In patients with type 2 diabetes, HbA1c changed by -0.85% with lixisenatide versus -0.10% with placebo (p<0.0001).
In plain wordsIn patients with diabetes, lixisenatide lowered HbA1c more than placebo.
- Peptide
- Lixisenatide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 20 μg once-daily · 24 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- LS mean HbA1c change
- −0.85%
- lixisenatide, week 24
- LS mean HbA1c change
- −0.1%
- placebo, week 24
- P
- < 0.0001
- HbA1c change, lixisenatide versus placebo
Source sentences
Lixisenatide provided a significant reduction in HbA1c at Week 24 versus placebo (LS mean: -0.85% vs. -0.10%; p<0.0001) and more patients achieved HbA1c <7.0% (36.4% vs. 13.5%; p<0.0001).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
To assess efficacy and safety of lixisenatide once-daily versus placebo in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients inadequately controlled on sulfonylurea (SU) ± metformin.
In this randomized, double-blind, two-arm, parallel-group, multicenter study, patients received lixisenatide 20 μg once-daily or placebo for 24 weeks in a stepwise dose increase on top of SUs ± metformin.