In Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes and an inadequate response to liraglutide 0.9 mg, escalation to 1.8 mg lowered HbA1c more than staying on 0.9 mg at 26 weeks.
In plain wordsIn Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide 1.8 mg lowered HbA1c more than liraglutide 0.9 mg.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change from baseline at week 26
- Study
n = 466
- Comparator
- Liraglutide 0.9 mg
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 1.8 mg once daily · 26 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Estimated treatment difference
- −0.4%
- 1.8 mg vs 0.9 mg
Source sentences
After 26 weeks of treatment, liraglutide 1.8 mg was more effective compared with 0.9 mg in lowering HbA1c levels, with an estimated treatment difference of -0.40% (95% confidence interval [CI] -0.55, -0.24; P < 0.0001).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
This 26-week randomized trial (NCT02505334) enrolled Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes across 47 sites in Japan.