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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2018

Effect of once-weekly semaglutide on the counterregulatory response to hypoglycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover trial.

Stefan Korsatko, Lene Jensen, Martina Brunner, Stefanie Sach-Friedl, Maja D Tarp, Anders G Holst, Simon R Heller, Thomas R Pieber

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Trial report in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT02147431. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02147431 phase1completed

A Randomised, Single-centre, Double-blind, Cross-over Trial Investigating the Effect of Semaglutide on Hypoglycaemic Counter-regulation Compared to Placebo in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Ran2014Enrolled38Registered outcomes5Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2ArmsPlacebo, semaglutide
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Safety of Semaglutide.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021 · on this map
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  15. Population Pharmacokinetics of Semaglutide for Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Stefan KorsatkoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Lene JensenNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-7111-2486
Martina BrunnerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Stefanie Sach-FriedlDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Maja D TarpNovo Nordisk A/S, Aalborg, Denmark.
Anders G HolstNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.
Simon R HellerUniversity of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2425-9565
Thomas R PieberDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3554-0405
Medical University of Graz · ATNovo Nordisk (Denmark) · DKUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo investigate the effects of semaglutide vs placebo on glucagon and other counterregulatory hormones during hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes (T2D).

methodsIn this double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-centre trial, we randomized 38 men and women (treated only with metformin) 1:1 to 2 12-week crossover periods of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide or placebo, each followed by a hypoglycaemic clamp procedure. The primary endpoint was change in glucagon concentration from target plasma glucose (PG) level 5.5 mmol/L to nadir (target 2.5 mmol/L).

resultsThe mean (range) participant age was 54.2 (41-64) years, body mass index 29.4 (23.3-36.1) kg/m

conclusionsSemaglutide treatment did not compromise the counterregulatory glucagon response during experimental hypoglycaemia in people with T2D.

Indexed as

AdultBlood GlucoseCross-Over StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Double-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleGlucagon-Like PeptidesHumansHypoglycemiaMaleMiddle AgedPlacebosSemaglutideBlood GlucoseGlucagon-Like PeptidesPlacebosSemaglutideGLP-1GLP-1 analoguehypoglycaemiatype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID29893488
PMCPMC6221089
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