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A Pragmatic Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Comparative Effectiveness Between Dapagliflozin and Standard of Care in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

A Pragmatic Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Comparative Effectiveness Between Dapagliflozin and Standard of Care in Type 2 Diabetes Patients (DECIDE Study)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02616666
Acronym
DECIDE
Enrollment
632
Registered
2015-11-30
Start date
2016-08-25
Completion date
2025-12-12
Last updated
2026-02-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Randomised, Pragmatic, Standard of Care, Dapagliflozin, FORXIGA

Brief summary

A trial of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to evaluate the comparative effectiveness between dapagliflozin and Standard of Care (SOC)

Detailed description

A longitudinal, open labelled, pragmatic randomized 104 week multicentre trial of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to evaluate the comparative effectiveness between dapagliflozin and Standard of Care (SOC)

Interventions

DRUGDapagliflozin

The product in study is dapagliflozin (FORXIGA™), 10 mg film-coated tablets, and FORXIGA™ should be prescribed according to the instructions in the SmPC and current practice, including up-titration (if considered appropriate by the investigator). Dapagliflozin will be given in combination with metformin.

DRUGStandard of Care

The comparator arm consists of SOC. The SOC arm can be sulphonylurea (SU) or non-SU treatments. SU treatments will include any SU and the related insulin secretagogues repaglinide or nateglinide, each of them in combination with metformin. The non-SU treatments can be metformin and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), or metformin and glitazones (pioglitazone) combination therapy. Other SGLT-2 inhibitors are excluded. All these treatments are approved in the UK for use in this patient population.

Sponsors

University of Liverpool
Lead SponsorOTHER
AstraZeneca
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Clinical Practice Research Datalink
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

For inclusion in the study patients should fulfil the following criteria at the time of screening: 1. Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures 2. Females and males aged ≥18 years up to ≤ 75 years 3. Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 4. Uncontrolled on first-line metformin treatment, defined as ≥8 weeks on maximum tolerated dose of metformin and HbA1c \> 6.5%. 5. Ability to read and write as judged by the investigator.

Exclusion criteria

Patients should not enter the study if any of the following

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of patients achieving clinical success as measured by a 4-item composite endpoint.Assessment of outcome measure will be made at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up (allowing a window of 12 weeks).Proportion of patients achieving clinical success as measured by a 4-item composite endpoint including HbA1c reduction vs. baseline (≥ 0.5%), weight loss vs. baseline (≥ 2 Kg), no reported severe or documented hypoglycaemic events since randomization, and no switching from or adding to the treatment to which the patient was randomized (e.g., dapagliflozin or SOC),at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up (allowing a window of 12 weeks).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
HbA1c success (HbA1c reduction vs. baseline ≥ 0.5%) at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).From randomization to 104 weeks of follow up.HbA1c reduction
Weight loss success (weight vs. baseline ≥ 2 Kg) at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks)Weight Loss success
Severe or documented hypoglycaemic events up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).Up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).Documented Hypoglycaemic events
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the proportion of patients not switching from or adding to the treatment to which the patient was randomized (up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).Switching from or adding to the treatment to which the patient was randomized (e.g., dapagliflozin or SOC) up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the change from baseline in HbA1HbA1c at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closet to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).HbA1c at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the patients worry related to the risk of hypoglycaemic episodes measured b HFS-II Worry Scale at 6,12, 18 and 24 monthsAt 6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsTo assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the patients worry related to the risk of hypoglycaemic episodes measured b HFS-II Worry Scale at 6,12, 18 and 24 months
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the patients satisfaction with treatment as measured by the DTSQ at 6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsAt 6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsTo assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the patients satisfaction with treatment as measured by the DTSQ at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the patients health related quality of life as measured by SF35v2 at 6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsAt 6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsTo assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the patients health related quality of life, specifically physical, functioning, role functioning and vitality domains as measured by SF35v2 at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the proportion of patients needing antihypertensive escalation (dose up titration, switch and add-on strategies),up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization.Antihypertensive initiation or escalation (dose up titration, switch and add-on strategies), up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization.
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the proportion of patients with diabetic complications:up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization.Proportion of patients with the following diabetic complications: 1. Heart failure 2. Gangrene or amputation of the leg, foot or toe 3. Diabetic ketoacidosis 4. Cerebrovascular disease 5. Nonfatal myocardial infarction 6. Blindness 7. Neuropathy
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the change from baseline in systolic blood pressure (SBP) (mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (mmHg)Closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks)To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the change from baseline in systolic blood pressure (SBP) (mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (mmHg) at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the change from baseline in eGFRclosest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).eGFR (ml/min) at the clinical evaluation that occurs closest to 52 weeks of follow-up and separately, closest to 104 weeks of follow-up (in both cases, allowing a window of 12 weeks).
To assess differences between dapagliflozin and SOC in the healthcare resource utilization up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomizationup to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization.Hospitalizations, contacts due to hypoglycaemic events, needing insulin treatment, complications and unscheduled GP visits, up to 52 weeks following randomization and separately, up to 104 weeks following randomization

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJohn Wilding, MBChB, DM

Universtiy of Liverpool, University Hospital, Aintree, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, UK

STUDY_DIRECTORJesús Medina, PhD

AstraZeneca

STUDY_DIRECTORSusan Beatty, MSc

Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026