In adults with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide reduced HbA1c versus placebo, by a larger margin than sitagliptin, exenatide or vildagliptin did.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide lowered HbA1c compared with placebo, by more than sitagliptin, exenatide or vildagliptin did.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change versus placebo
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- HbA1c weighted mean difference
- −1.03%
- liraglutide vs placebo
Source sentences
Patients receiving liraglutide showed greater reduction in HbA(1c) in comparison to placebo (WMD = -1.03, 95% confidence interval, CI = -1.16 to -0.90, p < 0.001)
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A literature search (2000-2009) identified 38 placebo-controlled trials (phase II or later - parallel design) comparing exenatide (n = 8), liraglutide (n = 7), vildagliptin (n = 11) and sitagliptin (n = 12) with placebo.