A Research Study to Compare Semaglutide to Insulin Aspart, When Taken Together With Metformin and Insulin Glargine, in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Study ID
NCT03689374
Phase
PHASE3
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Semaglutide — DRUG
    Subjects will receive subcutaneous (s.c., under the skin) injections of semaglutide once weekly (OW) with a dose of 0.25 mg. The dose should be increased after four weeks to 0.5 mg semaglutide. After 4 more weeks the dose can be increased to 1.0 mg semaglutide if the study doctor decides and further dose adjusted throughout the study.
  • Insulin aspart — DRUG
    Subjects should initiate treatment with 4U of Insulin aspart (s.c. injections) before each main meal, three times daily (TID). The dose will be adjusted individually based on pre-prandial and bedtime self measured plasma glucose (SMPG) from the preceding 3 days
  • Insulin glargine U100 — DRUG
    Run-in period: Subjects will receive s.c. injections of IGlar U100 OD in accordance with the approved local label of IGlar U100. The dose will be adjusted based on the mean of three pre-breakfast SMPG values (target SMPG: 4.0-6.9 mmol/L)

Study Details

This study will compare the effect of semaglutide once weekly to insulin aspart 3 times daily as add on to metformin and insulin glargine in people with type 2 diabetes. Participants will either get insulin glargine and semaglutide or insulin glargine and insulin aspart - which treatment the participant get is decided by chance. Insulin glargine is taken once a day and semaglutide once a week. Insulin aspart is taken three times per day before a meal. All three medicines come in pre-filled pens for injection under the skin. The study will last for about 71 weeks. If participant's blood sugar gets under or over certain values participant will only participate in 14 weeks. The study doctor will inform the participant about this. The participant will have 15 clinic visits and 22 phone calls with the study doctor.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 1, 2018
Status verified
Nov 2022
Primary completion
Feb 22, 2021
Completion
Feb 22, 2021

Study Design

Enrollment
2,274 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Semaglutide
    Run-in period (12 weeks): subjects will be treated with metformin and insulin glargine (IGlar) U100. Treatment period: Participants who are not in glycaemic control (defined as HbA1c of more than or equal to 7.5% to less than or equal to 10%) after run-in will receive semaglutide for 52 weeks in addition to metformin and IGlar U100. Metformin will be considered as background therapy during the trial.
  • Active Comparator: Insulin aspart
    Run-in period (12 weeks): subjects will be treated with metformin and insulin IGlar U100. Treatment period: Participants who are not in glycaemic control (defined as HbA1c of more than or equal to 7.5% to less than or equal to 10%) after run-in receive insulin aspart for 52 weeks in addition to metformin and IGlar U100. Metformin will be considered as background therapy during the trial.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change From Baseline in Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: Baseline (week 0), week 52 ]

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