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Table 1 Overview of the therapeutic confirmatory trials of degludec in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus

From: Degludec: the new ultra-long insulin analogue

Trial

Population

Therapy

Treatment arms

Treatment combination

Duration (Weeks)

Treatment at screening

3582

Insulin-treated T2D

Basal-bolus

Degludec OD

+ Aspart

52

Any insulin regimen

versus

± Met

(Extension of 26 wks)

Glargine OD

± Pio

 

3579

Insulin-naïve

Insulin + OADs

Degludec OD

+ Met

52

Met (mandatory) ± SU, ±a-GI, ± DPP-4i in any combination

T2D

 

versus

± DPP-4i

(Extension of 52 wks)

Glargine OD

3672

Insulin-naïve

Insulin + OADs

Degludec OD

+ Met

26

Met (mandatory) ± SU, ± α-GI, ± DPP-4i in any combination

T2D

 

versus

± DPP-4i

Glargine OD

 

3586

Insulin-naïve

Insulin + OADs

Degludec OD

± Met

26

Monotherapy or combination of SU and Met ± α-GI, or DPP-4i

T2D

 

versus

± SU

Glargine OD

± α-GI

3580

Insulin-naïve

Insulin + OADs

Degludec OD

+1-2 ADOs: Met, SU, Pio

26

± Met, ± SU, ± pio 1–2 OADs in any combination

T2D

 

versus

 

Sitagliptin OD

3668

Insulin-naïve + insulin -treated

Insulin + OADs

Degludec Fixed Flex OD versus

± Met

26

OADs only or basal insulin only or basal insulin + OADs (any combination of Met, SU or Pio)

T2D

 

Glargine OD and Degludec Fixed Flex OD

± SU

versus

± Pio

Degludec OD

3583

Insulin- treated

Basal-bolus

Degludec OD

+ Aspart

52

Any basal-bolus regimen

T1D

 

versus

 

(Extension of 52 wks)

Glargine OD

3585

Insulin- treated

Basal-bolus

Degludec OD

+ Aspart

26

Any basal-bolus regimen

T1D

 

versus

 

(Extension of 26 wks)

Detemir OD

3770

Insulin- treated

Basal-bolus

Degludec Fixed Flex OD

+ Aspart

26

Any basal-bolus regimen

T1D

 

versus

 

(Extension of 26 wks)

Glargine OD and Degludec Fixed Flex OD versus

Degludec OD

  1. α-GI alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, Dpp-4i dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, Met metformin, OADs oral antidiabetic drugs, OD once daily, Pio pioglitazone, SU sulphonylurea, T1D type 1 diabetes, T2D Type 2 diabetes, Wks weeks