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. 2022 Jan 7;23(3):521–539. doi: 10.1007/s11154-021-09699-1

Table 2.

Study design and results of SUSTAIN trials

SUSTAIN Clinical trial identification number Population Duration
(weeks)
Background medication Semaglutide trial dose & Comparator % HbA1c reduction Weight loss (kg)
1 NCT02054897 388 30 None 0.5 mg -1.45 -3.73
1.0 mg -1.55 -4.53
Placebo -0.02 -0.98
2 NCT01930188 1231 56 Metformin and/or Pioglitazone/Rosiglitazone 0.5 mg -1.3 -4.3
1.0 mg -1.6 -6.1
Sitagliptin (100 mg) -0.5 -1.9
3 NCT01885208 813 56 Metformin and/or Thiazolidinediones and/or Sulfonylurea 1.0 mg -1.5 -5.6
Exenatide ER (2.0 mg) -0.9 -1.9
4 NCT02128932 1089 30 Metformin alone or with Sulfonylurea 0.5 mg -1.21 -3.74
1.0 mg -1.64 -5.71
Insulin glargine -0.83 +1.15
5 NCT02305381 397 30 Basal insulin alone or with Metformin 0.5 mg -1.4 -3.7
1.0 mg -1.8 -6.4
Placebo -0.1 -1.4
6 NCT01720446 3297 (83% with CV and/or CKD) 104 None 0.5 mg -1.1 -3.6
1.0 mg -1.4 -4.9
Placebo (0.5 mg) -0.4 -0.7
Placebo (1.0 mg) -0.4 -0.5
7 NCT02648204 1201 40 Metformin 0.5 mg -1.5 -4.6
1.0 mg -1.8 -6.5
Dulaglutide (0.75 mg) -1.1 -2.3
Dulaglutide (1.5 mg) -1.4 -3.0
8 NCT03136484 788 52 Metformin 1.0 mg -1.5 -5.3
Canagliflozin (300 mg) -1.0 -4.2
9 NCT03086330 302 30 SGLT-2 inhibitor alone or with Sulfonylurea/Metformin 1.0 mg -1.5 -4.7
Placebo -0.1 -0.9
10 NCT03191396 577 30 Metformin and Sulfonylurea/SGLT-2 inhibitor 1.0 mg -1.7 -5.8
Liraglutide (1.2 mg) -1.0 -1.9
11 NCT03689374 2275 52 Metformin alone or with Sulfonylurea/Meglitinide/DPP-4 inhibitor/α-glucosidase inhibitor 1.0 mg - -
Insulin aspart (4 IU) - -
Japan-sitagliptin NCT02254291 308 30 None 0.5 mg -1.9 -2.2
1.0 mg -2.2 -3.9
Sitagliptin (100 mg) -0.7 0.0
Japan NCT02207374 601 56 None 0.5 mg -1.7 -1.4
1.0 mg -2.0 -3.2
OAD monotherapy -0.7 +0.4
China-MRCT NCT03061214 868 30 Metformin 0.5 mg -1.4 -2.9
1.0 mg -1.7 -4.2
Sitagliptin (100 mg) -0.9 -0.4
FORTE NCT03989232 961 40 Metformin alone or with Sulfonylurea Trial product estimand Treatment policy estimand
1.0 mg -1.9%, 6.0 kg -1.9%, 5.6 kg
2.0 mg -2.2%, 6.9 kg -2.1%, 6.4 kg
Placebo - -