Heller, S.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-2425-9565, Pratley, R.E., Sinclair, A. et al. (5 more authors) (2018) Glycaemic outcomes of an Individualised treatMent aPproach for oldER vulnerable patIents: a randomised, controlled stUdy in type 2 diabetes Mellitus (IMPERIUM). Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 20 (1). pp. 148-156. ISSN 1462-8902
Abstract
AIM: To compare the glycaemic outcomes of 2 glucose-lowering treatment strategies in vulnerable (moderately ill and/or frail) patients aged ≥65 years with type 2 diabetes whose individual HbA1c targets were not met with diet/exercise and/or oral antihyperglycaemic medications (OAMs). METHODS: The primary endpoint of this study was a composite of achieving/maintaining individualised HbA1c targets without 'clinically significant' hypoglycaemia (severe hypoglycaemia or repeated hypoglycaemia causing interruption of patients' activities or blood glucose <54 mg/dL). Strategy-A comprised glucose-dependent therapies (N = 99) with a non-sulphonylurea OAM and a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist as the first injectable. Strategy-B comprised non-glucose-dependent therapies (N = 93) with sulphonylurea as the preferred OAM and insulin glargine as the first injectable. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between Strategies A and B in percentages of patients achieving the primary endpoint (64.5% vs 54.9%; P=0.190). Mean incidences (A vs B) of total (10.2% vs 53.8%), documented symptomatic (5.1% vs 36.6%), and asymptomatic (8.2% vs 32.3%) hypoglycaemia were lower for Strategy-A (P<0.001 each). Proportions of patients achieving/maintaining HbA1c target (A, 63.3% vs B, 55.9%) were similar. CONCLUSIONS: Similar proportions of older, vulnerable aged ≥65 years patients with type 2 diabetes achieved/maintained glycaemic treatment goals without clinically significant hypoglycaemia with Strategies A or B. However, Strategy-A resulted in lower risk of total, documented symptomatic, and asymptomatic hypoglycaemia. These results identify an approach of potential clinical benefit in this age group and will inform future clinical research in older patients with type 2 diabetes. This trial is registered with ClinTrials.gov, number NCT02072096.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Keywords: | GLP-1 analogue; glycaemic control; hypoglycaemia; insulin delivery; sulphonylureas |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Division of Genomic Medicine (Sheffield) > Department of Oncology and Metabolism (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2017 14:24 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 08:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/dom.13051 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:119102 |