In diabetic cats, decreased appetite occurred in 60% with exenatide ER versus 20% with placebo, without statistical significance.
In plain wordsIn cats with diabetes, decreased appetite occurred in 60% with exenatide ER versus 20% with placebo, without a significant difference.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- No significant changeDecreased appetite
- Study
catn = 30
newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus- Comparator
- placebo
- Outcome group
- Adverse events · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · subcutaneous · 16 weeks, or 4 weeks after insulin discontinuation in cats achieving remissionAs given in this study (cat).
Source sentences
Cats in the exenatide ER and placebo groups had transient adverse signs including decreased appetite (60% vs. 20%, respectively, P = .06) and vomiting (53% vs. 40%, respectively, P = .715).
4 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Prospective placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Cats were treated with exenatide ER or 0.9% saline, administered SC, once weekly.
Both groups received insulin glargine and a low-carbohydrate diet.
Exenatide ER was administered for 16 weeks, or in cats that achieved remission it was given for 4 weeks after discontinuing insulin treatment.