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A Research Study to Look at How Semaglutide Compared to Placebo Affects Diabetic Eye Disease in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Drug: Placebo (semaglutide)
Registration Number
NCT03811561
Lead Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Brief Summary

This study will look at the long-term effects of semaglutide (active medicine) on diabetic eye disease when compared to placebo (dummy medicine). The study will be performed in people with type 2 diabetes. Participants will either get semaglutide or placebo in addition to their diabetes medicines - which treatment the participant gets is decided by chance. Participants will inject the study medicine using a pen-injector. The medicine must be injected in a skin fold in the stomach, thigh or upper arm once a week. The study will last for 5 years.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female, age greater than or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent
  • Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  • HbA1c of 7.0-10.0% (53-86 mmol/mol) (both inclusive).
  • Eye inclusion criteria (both eyes must meet all criteria):
  • Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) level of 10-75 (both inclusive) evaluated by fundus photography and confirmed by central reading centre
  • No ocular or intraocular treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema six months prior to the day of screening.
  • No anticipated need for ocular or intraocular treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema within three months after randomisation.
  • Best-corrected visual acuity greater than or equal to 30 letters using the ETDRS visual acuity protocol
  • No previous treatment with pan-retinal laser photocoagulation
  • No substantial non-diabetic ocular condition that, in the opinion of the ophthalmologist, would impact diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema progression during the trial
  • No substantial media opacities that would preclude successful imaging
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any of the following: myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina pectoris or transient ischaemic attack within the past 60 days prior to the day of screening
  • Planned coronary, carotid or peripheral artery revascularisation known on the day of screening
  • Subjects presently classified as being in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV
  • Renal impairment measured as estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) value of eGFR less than 30 ml/min/1.73 m^2
  • Personal or first degree relative(s) history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • Presence or history of malignant neoplasms within the past 5 years prior to the day of screening. Basal and squamous cell skin cancer and any carcinoma in-situ are allowed
  • Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of child-bearing potential and not using highly effective contraceptive methods
  • Concurrent treatment with any GLP-1 receptor agonist or DPP-4 inhibitor from randomisation.
  • Receipt of any investigational medicinal product within 30 days before screening
  • Previous participation in this trial. Participation is defined as randomisation
  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial products or related products
  • Any disorder, which in the investigator's opinion might jeopardise subject's safety or compliance with the protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SemaglutideSemaglutideParticipants will receive semaglutide once weekly as subcutaneous (s.c., under the skin) injection added to standard of care.
PlaceboPlacebo (semaglutide)Participants will receive placebo (semaglutide) once weekly as subcutaneous subcutaneous (s.c., under the skin) injection added to standard of care.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence of at least 3 steps Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) subject level progression.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c).Week 0, Year 5

Measured in %-points.

Occurrence of treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema in either eye with vitrectomy.Week 0-Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Persistent at least 3 lines (15 letters) ETDRS improvement in visual acuity in either eye from baseline.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Change in body weight.Week 0, Year 5

Measured in kg.

Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.Week 0, Year 5

Measured in mmHg.

Presence of at least 3 steps ETDRS subject level improvement.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of at least 2 steps ETDRS subject level improvement.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of persistent at least 3 lines (15 letters) ETDRS worsening in visual acuity in either eye from baseline.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Time from randomisation to first at least 3 steps ETDRS subject level progression or central involved diabetic macular oedema (ciDME) in either eye.Up to 5 years

Measured in months.

Change in visual acuity in the worse seeing eye.Week 0, Year 5

Measured in number of letters using the ETDRS protocol.

Change in visual acuity in the better seeing eye.Week 0, Year 5

Measured in number of letters using the ETDRS protocol.

