Clinical Effects of Liraglutide in a Real-World Setting in Spain: eDiabetes-Monitor SEEN Diabetes Mellitus Working Group Study

Introduction A limitation with randomized controlled trials is that, while they provide unbiased evidence of the efficacy of interventions, they do so under unreal conditions and in a very limited and highly selected patient population. Our aim was to provide data about the effectiveness of liraglutide treatment in a real-world and clinical practice setting. Methods In a retrospective and observational study, data from 753 patients with type 2 diabetes were recorded through an online tool (eDiabetes-Monitor). Results Mean baseline glycated hemoglobin ($ HbA_{1c} $) was 8.4 ± 1.4% and mean body mass index (BMI) was 38.6 ± 5.4 kg/$ m^{2} $. After 3–6 months of treatment with liraglutide, we observed a change in $ HbA_{1c} $ of −1.1 ± 1.2%, −4.6 ± 5.3 kg in weight and −1.7 ± 2.0 kg/$ m^{2} $ in BMI (p < 0.001 for all). Compared to baseline, there was a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure (−5.9 mmHg, p < 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (−3.2 mmHg, p < 0.001), LDL cholesterol (−0.189 mmol/l, p < 0.001) and triglycerides (−0.09 mmol/l, p = 0.021). In patients switched from DPP-4 inhibitors, liraglutide induced a decrease of −1.0% in $ HbA_{1c} $ (p < 0.001) and a reduction in weight (−4.5 kg, p < 0.001). In patients treated with liraglutide as an add-on therapy to insulin a decrease of −1.08% in $ HbA_{1c} $ (p < 0.001) and a weight reduction of −4.15 kg (p < 0.001) were observed. Conclusion Our study confirms the effectiveness of liraglutide in a real-life and clinical practice setting. Funding Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

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2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

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Diabetes therapy - 6(2015), 2 vom: Juni, Seite 173-185

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mezquita-Raya, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Reyes-Garcia, Rebeca [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-Perez, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Escalada-San Martin, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Ángel Rubio Herrera, Miquel [VerfasserIn]
Lopez de la Torre Casares, Martin [VerfasserIn]

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Effectiveness
Liraglutide
Real life
Type 2 diabetes

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© The Author(s) 2015

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10.1007/s13300-015-0112-4

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OLC2097482465