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BESTMED
UnknownBESTMED: Observational Evaluation of Second Line Therapy Medications in Diabetes
Lead sponsor
Assets
Dulaglutide / Exenatide / GLP-1 / incretin class catch-all / Liraglutide / Semaglutide
Listed sites
5
Recruiting sites
5
Enrollment
550,000
estimated
Study population
Type 2 diabetes
Key I/E criteria
•HbA1c 7-11%•eGFR ≥45
Primary endpoints
•4-point MACE (Cardiovascular death, Non-fatal MI, Non-fatal stroke, Heart-failure hospitalization)•3-point MACE (Cardiovascular death, Non-fatal MI, Non-fatal stroke)
Footprint
Where this trial recruits
Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.
Identifiers
Registered as
Timeline
Milestones
Assets
Investigational agents
Study populations
Who this study enrolls
Eligibility
Who can enroll
Study population text
The study population is adults aged 30 or older who have type 2 diabetes and are at moderate risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD), and who are starting a second diabetes medication (after metformin). Patients from collaborating institutions will be included in the analysis based on study population inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Eligibility criteria
Individuals meeting the following criteria between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2021:
(*) History will be derived from at least 12 months of EHR and claims prior to time zero and will use all available EHR and claims data between January 1, 2014 and time zero
Endpoints (5)
What's being measured
Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.
Coverage by outcome category
Cardiovascular outcomes
3 endpoints4-point major adverse cardiac events (MACE)
Time frame:Follow-up begins 30 days after enrollment and ends at the earliest of a) the first study outcome; b) study end or c) loss to follow-up. Maximum duration of follow-up will be 10.5 years.
4-point MACE
time to event, event
componentsCardiovascular death, Non-fatal MI, Non-fatal stroke, Heart-failure hospitalization
3-point major adverse cardiac events (MACE)
Time frame:Follow-up begins 30 days after enrollment and ends at the earliest of a) the first study outcome; b) study end or c) loss to follow-up. Maximum duration of follow-up will be 10.5 years.
3-point MACE
time to event, event
componentsCardiovascular death, Non-fatal MI, Non-fatal stroke
Severe clinical outcomes
Time frame:Follow-up begins 30 days after enrollment and ends at the earliest of a) the first study outcome; b) study end or c) loss to follow-up. Maximum duration of follow-up will be 10.5 years.
Expanded / custom MACE composite
composite event, event
componentsAll-cause death, All-cause hospitalization
Safety / tolerability / PK
1 endpointAdverse outcomes
Time frame:Follow-up begins 30 days after enrollment and ends at the earliest of a) the first study outcome; b) study end or c) loss to follow-up. Maximum duration of follow-up will be 10.5 years.
time to event, event
componentsSevere hypoglycemia, Pancreatitis, Major amputation, All-cause death
Other (unclassified)
1 endpointNon-cardiovascular outcomes
Time frame:Follow-up begins 30 days after enrollment and ends at the earliest of a) the first study outcome; b) study end or c) loss to follow-up. Maximum duration of follow-up will be 10.5 years.
composite event, event
componentsCustom renal composite, other clinical outcomes retinopathy treatment, mash liver advanced fibrosis or nash
Publications (3)
Bibliography
Records linked to this trial through ClinicalTrials.gov references, PubMed NCT search, and curated study seeds. 'Canonical' marks design/result papers; others are registry references or candidates.
Registry references + supporting bibliography
- Archives of internal medicine1999 Jun 14PMID10371227doi:10.1001/archinte.159.11.1197via CT.gov background
Provenance
Sources
Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.