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. 2021 Dec 16;37(11):2583–2597. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05347-7

Table 2.

Clinical trials of GLP1 receptor agonists, DPP4 inhibitors, and SGLT2 inhibitors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. List of all ongoing (in italics) and completed trials of GLP1 receptor agonists, DPP4 inhibitors, and SGLT2 inhibitors in children and adolescents < 18 years in the USA. Participant numbers listed in parentheses indicate target enrollment numbers for ongoing trials

Drug class Major side effects Experimental drug Design Ph N Duration Primary and secondary outcomes Mortality and SAE Results
GLP1 receptor agonists

Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

Injection site reactions

Exenatide

NCT01269034

Randomized

Open label

4 14 1d per treatment (× 3)

1) Postprandial hyperglycemia

2) Postprandial glucagon and gastric emptying

Not available

Completed: 2017

Results: not published

NCT01269047

Randomized

Open label

4 37 16 wk

1) Postprandial blood glucose

2) Difference in HbA1c between control and treatment groups

Mortality: none

SAE: none

Completed: 2016

Results: NCT01269047

NCT00456300

Randomized

Double blind

2 9 1d per treatment (× 3) 1) Mean postprandial plasma glucose AUC

Mortality: none

SAE: none

Completed: 2009

Results: [74]

Liraglutide

NCT02516657

Non-randomized

Open label

3 (15) 2 wk

1) Mean weekly blood glucose

2) TDID, blood glucose, amylase

Ongoing study Estimated completion: 2021
DPP4 inhibitors

Upper respiratory tract infections

Urinary tract infections

Arthralgias

Sitagliptin

NCT01718093

Randomized

Open label

4 21 6 wk 1) Glucose concentration and AUC Not available

Completed: 2015

Results: not published

NCT01155284

Randomized

Triple blind

2 68 12 mo

1) 2 h C-peptide AUC at month 12

2) 2 h C-peptide AUC at month 6

Mortality: none

SAE: sitagliptin 2/46, placebo 1/22

Completed: 2015

Results: [75]

SGLT2 inhibitors

Normoglycemic ketoacidosis

Volume depletion

Genital infections

Dapagliflozin

NCT04333823

Randomized

quadruple blind

3 (100) 16 wk

1) Change in mGFR from baseline to wk 16

2) HbA1c, AE, glycemic control, weight, TDID

Ongoing study Estimated completion: 2023

AE, adverse events; AUC, area under the curve; d, days; h, hours; mGFR, measured glomerular filtration rate; mo, months; Ph, phase; SAE, serious adverse events; TDID, total daily insulin dose; wk, weeks