drugset / Trial / NCT01959529

A Trial Comparing Cardiovascular Safety of Insulin Degludec Versus Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events

NCT01959529 ↗

Phase 3 Completed 7637 enrolled Novo Nordisk A/S
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

This trial is conducted globally. The aim of this trial is to compare cardiovascular safety of insulin degludec versus insulin glargine in subjects with type 2 diabetes at high risk of cardiovascular events.

Timeline

Start
2013-10-29
Primary completion
2016-10-16
Completion
2016-10-16

Outcome

Results reported · no primary-endpoint met/missed verdict (typical of a dose-finding / safety study)

registry analysis (non-inferiority test); Insulin Degludec vs Insulin Glargine; p <0.001; Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.908 (95% CI 0.781 to 1.055) NCT01959529 ↗

paper CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with type 2 diabetes at high risk for cardiovascular events, degludec was noninferior to glargine PMID 28605603 ↗

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject insulin degludec Protein / enzyme biologic — Subcutaneous
Comparator insulin glargine Protein / enzyme biologic — Subcutaneous