Liraglutide in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
Tamborlane WV, Barrientos-Pérez M, Fainberg U, Frimer-Larsen H, Hafez M, Hale PM, Jalaludin MY, Kovarenko M, Libman I, Lynch JL, Rao P, Shehadeh N, Turan S, Weghuber D, Barrett T. Liraglutide in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 637-646. PMID: 31034184, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1903822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycated hemoglobin levelsType 2 diabetesGastrointestinal adverse eventsAdverse eventsPlasma glucose levelsHemoglobin levelsEnd pointGlycemic controlGlucose levelsMean glycated hemoglobin levelOpen-label extension periodPrimary efficacy end pointDose of liraglutideDouble-blind periodEfficacy end pointPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsBody mass indexNumber of patientsYears of ageMetformin monotherapySubcutaneous liraglutidePlacebo groupLiraglutide groupInclusion criteria