A Research Study to Compare a New Medicine Oral Semaglutide to a Dummy Medicine in Children and Teenagers With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT04596631

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

132 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-02

Study Completion Date

2026-02-04

Brief Summary

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This study compares 2 medicines for type 2 diabetes: semaglutide (new medicine) and a dummy medicine (placebo). Semaglutide will be tested to see how well it works compared to the dummy medicine. The study will also test if semaglutide is safe in children and teenagers. Participants will either get semaglutide or the dummy medicine - which one is decided by chance. Participants will take 1 tablet of the study medicine every morning on an empty stomach. They have to wait 30 minutes before they eat, drink or take any other medication by mouth. The study will last for about 1 year and 3 months (66 weeks). Participants will have 12 clinic visits and 8 phone calls with the study doctor. At all 12 clinic visits, participants will have blood samples taken. Participants will also be asked some questions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Semaglutide - max. tolerated dose

Participants will receive semaglutide tablets once daily in addition to background treatment with metformin or basal insulin or both, in addition to diet and exercise.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oral semaglutide

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral semaglutide treatment for 52 weeks. All participants will be dose-escalated to an individual maximum tolerated dose.

Placebo (semaglutide)

Participants will receive semaglutide placebo tablets once daily in addition to background treatment with metformin or basal insulin or both, in addition to diet and exercise.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo (semaglutide)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo treatment for 52 weeks.

Interventions

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Oral semaglutide

Oral semaglutide treatment for 52 weeks. All participants will be dose-escalated to an individual maximum tolerated dose.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (semaglutide)

Placebo treatment for 52 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent from parent(s) or legally acceptable representative (LAR) and child assent from the subject obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the trial, including activities to determine suitability for the trial.
* Male or female, aged 10 to below 18 years at the day of randomisation
* HbA1c 6.5%-11.0% (47-97 mmol/mol) (both inclusive)
* Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the American Diabetes Association criteria and treated with:
* stable metformin dose (stable metformin dose is defined as at least 1000 mg daily or the maximum tolerated dose for 56 days or longer prior to screening) or
* stable metformin dose and a stable dose of basal insulin (stable dose of basal insulin is defined as basal insulin treatment equal to or more than 30 days prior to screening, compared to the dose at screening, dose adjustments of ± 25% are allowed) or
* stable dose of basal insulin

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes
* Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
* Positive insulinoma associated-protein 2 (IA-2) antibodies or anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD) antibodies.
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum 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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UAB Ped Endo Children's Hosp

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Endocrinology

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Yale School Of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Nemours Chld Clnc Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Nemours Children's Health

Pensacola, Florida, United States

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University of South Florida Diabetes Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Children's Healthcare Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Columbus Research Foundation

Columbus, Georgia, United States

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Indiana Uni School of Med-Ped

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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University Of Louisville Research Foundation

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Pennington Biomed Res Ctr

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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Barry J. Reiner, MD LLC

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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UBMD Peds-Div of Endo/Diabetes

Buffalo, New York, United States

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UPMC Child Hosp-Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Monument Health Clinical Rsrch

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Texas Tech University HSC

Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Univ Of Texas Hlth Science Cntr

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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NE Clin Res of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Pediatric Endo UVHS

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth University_Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth Univ

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Gosford Hospital

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

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Westmead Children's Hospital- The Clinical Research Centre

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Women's & Children's Hospital

North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Monash Children's Hospital

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Perth Children's' Hospital

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Universitätsklinik für Kinder und Jugendheilkunde Haus E

Salzburg, , Austria

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UZ Brussel

Brussels, , Belgium

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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc - Serv. Pédiatrie

Brussels, , Belgium

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CHU - UCL Namur - Site Sainte Elisabeth_Namur_1

Namur, , Belgium

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Fakultní Nemocnice Ostrava

Ostrava-Poruba, , Czechia

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Masarykova nemocnice v Usti nad Labem, o.z. - Detska klinika

Ústí nad Labem, , Czechia

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University Hospital of Athens ATTIKON

Athens, Attica, Greece

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University Hospital of Athens ATTIKON

