Safety and Efficacy of Saxagliptin for Glycemic Control in Non-Critically Ill Hospitalized Patient

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and efficacy of a drug called saxagliptin (Onglyza) for treatment of type 2 diabetes in non-critically ill hospitalized patients who have an HbA1c of 7.5 or lower, on 1 or no non-insulin agent at home, or an HbA1c ≤7.0% on ≤ 2 non-insulin agents at home.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2017-02

Completion

2017-02

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper an observed group difference of 2.9 mg/dL and an a priori margin of 20 mg/dL, inferiority of saxagliptin was rejected in favor of non-inferiority (p=0.007) PMID 28405346 ↗

Publications

• Garg R, Schuman B, Hurwitz S, Metzger C, Bhandari S. Safety and efficacy of saxagliptin for glycemic control in non-critically ill hospitalized patients. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2017 Mar 29;5(1):e000394. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2017-000394. eCollection 2017.

Drugs

Indications