Efficacy in Controlling Glycaemia With Victoza® (Liraglutide) as add-on to Metformin vs. OADs as add-on to Metformin After up to 104 Weeks of Treatment in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Metformin Monotherapy and Treated in a Primary Care Setting
Efficacy in Controlling Glycaemia With Victoza® (Liraglutide) as add-on to Metformin vs. OADs as add-on to Metformin After up to 104 Weeks of Treatment in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Metformin Monotherapy and Treated in a Primary Care Setting
This trial is conducted globally. The aim of the trial is to investigate efficacy in controlling glycaemia with Victoza® (liraglutide) as add-on to metformin background treatment vs. OADs as add-on to metformin background treatment for 104 weeks of treatment in subjects with type 2 diabetes.
Inclusion Criteria: - Male or female at least 18 years of age at the time of signing informed consent - Subjects diagnosed (clinically) with type 2 diabetes equal to or above 90 days prior to the screening visit - Stable daily dose of metformin as monotherapy equal to or above 1500 mg or maximum tolerated dose within 60 days prior to the screening visit - HbA1c 7.5-9.0% (59-75 mmol/mol) (both inclusive) and measured within the last 90 days prior to the screening visit Exclusion Criteria: - Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of childbearing potential and not using adequate contraceptive methods (adequate contraceptive measures as required by local regulation or practice) - Treatment with any medication for the indication of diabetes other than metformin in a period of 60 days before the screening visit. An exception is short-term treatment (below or equal to 7 days in total) with insulin in connection with intercurrent illness - Receipt of any investigational medicinal product within 30 days before the screening visit - Any disorder, which in the investigator's opinion might jeopardise subject's safety or compliance with the protocol