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Do DPP-4 inhibitors cause more adverse events & safety than other treatments?
Also asked versus placebo.
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Where the evidence stands
A coin flip. So far, the results disagree.
NoUnsureYes
- Belief
- 0.42 (range 0.00–0.55)
- Trials for
- 5
- Trials against
- 7
- Inconclusive
- 1
Already under way
No registered trial that could settle this is recruiting or active.
The evidence so far
- Registered trials
- 215
- With posted results
- 97
- Published papers
- 16
Of 109 decided analyses: 31 favor dpp-4 inhibitors, 50 find no difference, 28 favor the comparator.
Papers
- Efficacy and safety profile of sitagliptin, vildagliptin, and metformin in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic subjects.Trial report · 2021
- Sitagliptin and risk of fractures in type 2 diabetes: Results from the TECOS trial.Trial report · 2017
- Efficacy and safety of ipragliflozin as an add-on therapy to sitagliptin and metformin in Korean patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial.Trial report · 2018
- Efficacy and safety of combination therapy with vildagliptin and metformin vs. metformin monotherapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus therapy: a meta-analysis.Meta-analysis / systematic review · 2022
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of vildagliptin for treatment of type 2 diabetes.Meta-analysis / systematic review · 2016
- Noninsulin-based antihyperglycemic medications in patients with diabetes and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Meta-analysis / systematic review · 2023
Trials
- A Phase IIb, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Range Finding Clinical Trial to Study the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3102 in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Inadequate Glycemic ControlNCT01217073 · 12 posted results
- Post-authorisation Safety Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus to Assess the Risk of Acute Liver Injury, Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease, Severe Complications of Urinary Tract Infection, Genital Infections, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Among Patients Treated With Empagliflozin Compared to Patients Treated With DPP-4 InhibitorsNCT02864914 · 9 posted results
- A Phase 2/3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of SYR-322 When Used in Combination With Metformin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes in JapanNCT01318109 · 8 posted results
- A Multicenter, Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3102 Monotherapy in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Inadequate Glycemic ControlNCT01717313 · 4 posted results
- A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination of Ertugliflozin (MK-8835/PF-04971729) With Sitagliptin Compared With Ertugliflozin Alone and Sitagliptin Alone, in the Treatment of Subjects With T2DM With Inadequate Glycemic Control on Metformin MonotherapyNCT02099110 · 8 posted results
- A Pooled Analysis of the Safety and Efficacy of MK-0431A and MK-0431A XR in Pediatric Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Inadequate Glycemic Control on Metformin Therapy (Alone or in Combination With Insulin)NCT01760447 · 4 posted results
- A Phase III, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Addition of MK-3102 Compared With the Addition of Glimepiride in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Inadequate Glycemic Control on MetforminNCT01682759 · 3 posted results
- An International, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3 Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of SYR-322 When Used in Subjects With Type 2 DiabetesNCT01289119 · 3 posted results