231
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2010
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2010
Canakinumab
Canakinumab given as single dose IV injection of 0.03 mg/kg, or single dose IV infusion at doses of 0.1 mg/kg 0.3 mg/kg, 1.5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg.
Placebo
Placebo to Canakinumab given as single dose IV injection of 0.03 mg/kg, or single dose IV infusion at doses of 0.1 mg/kg 0.3 mg/kg, 1.5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg.
Metformin
Participants continued on their stable daily dose of metformin throughout the study
International Research Center Towson, MD
Allied Research International - Cetero Research Miami, Miami
Elite Research Institute Miami, Miami
Arkansas Research Medical Testing, Little Rock
Covance Clinical Research Unit Inc, Portland
Charles River Clinical Services, Northwest Tacoma
Novartis Investigator Site, Berlin
Novartis Investigator Site, Kiel
Novartis Investigator Site, Mönchengladbach
Novartis Investigator Site, Munich
Novartis Investigative Site, Neuss
Novartis Investigative Site, Moscow
Novartis Investigative Site, Saint Petersberg
Lead Sponsor
Novartis
INDUSTRY