In patients with type 2 diabetes receiving oral drugs, lixisenatide reduced HbA1c significantly more than placebo.
In plain wordsLixisenatide reduced long-term blood sugar more than placebo in patients receiving background oral diabetes drugs.
- Peptide
- Lixisenatide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c reduction, oral-drug background
- Study
n = 2,760
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Compared with placebo, LIXI treatment led to significantly greater reductions in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c),
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Patients were divided into baseline therapy groups: those receiving oral antidiabetes drugs (OADs) at baseline (n = 2760) or those receiving basal insulin at baseline (n = 1198).
This study was a pooled analysis of patient-level data from the LIXI GetGoal studies comparing LIXI and placebo.