Occurrence of treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema in either eye with focal/grid laser photocoagulation.Week 0-Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Occurrence of treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema in either eye with intravitreal injection with steroid.Week 0-Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of at least 2 steps ETDRS subject level progression.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Occurrence of treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema in either eye with pan-retinal laser photocoagulation.Week 0-Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Occurrence of treatment for diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular oedema in either eye with intravitreal injection with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).Week 0-Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of persistent visual acuity up to 38 ETDRS letters in either eye.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of persistent at least 2 lines (10 letters) ETDRS improvement in visual acuity in either eye from baseline.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of persistent at least 2 lines (10 letters) ETDRS worsening in visual acuity in either eye from baseline.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Presence of ciDME in either eye.Year 5

Percentage of subjects (yes/no).

Change in Lipids: Total-cholesterol, High density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol and triglycerides.Week 0, Year 5

Measured in mmol/L

Trial Locations

Locations (174)

MEDIVASA, s.r.o., Diabetologicka ambulancia

🇸🇰

Zilina, Slovakia

Hospital Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de Bellvitge

🇪🇸

Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

🇪🇸

La Coruña, Spain

Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

🇪🇸

Pamplona, Spain

Hospital Virgen de la Macarena

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Hospital La Fe - Endocrinología y Nutrición

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

MHAT "Knyaginya Klementina" -Sofia EAD

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

USHATE "Akad. Ivan Penchev" Second Clinic of Endocrinology

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

"Fourth MHAT-Sofia EAD"

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

"DCC XX - Sofia" EOOD, Endocrinology Consulting Room

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Medical centre Vitclinic EOOD

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Medivasa s.r.o., Diabetologicka ambulancia

🇸🇰

Zilina, Slovakia

Harrogate District Hospital

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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre

🇬🇧

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Kings College Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

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Norfolk, United Kingdom

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Nuneaton, United Kingdom

Clinical Research Unit

🇬🇧

Somerset, United Kingdom

Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske)

🇬🇧

Truro, United Kingdom

Iatriko Psychicou Private Clinic

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

"Laiko" General Hospital of Athens

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

Iatriko Athinon 'Palaiou Falirou'

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

"Ippokrateio" G.H. of Thessaloniki

🇬🇷

Thessaloniki, Greece

Fakultni nemocnice Brno

🇨🇿

Brno, Czechia

"Thermi" Private Hosital

🇬🇷

Thessaloniki, Greece

Del Sol Research Management, LLC

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Southern California Res Ctr

🇺🇸

Coronado, California, United States

FDRC

🇺🇸

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Diabetes/Lipid Mgmt & Res Ctr

🇺🇸

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Scripps Whittier Diabetes Inst

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La Jolla, California, United States

Torrance Clin Res Inst, Inc.

🇺🇸

Lomita, California, United States

Downtown LA Res Ctr. Inc.

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Rancho Cucamonga Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States

Clinical Trials Research_Sacramento_0

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Sacramento, California, United States

Coastal Metabolic Research Center

🇺🇸

Ventura, California, United States

Diablo Clinical Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Barbara Davis Center

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Rocky Mount Reg VA Med-DN

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Chase Medical Research LLC

🇺🇸

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Innovative Research of W FL

🇺🇸

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Est Cst Inst for Rsrch,Jksnvil

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Renstar Medical Research

🇺🇸

Ocala, Florida, United States

Atlanta Diabetes Associates

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Endo Res Solutions Inc

🇺🇸

Roswell, Georgia, United States

Apex Medical Research Inc

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The University Of Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

American Health Network of Indiana, LLC_Avon

🇺🇸

Avon, Indiana, United States

Iowa Diab & Endo Res Center

🇺🇸

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Kentucky Diabetes-Endocrinology Center

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

The Research Group of Lexington LLC

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

L-MARC Research Center

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Four Rivers Clinical Research Inc

🇺🇸

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Brigham & Women's Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston Medical Center_Cary

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Joslin Center For Diabetes

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Michigan Medicine

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of New Mexico

🇺🇸

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

NYC Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Mountain Diabetes & Endocrine Center

🇺🇸

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

OnSite Clinical Solutions, LLC

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Tristar Clin Investigations, PC

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Holston Medical Group Pc

🇺🇸

Bristol, Tennessee, United States

Univ Diab & Endo Consultants

🇺🇸

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Holston Medical Group

🇺🇸

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt Diab Obes Clin Tri

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Central Texas Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Texas Diab & Endo, P.A.

