To Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Vildagliptin as Add-on Therapy to Sulfonylurea in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Sulfonylurea Monotherapy

A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study to Compare the Effect of 12 Weeks Treatment With Vildagliptin to Placebo as Add-on Therapy to Sulfonylurea in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Sulfonylurea Monotherapy

This study is not being conducted in the United States. Vildagliptin is an oral antidiabetic agent. This 12-week clinical study is designed as a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin as add-on therapy to a sulfonylurea in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with sulfonylurea monotherapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and treated with a stable dose of sulfonylurea
• Patients on diet and exercise who have not reached target blood glucose levels
• Outpatients

Exclusion Criteria:

• Type 1 diabetes, diabetes that is a result of pancreatic injury, or secondary forms of diabetes
• Significant cardiovascular complications as defined by the protocol
• Significant diabetic complications as defined by the protocol

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.