In metformin-treated patients with diabetes, lixisenatide reduced HbA1c by 0.47% (5.1 mmol/mol) versus 0.18% (2.0 mmol/mol) with placebo (P < 0.01).
In plain wordsLixisenatide reduced HbA1c more than placebo in metformin-treated patients with diabetes.
- Peptide
- Lixisenatide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change, 5 microg once daily
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 5 microg once daily · subcutaneous · 13 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Mean HbA1c reduction
- 0.47%
- lixisenatide 5 microg once daily
- Mean HbA1c reduction
- 5.1 mmol/mol
- lixisenatide 5 microg once daily
- Mean HbA1c reduction
- 0.18%
- placebo
- Mean HbA1c reduction
- 2 mmol/mol
- placebo
Source sentences
Lixisenatide significantly improved mean HbA(1c) from a baseline of 7.55% (59.0 mmol/mol); respective mean reductions for 5, 10, 20 and 30 microg doses were 0.47, 0.50, 0.69 and 0.76% (5.1, 5.5, 7.5 and 8.3 mmol/mol), on once-daily and 0.65, 0.78, 0.75 and 0.87% (7.1, 8.5, 8.2 and 9.5 mmol/mol) on twice-daily administrations vs. 0.18% (2.0 mmol/mol) with placebo (all P < 0.01 vs. placebo).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, 13 week study of 542 patients with Type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled [glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) > or = 7.0 and or = 53 and or = 1000 mg/day) treated with subcutaneous lixisenatide doses of 5, 10, 20 or 30 microg once daily or twice daily or placebo.