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ABSTRACT: Aim
To compare the effect of liraglutide or placebo added on to sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) ± metformin on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.Materials and methods
Patients with type 2 diabetes on a stable SGLT2i dose ± metformin (with HbA1c 7.0%-9.5% and body mass index [BMI] ≥ 20 kg/m2 ) were randomized 2:1 to add-on liraglutide 1.8 mg/day or placebo in this parallel, double-blind, multinational trial. Primary and confirmatory secondary endpoints were changes in HbA1c and body weight from baseline to week 26, respectively. The proportions of patients achieving HbA1c (<7.0%) targets and safety events after week 26 were also assessed.Results
Of 303 patients randomized (one in error), 280 completed treatment. Mean changes in HbA1c from baseline to week 26 with liraglutide (n = 202) and placebo (n = 100) were - 0.98% and - 0.30%, respectively (estimated treatment difference [ETD]: -0.68% [95% CI: -0.89, -0.48]; P < 0.001). Mean body weight changes from baseline were - 2.81 versus -1.99 kg, respectively (ETD: -0.82 kg [95% CI: -1.73, 0.09]; P = 0.077); 51.8% of liraglutide-treated patients achieved HbA1c < 7.0% versus 23.2% receiving placebo (odds ratio: 5.1 [95% CI: 2.67, 9.87]; P < 0.001). More patients treated with liraglutide reported ≥1 treatment-emergent adverse events (66.3%) versus placebo (47.0%).Conclusions
Liraglutide significantly improved glycaemic control compared with placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes, insufficiently controlled with SGLT2is with/without metformin, with no unexpected safety findings.
SUBMITTER: Blonde L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7317838 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Blonde Lawrence L Belousova Lidia L Fainberg Udi U Garcia-Hernandez Pedro A PA Jain Sunil M SM Kaltoft Margit S MS Mosenzon Ofri O Nafach Jalal J Palle Mads Sundby MS Rea Rosangela R
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism 20200214 6
<h4>Aim</h4>To compare the effect of liraglutide or placebo added on to sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) ± metformin on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Patients with type 2 diabetes on a stable SGLT2i dose ± metformin (with HbA1c 7.0%-9.5% and body mass index [BMI] ≥ 20 kg/m<sup>2</sup> ) were randomized 2:1 to add-on liraglutide 1.8 mg/day or placebo in this parallel, double-blind, multinational trial. Primary and confirmatory s ...[more]