iGlarLixi vs IDegAsp in Chinese Participants After OAD(s)

Inclusion Criteria

• •Participant had at least 18 of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
• •Participants who were diagnosed with T2DM for at least 1 year before the screening visit
• •Participants who were treated for at least 3 months prior to the screening visit with a stable dose of metformin (at least 1000 mg/day or the maximum tolerated dose) alone or in combination with a second oral antidiabetic treatment that can be a sulfonylurea (SU), a glinide, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (alpha-GI), a dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor or a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor
• •HbA1c at screening visit:
• •* between 7.5% and 11%, both inclusive, for participants previously treated with metformin alone or + SGLT-2 inhibitor, or
• •* between 7.0% and 10%, both inclusive, for participants previously treated with metformin + a second oral antidiabetic treatment other than SGLT-2 inhibitor.
• •Participants who were overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and cardiac monitoring.
• •Body mass index (BMI) \<40 kg/m² at screening
• •Male or female, including females of childbearing potential who agreed to use contraception during the study duration
• •Participants were capable of giving signed informed consent as described in Appendix 1 of the protocol which included compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol.
• •Use of systemic glucocorticoids (excluding topical application or inhaled forms) for 1 week or more within 3 months prior to screening.
• •Use of weight loss drugs within 3 months prior to screening.
• •History of discontinuation of a previous treatment with GLP-1 RAs due to safety/tolerability reasons or lack of efficacy.
• •Use of any investigational drug other than specified in this protocol within 1 month or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to screening.
• •Laboratory findings tested at the screening visit:
• •* Amylase and/or lipase \>3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) laboratory range.
• •* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>3 ULN.
• •* Total bilirubin \>1.5 ULN (except in case of Gilbert's syndrome).
• •* Calcitonin ≥20 pg/mL (5.9 pmol/L).
• •* Hemoglobin \<10.5 g/dL and/or neutrophils \<1500/mm\^3 and/or platelets \<100 000/mm\^3.
• •* Positive urine pregnancy test in female of childbearing potential.
• •Contraindication to metformin and/or SGLT-2 inhibitor use, for those who were taking it prior to the study, according to local labeling, warning/precaution of use (when appropriate) as displayed in the respective National regulation
• •Individuals accommodated in an institution because of regulatory or legal order; prisoners or participants who are legally institutionalized
• •Participant not suitable for participation, whatever the reason, as judged by the Investigator, including medical or clinical conditions, or participants potentially at risk of noncompliance to study procedures
• •Participants are employees of the clinical study site or other individuals directly involved in the conduct of the study, or immediate family members of such individuals (in conjunction with section 1.61 of the ICH-GCP Ordinance E6)
• •Any specific situation during study implementation/course that may raise ethics considerations
• •Sensitivity to any of the study interventions (insulin or, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in the study
• •Participants who withdrawn consent at randomization or were lost to follow up at randomization visit.
• •The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a potential participation in a clinical trial.