Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) for Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide (IDegLira) vs. Insulin Glargine (IGlar U100) as Add-On to Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitor (SGLT2i) ± Oral Antidiabetic Drug (OAD) Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)—DUAL IX Trial
Authors: BROD MERYL , BILLINGS LIANA K. , BUSCH ROBERT S. , HARRIS STEWART , PORTILLO CRISTOBAL MORALES , SAHAY RAKESH , BUSK ANNE , EGGERT SARAH , HALLADIN NATALIE , PHILIS-TSIMIKAS ATHENA 
Published: June 2018

In DUAL IX, a 26-week, phase 3b, treat-to-target, open-label trial, patients with uncontrolled T2D on SGLT2i ± OADs (N=420) were randomized 1:1 to once-daily IDegLira or IGlar U100 (100 units [U]/mL) add-on therapy. IDegLira was superior to IGlar U100 for A1C (1.9 vs. 1.7% reduction), body weight (0.0 vs. 2.0 kg gain) and hypoglycemia rate (58% lower with IDegLira). PROs were measured at baseline and week 26 with the 5-domain Treatment Related Impact Measure-Diabetes (TRIM-D) questionnaire, with higher scores indicating better outcomes. After 26 weeks, improvements were significantly greater with IDegLira vs. IGlar U100 in total TRIM-D, Treatment Burden domain and especially Diabetes Management domain (Table), including 4 of the 5 individual items (estimated treatment ratio [95% confidence interval]): help you control your diabetes: 2.17 [1.47; 3.21], p&lt;0.0001; help you avoid hyperglycemia: 1.95 [1.32; 2.87], p=0.0007; help you avoid hypoglycemia: 1.62 [1.12; 2.36], p=0.0105; help you manage your weight: 2.44 [1.69; 3.52], p&lt;0.0001; help you prevent feeling tired/lack of energy: 1.36 [0.95; 1.96], p=0.0945.
In conclusion, vs. IGlar U100, IDegLira treatment resulted in better clinical and treatment management outcomes.

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