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Trial reportFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Comparative Evaluation of Chiglitazar and Sitagliptin on the Levels of Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Its Correlation With Insulin Resistance in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

Yunting Zhou, Huiying Wang, Yuming Wang, Xiaohua Xu, Fengfei Li, Junming Zhou, Ting Shan, Rong Huang, Tingting Cai, Xiaomei Liu and 3 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02173457 (Phase III Study of Chiglitazar in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Insufficient Glycemic Control Despite Diet and Exercise -- A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, and Sitagliptin-Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT02173457 phase3completednot on this map

Phase III Study of Chiglitazar in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Insufficient Glycemic Control Despite Diet and Exercise -- A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, and Sitagliptin-Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorChipscreen Biosciences, Ltd.Ran2014 to 2017Enrolled740ConditionsType 2 DiabetesArmsChiglitazar, Sitagliptin
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Comparing Efficacy of Chiglitazar, Pioglitazone, and Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Study.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yunting ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Huiying WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yuming WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaohua XuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Fengfei LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Junming ZhouDepartment of Cadre Gastroenterology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Ting ShanDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Rong HuangDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Tingting CaiDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaomei LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaofei SuDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Huiqin LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jianhua MaDepartment of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNNanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: We evaluated the efficacy and significant changes in the levels of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP-4) and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treated with chiglitazar versus sitagliptin. Methods: Eighty-one T2DM patients with haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 7.5%-10.0% were selected. Based on the study criteria, patients were randomly assigned to receive chiglitazar (32 mg), chiglitazar (48 mg), or sitagliptin (100 mg) orally for 24 weeks. Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics, lipid profiles, glucose profiles, and serum RBP-4 levels were determined at baseline and at the end of the therapy. Results: After treatment for 24 weeks, significant changes in fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (Fins), 2 h-blood glucose (2h-BG), the score values of insulin resistance/insulin secretion/β cell function (HOMA-IR, HOMA-IS, and HOMA-β), triglyceride (TG), free fatty acid (FFA), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and RBP-4 levels were detected in patients with chiglitazar administration and sitagliptin administration. Changes in RBP-4 levels were positively correlated with changes in HOMA-IR and 2 h-BG in linear regression. Conclusions: Chiglitazar showed a greater improvement in parameters of diabetes than sitagliptin, and changes in serum RBP-4 levels were associated with changes in insulin-sensitizing parameters. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, CT.gov identifier: NCT02173457.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Insulin ResistanceBlood GlucoseCarbazolesHumansInsulinPropionatesSitagliptin PhosphateBlood GlucoseCarbazoleschiglitazarInsulinPropionatesSitagliptin Phosphatechiglitazarinsulin sensitivityRBP-4sitagliptintype 2 diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID35547000
PMCPMC9081976
OpenAlexW4224566691

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