In patients with type 2 diabetes, VO2max at 6 months did not differ between liraglutide and placebo.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide did not change peak exercise oxygen use compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- No significant changeMaximum oxygen consumption (VO2max)
- Study
n = 24
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Exercise and physical function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 1.8 mg/day · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
There were no differences in VO2max [17.98 (4.8) vs. 15.90 (4.96) mL/kg/min; P > 0.10], VE/VCO2 slope [30.18 (4.8) vs. 32 (4.49)], left ventricular ejection fraction or 6-min walk test [530.7 (86) vs. 503.9 (84) m] at 6 months.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
In this phase-IV randomized double-blind placebo-controlled parallel-group clinical trial at a tertiary hospital, T2D patients with HbA1c levels of 7-10% with oral agents and/or intermediate-/long-acting insulin were allocated (computer-generated randomization, ratio 1:1) to either liragl…
A total of 24 patients (15 women) aged 52 (11.7) years, with diabetes duration of 8.7 (5.8) years, BMI 34.98 (6.2) kg/m2 and HbA1c 8.2% (0.68%), were randomized to liraglutide 1.8 mg daily or placebo.