SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Semaglutide versus dulaglutide once weekly in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 7): a randomised, open-label, phase 3b trial.
Abstract summarized · Quality not appraised
- Studied
- SUSTAIN 7 was a randomized, open-label phase 3b trial comparing weekly semaglutide with dulaglutide; HbA1c and body weight were assessed at week 40.
- Who / model
- Participants were adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on metformin alone.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
- Found
- At the lower-dose comparison, body weight fell by 4.6 kg with semaglutide and 2.3 kg with dulaglutide.
- Limits
- The study was open-label. Gastrointestinal disorders were the most common reason for discontinuation, and six fatalities occurred across the four groups.
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Research findings apply to the population and conditions studied. This educational summary is not a treatment recommendation or a formal assessment of study quality.
Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(18)30024-x