Research Study to Investigate How Well Semaglutide Works Compared to Liraglutide in People Living With Overweight or Obesity

NCT ID: NCT04074161

Last Updated: 2023-05-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

338 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-11

Study Completion Date

2021-05-11

Brief Summary

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This study will look at participants' body weight from the start to the end of the study. The study will last for about 1½ years. This is to compare the effect on body weight in people taking semaglutide once a week or people taking liraglutide once every day. Participants will either get semaglutide, liraglutide or "dummy" medicine. Which treatment is decided by chance. Participants who receive semaglutide or semaglutide "dummy" medicine will need to take 1 injection once a week. Participants who receive liraglutide or liraglutide "dummy" medicine will need to take 1 injection once daily. The study medicine is injected with a thin needle in a skin fold in the stomach, thigh or upper arm. During the study participants will have talks with study staff about eating healthy food and how to be more physically active. Participants will have 16 clinic visits and 7 phone calls with the study doctor. At 4 of the clinic visits participants cannot eat and drink (water is allowed) for 8 hours before the visit. Women cannot take part if pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant during the study period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Overweight Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors
Semaglutide once weekly vs liraglutide once daily treatment will be open label, but each of the two active treatment arms will be double blinded against placebo administered at the same dosing frequency.

Sponsor staff involved in the clinical trial is masked according to company standard procedures.

Study Groups

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Semaglutide

Semaglutide administered s.c. (subcutaneously, under the skin) adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Semaglutide

Intervention Type DRUG

Dose gradually increased to 2.4 mg administered once weekly for 68 weeks

Placebo (semaglutide)

Placebo (semaglutide) administered s.c. adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo (semaglutide)

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered once weekly for 68 weeks

Liraglutide

Liraglutide administered s.c. adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Liraglutide

Intervention Type DRUG

Dose gradually increased to 3.0 mg administered once daily for 68 weeks

Placebo (liraglutide)

Placebo (liraglutide) administered s.c. adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo (liraglutide)

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered once daily for 68 weeks

Interventions

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Semaglutide

Dose gradually increased to 2.4 mg administered once weekly for 68 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (semaglutide)

Administered once weekly for 68 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Liraglutide

Dose gradually increased to 3.0 mg administered once daily for 68 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (liraglutide)

Administered once daily for 68 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female, age 18 years or older at the time of signing informed consent
* Body mass index (BMI) equal to or above 30.0 kg/m\^2 or equal to or above 27.0 kg/m\^2 with the presence of at least one of the following weight-related comorbidities (treated or untreated): hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea or cardiovascular disease
* History of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight

Exclusion Criteria

* HbA1c equal to or above 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) as measured by the central laboratory at screening
* History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
* A self-reported change in body weight of more than 5 kg (11 lbs) within 90 days before screening irrespective of medical records
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novo Nordisk A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Reporting Anchor and Disclosure (1452)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novo Nordisk A/S

Locations

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Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

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Fullerton, California, United States

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Huntington Beach, California, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Plantation, Florida, United States

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Evanston, Illinois, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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Albany, New York, United States

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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Rockwall, Texas, United States

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Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Winchester, Virginia, United States

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Olympia, Washington, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Wharton S, Davies M, Dicker D, Lingvay I, Mosenzon O, Rubino DM, Pedersen SD. Managing the gastrointestinal side effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity: recommendations for clinical practice. Postgrad Med. 2022 Jan;134(1):14-19. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.2002616. Epub 2021 Nov 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34775881 (View on PubMed)

Rubino DM, Greenway FL, Khalid U, O'Neil PM, Rosenstock J, Sorrig R, Wadden TA, Wizert A, Garvey WT; STEP 8 Investigators. Effect of Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Daily Liraglutide on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes: The STEP 8 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022 Jan 11;327(2):138-150. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.23619.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35015037 (View on PubMed)

Snitker S, Egebjerg C, Frederiksen M, Sparre T. Ease-of-use and acceptability of the novel semaglutide 2.4 mg single-dose pen-injector in people with overweight or obesity in the STEP 8 phase III trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022 Nov;24(11):2273-2276. doi: 10.1111/dom.14809. Epub 2022 Aug 7. No abstract available.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35791625 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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U1111-1233-0977

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NN9536-4576

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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