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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2018

Effects of liraglutide on gallbladder emptying: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in adults with overweight or obesity.

Christina C Nexøe-Larsen, Pernille H Sørensen, Helene Hausner, Mikkel Agersnap, Mille Baekdal, Andreas Brønden, Lea N Gustafsson, David P Sonne, Louise Vedtofte, Tina Vilsbøll and 1 more

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Trial report in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT02717858. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02717858 phase1completed

A Single-centre, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Trial to Assess the Effects of Liraglutide on Gallbladder Emptying in Overweight and Obese Subjects

Ran2016Enrolled52Registered outcomes10Posted comparisons0ConditionsMetabolism and Nutrition Disorder, ObesityArmsliraglutide, Placebo
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. [Semaglutide-induced acute-on-chronic liver failure: A case report and literature review].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026
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  8. The expanding role of semaglutide: beyond glycemic control.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025
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  19. Diagnosis and treatment of post-cholecystectomy diarrhoea.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christina C Nexøe-LarsenClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Pernille H SørensenClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Helene HausnerDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Mikkel AgersnapDepartment of Medicine and Science, Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Mille BaekdalClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Andreas BrøndenClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Lea N GustafssonDepartment of Biostatistics, Novo Nordisk A/S, Aalborg, Denmark.
David P SonneClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Louise VedtofteClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Tina VilsbøllClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Filip K KnopClinical Metabolic Physiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-2495-5034
Steno Diabetes Centers · DKNovo Nordisk (Denmark) · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTreatment with liraglutide 3.0 mg has been associated with gallbladder-related adverse events. To conduct a single-centre, double-blind, 12-week trial comparing the effect of 0.6 mg liraglutide and steady-state liraglutide 3.0 mg with placebo on gallbladder emptying in adults with body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m

methodsParticipants were randomized 1:1 to once-daily subcutaneous liraglutide (n = 26) or placebo (n = 26), starting at 0.6 mg with 0.6-mg weekly increments to 3.0 mg, with nutritional and physical activity counselling. A 600-kcal (23.7 g fat) liquid meal test was performed at baseline, after the first dose and after 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was the 12-week maximum postprandial gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF

resultsBaseline characteristics were similar between groups (mean ± SD overall age 47.6 ± 10.0 years, BMI 32.6 ±3.4 kg/m

conclusionsTreatment with liraglutide did not affect the GBEF

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AdolescentAdultDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Double-Blind MethodFemaleGallbladder EmptyingHumansLiraglutideMaleMiddle AgedObesityOverweightPlacebosPostprandial PeriodYoung AdultLiraglutidePlacebosantiobesity drugclinical trialGLP-1GLP-1 analogueliraglutideobesity therapy

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PMID29892986
PMCPMC6220792
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