592  
Fax    
Email  kes7ramasamy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr R Kesavan 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research 
Address  Room No 4026, Third Floor, Institute Block, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006.

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India 
Phone  9360532592  
Fax    
Email  kes7ramasamy@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
INTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUND COMMITTEE, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, India, 605006.  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  INTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUND COMMITTEE JIPMER 
Address  JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, India, 605006. 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Suresh Reddy  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research  Endocrinology OPD, Room No 214, Department of Endocrinology, Super Specialty Block, JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006.
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
9148376302

sureshreddy.sirwar@gmail.com 
Dr Suresh Reddy  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research  Diabetic OPD, Room No 75, Department of Medicine, OPD Block, JIPMER Campus Rd, Gorimedu, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry, 605006.
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
9148376302

sureshreddy.sirwar@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E116||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  A) For Cases

1. Patients started on metformin and glimepiride therapy who are on a stable drug regimen for atleast 6 months and reached the maximum tolerated dose and or or required other add-on antidiabetic drug and their Hb1Ac levels more than 7 percent.

2. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus of South Indian origin. South Indian origin is defined as patients with a history of three generations living in any of the southern States (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and speaking the respective local language as their mother tongue.

3. Both male and female gender.

4. Age 30 years and above.

B) For Controls

1. Patients who are on a stable drug regimen of metformin, glimepiride for atleast 6 months and their Hb1Ac levels less than or equal to 7 percent.

2. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus of South Indian origin. South Indian origin is defined as patients with a history of three generations living in any of the southern States (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and speaking the respective local language as their mother tongue.

3. Both male and female gender.

4. Age 30 years and above.


 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  A) For Cases

1. Poor adherence to combination therapy ( adherence rate of less than 90 percent will be considered as poor adherence).

2. Patients with a history of clinically proven renal or hepatic impairment.

3. Patients taking cationic medications like cimetidine, furosemide, nifedipine.

4. Pregnancy and lactation.

5. Patients who regularly consume alcohol [more than 4 standard drinks per day(1 standard drink equals to 10g of pure alcohol)].

6. Patients who diagnosed to have type 1 diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), and secondary causes due to endocrinopathies, and chronic intake of steroidal drugs.

B) For Controls

1. Patients with a history of clinically proven renal or hepatic impairment.

2. Patients taking cationic medications like cimetidine, furosemide, nifedipine.

3. Pregnancy and lactation.

4. Patients who regularly consume alcohol [more than 4 standard drinks per day (1 standard drink equals to 10g of pure alcohol)

5. Patients who are diagnosed to have type 1 diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) and secondary causes due to endocrinopathies, and chronic intake of steroidal drugs.



 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To study the association between variant genotypes of SLC22A1 (rs628031) & KCNJ11 (rs5219) and poor therapeutic response to metformin-glimepiride combined therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients of South Indian origin.  4 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To investigate the role of SLC22A1 (rs628031) & KCNJ11 (rs5219) polymorphisms in affecting dose requirements of metformin-glimepiride combination therapy among responders with type 2 diabetes mellitus.  4 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="240"
Sample Size from India="240" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/11/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a case-control pharmacogenetic study for evaluating whether SLC22A1 rs628031 and KCNJ11 rs5219 genetic polymorphisms predict poor glycemic response to metformin and glimepiride combined therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients belonging to south India. 
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