Adjunctive liraglutide treatment in patients with persistent or recurrent type 2 diabetes after metabolic surgery (GRAVITAS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Publication date: Available online 4 June 2019Source: The Lancet Diabetes & EndocrinologyAuthor(s): Alexander Dimitri Miras, Belén Pérez-Pevida, Madhawi Aldhwayan, Anna Kamocka, Emma Rose McGlone, Werd Al-Najim, Harvinder Chahal, Rachel L Batterham, Barbara McGowan, Omar Khan, Veronica Greener, Ahmed R Ahmed, Aviva Petrie, Samantha Scholtz, Stephen R Bloom, Tricia M TanSummaryBackgroundMany patients with type 2 diabetes do not achieve sustained diabetes remission after metabolic (bariatric) surgery for the treatment of obesity. Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue, improves glycaemic control and reduces bodyweight in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of liraglutide 1·8 mg in patients with persistent or recurrent type 2 diabetes after metabolic surgery.MethodsIn the GRAVITAS randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we enrolled adults who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or vertical sleeve gastrectomy and had persistent or recurrent type 2 diabetes with HbA1c levels higher than 48 mmol/mol (6·5%) at least 1 year after surgery from five hospitals in London, UK. Participants were randomly assigned (2:1) via a computer-generated sequence to either subcutaneous liraglutide 1·8 mg once daily or placebo, both given together with a reduced-calorie diet, aiming for a 500 kcal per day deficit from baseline energy intake, and increased physical activity. The primary outcome was the change in HbA1c from baseline to...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research