Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide Once-weekly Versus Sitagliptin Once-daily as add-on to Metformin and/or TZD in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT ID: NCT01930188
Last Updated: 2019-06-13
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
1231 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-12-02
2015-10-12
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Semaglutide 0.5 mg + sitagliptin placebo
semaglutide
For subcutaneous injection (s.c., under the skin) once weekly. Will follow a fixed dose escalation regimen. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
placebo
Tablets for oral administration once daily. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
Semaglutide 1.0 mg + sitagliptin placebo
semaglutide
For subcutaneous injection (s.c., under the skin) once weekly. Will follow a fixed dose escalation regimen. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
placebo
Tablets for oral administration once daily. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
Sitagliptin 100 mg + semaglutide placebo 1.0 mg
sitagliptin
Tablets for oral administration once daily. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
placebo
For subcutaneous injection (s.c., under the skin) once weekly. Will follow a fixed dose escalation regimen. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
Sitagliptin 100 mg + semaglutide placebo 0.5 mg
sitagliptin
Tablets for oral administration once daily. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
placebo
For subcutaneous injection (s.c., under the skin) once weekly. Will follow a fixed dose escalation regimen. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
Interventions
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semaglutide
For subcutaneous injection (s.c., under the skin) once weekly. Will follow a fixed dose escalation regimen. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
sitagliptin
Tablets for oral administration once daily. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
placebo
Tablets for oral administration once daily. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
placebo
For subcutaneous injection (s.c., under the skin) once weekly. Will follow a fixed dose escalation regimen. The trial drug will be added on to the subject's stable pre-trial medication.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Novo Nordisk A/S
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Novo Nordisk A/S
Locations
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Buenos Aires, , Argentina
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CABA, , Argentina
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Sofia, , Bulgaria
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Pilsen, , Czechia
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Prague, , Czechia
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Praha 4- Chodov, , Czechia
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Shatin, New Territories, , Hong Kong
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Budapest, , Hungary
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Debrecen, , Hungary
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Szeged, , Hungary
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Kochi, Kerala, India
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Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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New Delhi, , India
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Ibaraki, , Japan
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Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, , Japan
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Miyazaki, , Japan
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2012-004827-19
Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
U1111-1135-8730
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
132366
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
CTRI/2014/05/004626
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
NN9535-3626
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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