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ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2016

Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Analog Glargine in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Lays P Marra, Vania E Araújo, Thales B C Silva, Leonardo M Diniz, Augusto A Guerra Junior, Francisco A Acurcio, Brian Godman, Juliana Álvares

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Article in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05709938 (Comparison of Insulin Glargine Mixed With Regular Insulin Versus the Standard Neutral Protamine Hagedorn), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05709938 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Insulin Glargine Mixed With Regular Insulin Versus the Standard Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) and Regular Insulin in the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

TypeinterventionalSponsorKing Edward Medical UniversityRan2019 to 2021Enrolled68ConditionsTo Assess the Glycemic Control of Insulin Glargine in Combination With Regular Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes in ChildrenArmsGlargine and regular insulin versus NPH and regular insulin
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Effectiveness and safety of insulin glargineTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Lays P MarraSchool of Pharmacy, Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. laysmarra@yahoo.com.br.
Vania E AraújoSchool of Pharmacy, Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Thales B C SilvaSchool of Pharmacy, Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Leonardo M DinizSchool of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Augusto A Guerra JuniorSchool of Pharmacy, Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Francisco A AcurcioSchool of Pharmacy, Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Brian GodmanStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Juliana ÁlvaresSchool of Pharmacy, Graduate Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Assistance, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversity of Strathclyde · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe use of insulin analogs for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is widespread; however, the therapeutic benefits still require further evaluation given their higher costs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of analog insulin glargine compared to recombinant DNA (rDNA) insulin in patients with T1DM in observational studies, building on previous reviews of randomized controlled trials comparing neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin and insulin glargine.

methodsA systematic review with a meta-analysis was performed. The review included cohort studies and registries available on PubMed, LILACS, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), as well as manual and gray literature searches. The meta-analysis was conducted in Review Manager 5.3 software. The primary outcomes were glycated hemoglobin (Hb1Ac), weight gain, and hypoglycemia. Methodological quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.

resultsOut of 796 publications, 11 studies were finally included. The meta-analysis favored insulin glargine in HbA1c outcomes (adult patients) and hypoglycemic episodes (P < 0.05), but without reaching glycemic control (Hb1Ac to approximately 7%). The methodological quality of the studies was moderate, noting that 45% of studies were funded by pharmaceutical companies.

conclusionGiven the high heterogeneity of the studies, the discrete value presented by the estimated effect on effectiveness and safety, potential conflicts of interest of the studies, and the appreciable higher cost of insulin glargine, there is still no support for recommending first-line therapy with analogs. The role of analogs in the treatment of T1DM could be better determined by further observational studies of good methodological quality to assess their long-term effectiveness and safety, as well as their cost-effectiveness.

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Comparative effectiveness researchGlargineInsulinMeta-analysisSystematic reviewType 1 diabetes mellitus

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PMID27048292
PMCPMC4900976
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