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A Real World Experience of Dapagliflozin in Type 2 Diabetes

Dapaglifozin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Single-centre Retrospective Cohort Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02966626
Enrollment
223
Registered
2016-11-17
Start date
2017-01-31
Completion date
2018-01-31
Last updated
2018-10-12

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

Conditions

Type2 Diabetes

Keywords

Pragmatic, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 inhibitor, Malaysia

Brief summary

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is creating a health pandemic globally. Management of type 2 diabetes involves combination of lifestyle intervention and drug intervention, which includes sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, such as dapagliflozin. Dapagliflozin (Forxiga®) was approved by the Malaysian Drug Authority for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in 2014. This study will describe the characteristics of patients who are prescribed dapagliflozin by diabetologists/endocrinologists in a tertiary referral center and describe their glycaemic control, weight, and renal function at baseline and during use of dapagliflozin.

Detailed description

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adults \>18 years old is 17.5% in Malaysia, where half of them are undiagnosed. Diabetes also accounts for 14.5% of all-cause mortality worldwide, with close to half of the deaths are in subjects \<60 years old. These highlight the importance of early diagnosis of disease, timely intervention with appropriate therapy, and treating type 2 diabetes patients to goal to prevent the development of complications. Asian type 2 diabetes phenotypes are different than Caucasians, i.e. significant pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction, higher visceral adiposity, more vulnerable to cardio-renal complications. Although clinical trials of SGLT-2 inhibitors have been published, real-world data on the use of this new class of antidiabetic medication is still lacking, in particularly among Asians.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

University of Malaya
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of T2DM prior to the first prescription of dapagliflozin * Patients with T2DM who are initiated with dapagliflozin from March 2014 till December 2015 * Patients need to be on dapagliflozin therapy for at least six consecutive months from the index date * Patients need to have diabetologists/endocrinologists' follow up for at least six months after the initiation of dapagliflozin

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with T2DM who are initiated with dapagliflozin after December 2015 * Patients with incomplete electronic medical records * Patients with Type 1 diabetes * Patients with latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA) * Female Patients with T2DM who are found to be pregnant during the treatment period of dapagliflozin

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in HbA1c6 monthsTo assess the change in HbA1c from baseline to 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in body weight6 monthsTo assess the change in body weight from baseline to 6 months
Change in estimated glomerular filtration rate6 monthsTo assess the change in estimates glomerular filtration rate from baseline to 6 months
Change in albuminuria6 monthsTo assess the change in albuminuria from baseline to 6 months
Change in body mass index6 monthsTo assess the change in body mass index from baseline to 6 months

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026