Liraglutide as add-on to Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02092896 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

The purpose of this study is to: Part 1: To investigate how 12 weeks treatment with liraglutide affects glycemic control in poorly controlled patients and how the treatment affects gastric emptying rate during hypoglycemia. Part 2: To investigate how 12 weeks treatment of type 1 diabetic patients with liraglutide affects counterregulatory hormones and cognitive performance during hypoglycemia.

Treatments tested

• Liraglutide Drug

  Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 1 is performed.

• Placebo Drug

  Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 1 is performed.

• Liraglutide Drug

  Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 2 is performed.

• Placebo Drug

  Subjects randomised to 1.2 mg liraglutide treatment or liraglutide placebo will receive 0.6 mg for 1 weeks followed by 1.2 mg for 11 weeks. At baseline and week 12 study 2 is performed.