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Trial reportDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2019

Baseline characteristics in the VERIFY study: a randomized trial assessing the durability of glycaemic control with early vildagliptin-metformin combination in newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes.

D R Matthews, P M Paldánius, P Proot, J E Foley, M Stumvoll, S Del Prato

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Trial report in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

D R MatthewsOxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6504-0036
P M PaldániusNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
P ProotNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
J E FoleyNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
M StumvollDivisions of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany.
S Del PratoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Novartis (Switzerland) · CHNovartis (United States) · USOxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism · GBUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEUniversity of Pisa · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo assess the long-term clinical benefits of early combination treatment with vildagliptin-metformin vs. standard-of-care, metformin monotherapy in the ongoing VERIFY study.

methodsWe randomized 2001 participants with multi-ethnic background, aged 18-70 years, having HbA

resultsOut of 4524 screened, data were collected from the 2001 eligible participants (53% women) across Europe (52.4%), Latin America (26.8%), Asia (17.2%), South Africa (3.1%) and Australia (0.5%). The median (interquartile range) disease duration was 3.4 (0.9, 10.2) months; mean (±SD) age 54.3±9.4 years; weight 85.5±17.5 kg and BMI 31.1±4.7 kg/m

conclusionsOur current, multi-ethnic, newly diagnosed VERIFY population reflects a characteristic presence of early insulin resistance in participants with increased demand for insulin associated with obesity. The VERIFY study will provide unique evidence in characterizing therapeutic intervention in a diverse population with hyperglycaemia, focusing on durability of early glycaemic control.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleMetforminMiddle AgedTime FactorsVildagliptinBlood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinMetforminVildagliptin

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PMID30576013
PMCPMC6594102
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