In T2DM patients, exenatide reduced body weight compared with placebo.
In plain wordsIn T2DM patients, exenatide reduced body weight compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- DecreaseBody weight
- Study
n = 23
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Body weight · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 5 μg twice daily for 4 weeks, then 10 μg twice daily for 12 weeks · 4 weeks at 5 μg twice daily, then 12 weeks at 10 μg twice dailyAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Exenatide treatment reduced body weight and body mass index (BMI) and improved HbA1c, the seven-point glucose profile, and daily mean glucose compared with placebo (P < 0.05).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Twenty-three patients with T2DM with inadequate glucose control were randomly divided into two groups: exenatide group (E group) (12 patients, 5 μg b.d. × 4 weeks followed by 10 μg b.d. × 12 weeks) and placebo group (P group) (11 patients).