In adults with type 2 diabetes in UK routine care, oral semaglutide reduced HbA1c by an estimated 1.1 percentage points from baseline to end of study.
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes in routine UK care, oral semaglutide lowered HbA1c compared with the start of treatment.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseHbA1c change from baseline to end of study
- Study
n = 333
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Glycemic control · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · oral · 34-44 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- HbA1c change
- −1.1 %-points
- end of study
Source sentences
People treated with oral semaglutide experienced significantly reduced HbA1C by an estimated change of - 1.1%-points (95% CI - 1.27 to - 0.96; P < 0.0001) or - 12.2 mmol/mol (CI - 13.87 to - 10.47; P < 0.0001).
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The primary endpoint was change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) from baseline to end of study (EOS).
The multi-centre, prospective and non-interventional single-arm study enrolled 333 participants and followed them for 34-44 weeks.
Participants were treated as part of routine clinical practice and had not been previously treated with injectable glucose-lowering medication.