Safety Assessment of Lyxumia (Lixisenatide) and Sulfonylurea as Add-on Treatment to Basal Insulin in Uncontrolled Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Who Elect to Fast During Ramadan

Summary

Primary Objective: To compare the safety, in terms of percentage of patients with symptomatic documented hypoglycemia during Ramadan fast, of lixisenatide versus sulfonylurea (SU). Secondary Objectives: * To assess effect of lixisenatide versus SU on: * Changes in glycemic control; * Changes in body weight. * To assess overall safety of lixisenatide and SU.

Timeline

Start

2017-02-23

Primary completion

2017-08-04

Completion

2017-08-04

Publications

• Lee SWH, Chen WS, Sellappans R, Md Sharif SB, Metzendorf MI, Lai NM. Interventions for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus fasting during Ramadan. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jul 12;7(7):CD013178. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013178.pub2.
• Sahay R, Hafidh K, Djaballah K, Coudert M, Azar S, Shehadeh N, Hanif W, Hassanein M. Safety of lixisenatide plus basal insulin treatment regimen in Indian people with type 2 diabetes mellitus during Ramadan fast: A post hoc analysis of the LixiRam randomized trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 May;163:108148. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108148. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

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