Haidari-Athens, Attica, Greece

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Henry Dunant Hospital Center,2nd Internal Medicine Clinic

Athens, , Greece

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U.G.H. "Attikon", Pediatric Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic

Athens, , Greece

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Athens Paediatric Center

Athens, , Greece

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Iatriko Athinon (Athens Medical Canter)

Athens, , Greece

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Henry Dunant Hospital Center,2nd Internal Medicine Clinic

Athens, , Greece

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University General Hospital of Ioannina, Endocrinology

Ioannina, , Greece

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General Hospital of Lamia

Lamia, , Greece

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General Hospital of Lamia

Lamia, , Greece

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Univ Gen Hospital Larisa

Larissa, , Greece

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Univ Gen Hospital Larisa, Endocrinology & Metabolic Disease

Larissa, , Greece

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Pentelis Children's Hospital - Pediatric Clinic

Penteli, Athens, , Greece

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"AHEPA" University General Hospital of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, , Greece

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EUROMEDICA Gen Clinic The/ki, Endocrin,Metabolism,Diabetes

Thessaloniki, , Greece

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Endolife Specialty Hospitals

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Excel Endocrine Centre

Kolhāpur, Maharashtra, India

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P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Dehli, New Delhi, India

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Eternal Heart Care Centre

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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Ramdev Rao Hospital

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Dr P V Rao - Diabetes Research Centre

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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SSKM

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Jothydev's Diabetes & Research Center

Thriruvananthapuram, , India

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Soroka MC - Pediatric Endocrinology

Beersheba, , Israel

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Rambam MC - Department of Pediatrics A

Haifa, , Israel

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Chronic Care Center

Hazmiyeh, , Lebanon

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University Malaya Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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University Malaya Medical Centre

Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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University Malaya Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

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Hospital Putrajaya

Putrajaya, , Malaysia

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Consultorio de Endocrinología y Pediatría

Puebla City, , Mexico

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Hôpital d'Enfants

Rabat, , Morocco

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Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

's-Hertogenbosch, , Netherlands

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De Kinderkliniek

Almere Stad, , Netherlands

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Liggins Institute

Grafton, , New Zealand

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PHI University Clinic for Children's Diseases-Skopje

Skopje, , North Macedonia

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Hospital Da Luz S.A.

Lisbon, , Portugal

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Unidade Local De Saude De Santa Maria E.P.E.

Lisbon, , Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia, , Portugal

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Ponce Med School Found Inc

Ponce, , Puerto Rico

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Spitalul Judetean de Urgenta Targoviste

Târgovişte, Dâmbovița County, Romania

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Diabet Center SRL

Brasov, , Romania

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Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii "M.S.Curie"

Bucharest, , Romania

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Emergency County Hospital Constanta

Constanța, , Romania

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Republic Children's Hospital of Ministry of Health of Udmurt

Izhevsk, , Russia

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RMAPE

Moscow, , Russia

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NSMU paediatric clinic

Novosibirsk, , Russia

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GFHI Omsk Region "Regional Children's Clinical Hospital"

Omsk, , Russia

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SPSBHI City Children out-patient clinic #44

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Siberian State Medical University

Tomsk, , Russia

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SAHI Sverdlovsk Reg "Regional Children's Clinical Hospital"

Yekaterinburg, , Russia

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Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou-Dept of Pediatrics

Taoyuan District, , Taiwan

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City Clinical Hospital #9 (Dnipro) - Endocrinology department

Dnipro, , Ukraine

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CNPE "City Clinical Hospital #9 Dnipro City Council"

Dnipro, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv Regional Children's Clinical Hospital - Endocrinological department

Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Ukrainian scientific and practical center of endocrine surgery of MOH - department of paediatric endocrinology

Kiev, , Ukraine

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"Verum clinic" LLC

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism of NAMSU - Department of paediatric endocrine pathology

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Vinnytsia Regional Clinical Endocrinological Centre - Therapeutic department #2

Vinnytsia, , Ukraine

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Birmingham Children's Hospital

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Czechia Greece India Israel Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand North Macedonia Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Taiwan Ukraine United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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U1111-1218-1527

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2018-002952-34

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NN9924-4437

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id