Double‐blind, randomized clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of early initiation of sitagliptin during metformin uptitration in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes: The CompoSIT‐M study

Aims To characterize the glycaemic efficacy and safety of initiation of the dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor sitagliptin during metformin dose escalation in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) not at glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) goal on a sub‐maximal dose of metformin.