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ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2016

Clinical Effectiveness of Liraglutide vs Sitagliptin on Glycemic Control and Body Weight in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Assessment in Sweden.

Marcus Lind, Per-Olov Matsson, Ragnar Linder, Irene Svenningsson, Leif Jørgensen, Uffe J Ploug, Helge Gydesen, Mozhgan Dorkhan, Sara Larsen, Gunnar Johansson

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Article in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT02077946. Cited by 8 papers.

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NCT02077946 completed

A Retrospective Database Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Treated With Liraglutide From Primary Care Centers in Sweden

Ran2014Enrolled1,059Registered outcomes7Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Armsliraglutide, Sitagliptin
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Persistence with IDegLira in Patients in Clinical Practice: A Nationwide Observational Study in Sweden.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2020
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  5. Real-World Clinical Effectiveness and Cost Savings of Liraglutide Versus Sitagliptin in Treating Type 2 Diabetes for 1 and 2 Years.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Marcus LindDepartment of Medicine, NU-Hospital Group, Trollhättan/Uddevalla, Sweden. lind.marcus@telia.com.
Per-Olov MatssonDomnarvet VC, Borlänge, Sweden.
Ragnar LinderPygargus, Stockholm, Sweden.
Irene SvenningssonResearch and Development Unit, Primary Health Care, Närhälsan, Vänersborg, Sweden.
Leif JørgensenIMS Health, Stockholm, Sweden.
Uffe J PlougNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Helge GydesenNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Mozhgan DorkhanNovo Nordisk Scandinavia AB, Malmö, Sweden.
Sara LarsenNovo Nordisk Scandinavia AB, Malmö, Sweden.
Gunnar JohanssonDepartment of Caring Sciences and Family Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe aim of the present study was to use real-world data from Swedish primary-care and national registries to understand clinical outcomes in patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated with liraglutide in clinical practice, and to compare with data from those treated with sitagliptin.

methodsThis was a non-interventional, retrospective study conducted between February 2014 and September 2014 using T2D patient data from Swedish primary-care centers and national healthcare registries. The primary objective was to assess the effectiveness of liraglutide in control of glycemia and body weight in clinical practice (stage 1). The secondary objective was to compare the clinical effectiveness of liraglutide with sitagliptin on glycemic control and body weight in clinical practice in a propensity-score-matched population (stage 2).

resultsIn stage 1 (n = 402), 39.4% of patients treated with liraglutide achieved ≥1.0% (10.9 mmol/mol) reduction in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) after 180 days of treatment and 54.9% achieved the target HbA1c of <7.0% (53.0 mmol/mol). Moreover, compared with baseline, 22.5% of patients treated with liraglutide achieved both ≥1.0% reduction in HbA1c and ≥3.0% reduction in body weight. In stage 2, a significantly greater proportion of patients receiving liraglutide (n = 180) than sitagliptin (n = 208) achieved ≥1.0% reduction in HbA1c [52.9% vs 33.5%, respectively (P = 0.0002)]. Mean body-weight loss was also significantly greater in patients receiving liraglutide vs sitagliptin [-3.5 vs -1.3 kg, respectively (P < 0.0001)].

conclusionThis study provides real-world evidence from Sweden corroborating previous clinical trials that demonstrate greater efficacy of liraglutide over sitagliptin on glycemic control and body-weight reduction in patients with T2D.

fundingNovo Nordisk A/S.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02077946.

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LiraglutideReal-world evidenceSitagliptinSwedenType 2 diabetes

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