Emulation of the SUSTAIN6 Diabetes Trial Using Healthcare Claims

NCT06659744 · Completed

Last updated 2026-05-28

This study used existing healthcare records to analyze the effects of a diabetes medication on heart-related events in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Status Completed The study has finished.

Type Observational

Participants 158,310 people

Who can join Ages 50+ · all sexes

Timeline Started 2024-10 · est. completion 2025-03

Where 1 site · United States

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Description as written by the study sponsor.

Investigators are building an empirical evidence base for real world data through large-scale emulation of randomized controlled trials. The investigators' goal is to understand for what types of clinical questions real world data analyses can be conducted with confidence and how to implement such studies.

Treatments tested

New use of semaglutide injection Drug

New use of semaglutide injection dispensing claim is used as the exposure.
New initiation of sitagliptin Drug

New initiation of sitagliptin dispensing claim is used as the reference.

Main thing measured	Major adverse cardiac event (MACE), including myocardial infarction, stroke, and all cause death
Sponsor	Brigham and Women's Hospital
Conditions studied	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
GLP-1 drugs	—

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