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Velocity Clinical Res-Dallas

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

UT Southwestern Med Cntr

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Clinical Trials of Texas, LLC

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

VIP Trials

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Consano Clinical Research, LLC

🇺🇸

Shavano Park, Texas, United States

Simcare Medical Research, LLC

🇺🇸

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

MultiCare Inst for Res & Innov

🇺🇸

Spokane, Washington, United States

CPQuali Pesquisa Clínica Ltda

🇧🇷

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

DCC I- Pleven EOOD

🇧🇬

Pleven, Bulgaria

MHAT Sveti Pantaleimon - Pleven, Internal Diseases

🇧🇬

Pleven, Bulgaria

MHAT "Med Line Clinic"

🇧🇬

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

UMHAT "Sveti Georgi", Clinic of Endocr. and Metab. Diseases

🇧🇬

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

MHAT MC-Sv Ivan Rilski EOOD

🇧🇬

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

"DCC VII - Sofia", Endocrinology Consulting Room

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Alberta Diabetes Institute

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

LMC Clinical Res Thornhill

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Concord, Ontario, Canada

LMC Endo Ctr (Etobicoke) Ltd

🇨🇦

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

LMC Endo Centres Ltd.(Bayview)

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Centricity Res Pointe-Claire

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Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

LMC Clin Rsrch Inc. (Montreal)

🇨🇦

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Hradec Kralove, Czechia

Diabetologie Krupska

🇨🇿

Praha 10, Czechia

Institut klinicke a experimentalni mediciny

🇨🇿

Praha 4, Czechia

MUDr. Michala Pelikanova

🇨🇿

Praha 4, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady_Praha

🇨🇿

Praha, Czechia

Denger, Friedrichsthal

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Friedrichsthal, Germany

Diabetes-Zentrum-Wilhelmsburg GbR

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Hamburg, Germany

Wendisch/Dahl Hamburg

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Hamburg, Germany

Institut für Diabetesforschung GmbH Münster - Dr. med. Rose

🇩🇪

Münster, Germany

MedicalCenter am Clemenshospital - Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Ernährungsmedizin

🇩🇪

Münster, Germany

Praxis Dr. med. Wenzl-Bauer

🇩🇪

Rehlingen-Siersburg, Germany

Zentrum für klinische Studien Alexander Segner

🇩🇪

Saint Ingbert-Oberwürzbach, Germany

University Hospital of Athens ATTIKON

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Haidari-Athens, Greece

Endolife Specialty Hospitals

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Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Narayana Hrudayalya Institute of Cardiac Sciences

🇮🇳

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Diacon Hospital Private Limited

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre

🇮🇳

Kochi, Kerala, India

Indian Institute of Diabetes

🇮🇳

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

BYL Nair Hospital and T N Medical College Department of endo

🇮🇳

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Government Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital, Nagpur

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Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre

🇮🇳

Pune, Maharashtra, India

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳

Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, New Delhi, India

Apollo Hospital

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Delhi, New Delhi, India

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

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Delhi, New Delhi, India

Diabetologicka ambulancia, Dia Zilina s.r.o.

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Zilina, Slovakia

Christian Medical College and Hospital

🇮🇳

Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

🇮🇳

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Arthur Asirvatham hospital,

🇮🇳

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

SSKM

🇮🇳

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital

🇮🇳

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Care Hospital

🇮🇳

Hyderabad, India

Diabetes and obesity center of excellence, Rambam MC

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Diabetes Unit Hadassah Ein Karem MC

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Clinical Research Unit Meir Medical Center

🇮🇱

Kfar Saba, Israel

Rabin MC Beilinson Campus Endo

🇮🇱

Petah-Tikva, Israel

Endrocrinolgy Clinic - Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel Hashomer, Israel

