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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Four Second Line Pharmacological Strategies in Type 2 Diabetes Study

Conditions
Cardiovascular Events
Type2 Diabetes
Renal Disease
Interventions
Drug: SGLT2 inhibitor
Drug: DPP-4 inhibitor
Drug: 2nd generation SU
Registration Number
NCT05220917
Lead Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brief Summary

To perform an observational analysis to emulate a target trial (i.e., a hypothetical pragmatic trial that would have answered the causal question of interest) comparing the effectiveness and safety of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), and sulfonylureas (SU), at the class and individual agent level, in head-to-head comparisons in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Detailed Description

Aim 1: (1a.) To evaluate the effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), and sulfonylureas (SU), at the class and individual agent level, in head-to-head comparisons with respect to cardiovascular (CV) events, mortality, renal events, and other patient-centered outcomes (e.g., time spent at home), in patients with T2D and moderate baseline CV risk (event rate ≤3%/year). (1b.) To examine heterogeneity in treatment effects by age, race/ethnicity, gender, levels of CV risk, including high (≥4%/year) and low risk (\<2%/year), chronic kidney disease (CKD), frailty, and multimorbidity.

Aim 2: (2a.) To monitor and quantify the association of the initiation of SGLT2i, GLP-1RA, DPP-4i, or SU, at the class and individual agent level, with previously reported drug-related harms (e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), fractures, amputations, pancreatitis, severe hypoglycemia). (2b.) To scan study data sources for signals of potential serious unanticipated drug-related adverse events, using a data-mining approach (tree-based scan statistics). (2c.) By using data generated in Aims 2a and 2b, to build treatment-specific outcome prediction models to identify individual patients' likelihood of drug-related harms, based on specific combinations of patient features.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
781430
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years for Optum Cliniformatics, IBM Marketscan, CPRD, and VHA, and ≥ 65 years for Medicare FFS at cohort entry
  • At least 12 months of continuous health plan enrollment (only claims) or registration with a general practitioner (CPRD) before and including cohort entry
  • Diagnosis of T2D within 12 months before (or ever before in CPRD) and including cohort entry
  • Low or moderate cardiovascular (CV) risk (≤3% risk of CV events/year) at cohort entry *
  • Metformin maintenance therapy, defined as 2 fills (or prescriptions in CPRD) of metformin monotherapy recorded within 6 months before and including cohort entry
Exclusion Criteria
  • Missing age or gender information
  • Nursing care admission within 12 months before and including cohort entry (criteria ignored in CPRD)
  • Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Diagnosis of secondary or gestational diabetes within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Any insulin fill or prescription within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Diagnosis of end stage renal disease (stage ≥ 5) within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Diagnosis of acute or chronic pancreatitis within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Diagnosis of cirrhosis or acute hepatitis within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Diagnosis of MEN-2 within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Recorded solid organ transplant code within 12 months before and including cohort entry
  • Patients with recorded initiation of more than one agent within a comparator class at cohort entry

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
GLP-1 RA (Comparison 3)GLP-1RAFor GLP-1 RA vs DPP-4i GLP-1 RA - exposure group DPP-4i - referent group
SGLT-2i (Comparison 1)SGLT2 inhibitorFor SGLT-2i vs. DPP4i SGLT-2i - exposure group DPP4i - referent group
DPP-4i (Comparison 3)DPP-4 inhibitorFor GLP-1 RA vs DPP-4i GLP-1 RA - exposure group DPP-4i - referent group
GLP-1 RA (Comparison 5)GLP-1RAFor GLP-1 RA vs SU GLP-1 RA - exposure group SU - referent group
SGLT2i (Comparison 7)SGLT2 inhibitorFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i vs. SU (4-way comparison) SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA, and SU - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
GLP-1 RA (Comparison 2)GLP-1RAFor SGLT-2i vs GLP-1 RA SGLT-2i - exposure group GLP-1 RA - referent group
SU (Comparison 5)2nd generation SUFor GLP-1 RA vs SU GLP-1 RA - exposure group SU - referent group
DPP-4i (Comparison 6)DPP-4 inhibitorFor DPP-4i vs SU DPP-4i - exposure group SU - referent group
DPP-4i (Comparison 1)DPP-4 inhibitorFor SGLT-2i vs. DPP4i SGLT-2i - exposure group DPP-4i - referent group
SGLT-2i (Comparison 2)SGLT2 inhibitorFor SGLT-2i vs GLP-1 RA SGLT-2i - exposure group GLP-1 RA - referent group
SGLT-2i (Comparison 4)SGLT2 inhibitorFor SGLT-2i vs SU SGLT-2i - exposure group SU - referent group
SU (Comparison 4)2nd generation SUFor SGLT-2i vs SU SGLT-2i - exposure group SU - referent group
SGLT2i (Comparison 8)SGLT2 inhibitorFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i (3-way comparison) SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
DPP-4i (Comparison 7)DPP-4 inhibitorFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i vs. SU (4-way comparison) SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA, and SU - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
SU (Comparison 7)2nd generation SUFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i vs. SU (4-way comparison) SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA, and SU - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
SU (Comparison 6)2nd generation SUFor DPP-4i vs SU DPP-4i - exposure group SU - referent group
GLP-1 RA (Comparison 8)GLP-1RAFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i (3-way comparison) SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
DPP-4i (Comparison 8)DPP-4 inhibitorFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i (3-way comparison) SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
GLP-1 RA (Comparison 7)GLP-1RAFor SGLT2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. DPP-4i vs. SU (4-way comparison) SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA, and SU - exposure groups DPP-4i - referent group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MACEthrough study completion, an average of 1 year

Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, Cardiovascular mortality

Modified MACEthrough study completion, an average of 1 year

Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, All-Cause mortality

Hospitalization for Heart Failure (HHF) Hospitalization for Heart Failure (HHF)through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Myocardial Infarction (MI)through study completion, an average of 1 year
Strokethrough study completion, an average of 1 year
All-cause mortalitythrough study completion, an average of 1 year
Coronary revascularizationthrough study completion, an average of 1 year
Cardiovascular Mortalitythrough study completion, an average of 1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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