Clinical evidence dossier
Insulin degludec
HbA1c
Evidence signal
Authoritative evidence signal
strong
This is an authoritative evidence signal supplied by Clinical Reference. It is not a formal clinical grade, treatment recommendation, or pooled effect estimate.
Evidence snapshot
- Authoritative support records
- 3
- Supporting studies available for review
- 3
- Randomized trials
- 3
- Reported effects
- 6
Clinical conclusion
Insulin degludec shows a moderate positive evidence signal for improving HbA1c across the studied comparisons.
The conclusion and evidence-signal classification are distinct authoritative fields and are reproduced as published.
Observed effects
Observed study estimates; not a pooled treatment effect.
Change from baseline
Mean difference
-1.41 to -0.08 %
Evidence composition
- Non-randomized studies
- 0
- Other designs
- 0
- Unresolved designs
- 0
- Magnitude-eligible effects
- 6
Consistency
Authoritative consistency classification
consistent
- Positive
- 3
- No effect
- 0
- Mixed
- 0
- Negative
- 0
Population and applicability
Structured population data were available for 3 of 3 supporting studies. 2 studies described participants with type 2 diabetes. 3 studies described adult participants.
This population information refers to the materialized supporting studies available for review. Omitted support records remain part of the authoritative support accounting and are available through the audit experience.
View reported population descriptions
These descriptions are reported across the supporting studies; they are not a single synthesized population.
- Japanese adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
- Patients requiring insulin therapy for blood sugar management
- Young Adult (19–39)
- Middle Aged (40-64)
- Male
- Female
- with T2 Diabetes
- Insulin-naïve adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
- Patients seeking to start insulin therapy for blood sugar control.
Limitations
- Evidence uses heterogeneous comparison contexts: active_comparator, usual_care.
Supporting evidence
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