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Efficacy and Safety of the Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide Fixed Ratio Combination (LixiLan) to Insulin Glargine Alone on Top of Oral Anti-diabetic Drugs (OADs) With Type 2 Diabetes in Japan

NCT02752828 · Completed

Last updated 2026-05-28

This clinical trial tested a combination of two diabetes medications (insulin glargine and lixisenatide) compared to insulin glargine alone in adults with type 2 diabetes who were already taking oral diabetes drugs.

Status Completed The study has finished.
Phase Phase 3 Confirms effectiveness in a large group before approval.
Type Interventional (clinical trial)
Design Randomized, open-label (no blinding) treatment study
Participants 521 people
Who can join Ages 20+ · all sexes
Timeline Started 2016-05 · est. completion 2018-03
Where 113 sites · Japan

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02752828 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

Primary Objective: To compare LixiLan to insulin glargine in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) change from baseline to Week 26 in patients with type 2 Diabetes. Secondary Objective: To compare the overall efficacy and safety of LixiLan to insulin glargine (with or without OADs) over a 26 Week treatment period in patients with type 2 Diabetes.

Treatments tested

Main thing measuredChange from baseline in HbA1c
SponsorSanofi
Conditions studiedType 2 Diabetes Mellitus
GLP-1 drugs lixisenatide

Full protocol, eligibility, and contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02752828 ↗