The Efficacy of Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide as add-on Therapy in Controlling Glycaemia in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on Sulphonylurea With or Without Metformin Therapy

Summary

This trial is conducted in Asia, Europe and the United States of America (USA). The aim of this trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of insulin degludec/liraglutide in insulin naïve subjects inadequately controlled with SU (sulphonylurea) alone or in combination with metformin. All subjects will continue their pre-trial SU treatment with or without metformin treatment without changing the frequency or dose throughout the trial.

Timeline

Start

2012-08-29

Primary completion

2013-10-23

Completion

2013-10-23

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry IDegLira vs Placebo; p < 0.001; Estimated treatment difference -1.02 (95% CI -1.18 to -0.87); ANCOVA NCT01618162 ↗

release “The first phase 3a trial for IDegLira, a fixed ratio combination of insulin degludec and liraglutide, demonstrates superior glucose control” novonordisk.com ↗

Publications

• Background Khunti K, Mohan V, Jain SM, Boesgaard TW, Begtrup K, Sethi B. Efficacy and Safety of IDegLira in Participants with Type 2 Diabetes in India Uncontrolled on Oral Antidiabetic Drugs and Basal Insulin: Data from the DUAL Clinical Trial Program. Diabetes Ther. 2017 Jun;8(3):673-682. doi: 10.1007/s13300-017-0252-9. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
• Results Rodbard HW, Bode BW, Harris SB, Rose L, Lehmann L, Jarlov H, Thurman J; Dual Action of Liraglutide and insulin degludec (DUAL) IV trial investigators. Safety and efficacy of insulin degludec/liraglutide (IDegLira) added to sulphonylurea alone or to sulphonylurea and metformin in insulin-naive people with Type 2 diabetes: the DUAL IV trial. Diabet Med. 2017 Feb;34(2):189-196. doi: 10.1111/dme.13256. Epub 2016 Oct 7.
• Natale P, Green SC, Tunnicliffe DJ, Pellegrino G, Toyama T, Strippoli GF. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Feb 18;2(2):CD015849. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015849.pub2.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	insulin degludec/liraglutide	Other / unclassified	—	Subcutaneous

Indications