Institute of Endocrinology, metabolism and hypertension

🇮🇱

Tel-Aviv, Israel

Zemgales diabetes centre

🇱🇻

Jelgava, Latvia

Teterovska practice

🇱🇻

Ogre, Latvia

Medical Centre Pulss 5

🇱🇻

Riga, Latvia

P. Stradins Clinical University Hospital

🇱🇻

Riga, Latvia

Juglas Medicine Center

🇱🇻

Riga, Latvia

Instituto Nacional de Nutricion - Unidad de Inv de Enf Metab

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Distrito Federal, México, D.F., Mexico

Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González_Monterrey

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Santa Sp. z o.o, Santa Familia Centrum Badan, Profilaktyki i Leczenia

🇵🇱

Lodz, Poland

In-Vivo Sp. z o.o.

🇵🇱

Bydgoszcz, Poland

B_Serwis Popenda Sp.J.

🇵🇱

Chorzow, Poland

Synexus Polska Sp. z o.o. Oddzial w Gdansku

🇵🇱

Gdansk, Poland

NZOZ Gdanska Poradnia Cukrzycowa Sp.z o.o.

🇵🇱

Gdansk, Poland

Centrum Medyczne Pratia Katowice

🇵🇱

Katowice, Poland

FutureMeds Sp. z o.o.

🇵🇱

Kraków, Poland

Prywatny Gabinet Lekarski Jan Ruxer

🇵🇱

Lodz, Poland

NZOZ "DiabMed" Poradnia Diabetologiczna

🇵🇱

Poznan, Poland

Gaja Poradnie Lekarskie

🇵🇱

Poznan, Poland

SPSK nr 1 im. prof. Stanisława Szyszko Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach, ul. 3-go Maja 13/15 41-800 Zabrze

🇵🇱

Zabrze, Poland

Unidade Local De Saude De Matosinhos E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Senhora Da Hora, Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Unidade Local De Saude De Almada-Seixal E.P.E.

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Almada, Portugal

Unidade Local De Saude Da Regiao De Aveiro E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Aveiro, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Coimbra, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Ave, E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Guimarães, Portugal

APDP - Associação Protectora dos Diabéticos de Portugal

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar de São João

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saude de Sao Joao E.P.E

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saúde da Arrábida, E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Setubal, Portugal

Institutul National De Diabet Nutritie Si Boli Metabolice Prof.Dr.N.Paulescu Bucuresti- Ion Movila

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Bucurestii, Romania

Clinic of Diabetes Cluj

🇷🇴

Cluj Napoca, Cluj, Romania

3rd Clinic for Nutrition-Spitalulul Județean de Urgenta

🇷🇴

Timisoara, Timis, Romania

"Carol Davila" Military Emergency Hospital

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

Sana Monitoring SRL

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

SC Clinica Diabnutrimed S.R.L.

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

Multispecialty Medical Clinic Anturium LLC

🇷🇺

Barnaul, Russian Federation

Kazan Federal University

🇷🇺

Kazan, Russian Federation

PIH "Clin Hosp "RZD-Medicina" former Kazan OJSC Rus Railways

🇷🇺

Kazan, Russian Federation

National Medical Research Center of Endocrinology

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

City Consultative & Diagnostic Centre #1

🇷🇺

Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

Diagnistic Centre "Energo"

🇷🇺

Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

Consultative & Diagnostic Center with a Outpatient Hospital

🇷🇺

Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

SHI Saratov City Clinical Hospital #9

🇷🇺

Saratov, Russian Federation

Regional clinical cardiology dispensary

🇷🇺

Saratov, Russian Federation

CHC Zvezdara, Clinical department for endocrinology

🇷🇸

Belgrade, Serbia

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Diseases Clinic

🇷🇸

Belgrade, Serbia

Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa

🇷🇸

Belgrade, Serbia

Clinical Centre Nis, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

🇷🇸

Nis, Serbia

Nemocnica akademika L. Derera, UNB

🇸🇰

Bratislava, Slovakia

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