A trial comparing efficacy and safety of semaglutide once-weekly versus placebo as add-on to basal insulin alone or basal insulin in combination with metformin in subjects with type 2 diabetes

• Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; MedDRA version: 17.0Level: LLTClassification code 10045242Term: Type II diabetes mellitusSystem Organ Class: 100000004861; Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]

• Registration Number: EUCTR2013-004502-26-SK
• Lead Sponsor: ovo Nordisk A/S

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 14 March 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 390

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female, age =18 years at the time of signing inform consent. For Japan: Male or female, age =20 years at the time of signing informed consent.
2. Subjects diagnosed with T2DM and on stable diabetes treatment (+/- 20% change in total daily dose) with basal insulin (minimum of 0.25 IU/kg/day and/or 20 IU/day of: insulin glargine, insulin detemir, insulin degludec and/or NPH insulin ) alone or in combination with metformin (minimum of 1500 mg/day or maximal tolerable dose) for 90 days prior to screening.
3. HbA1c 7.0 – 10.0% (53 - 86 mmol/mol) both inclusive.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 292
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 98

Exclusion Criteria

1. Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of child-bearing potential and not using an adequate contraceptive method throughout the trial including the 5 weeks follow-up period (adequate contraceptive measures as required by local regulation or practice). Germany: Only highly effective methods of birth control are accepted (ie one that results in less than 1% per year failure rate when used consistently and correctly such as implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, some intrauterine device), or sexual abstinence or vasectomised partner. Japan: Adequate contraceptive measures are abstinence (not having sex), diaphragm, condom (by the partner), intrauterine device, sponge, spermicide or oral contraceptives.
2. Treatment with any glucose lowering agents other than stated in the inclusion criteria in a period of 90 days before screening. An exception is short-term treatment (=7 days in total) with bolus insulin in connection with intercurrent illness.
3. Experienced more than 3 episodes of severe hypoglycaemia within 6 months prior to screening, and/or hypoglycaemia unawareness.
4. History of pancreatitis (acute or chronic).
5. Screening calcitonin value =50 ng/L (pg/mL).
6. Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome 2 (MEN 2).
7. Severe renal impairment defined as eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m^2 per Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula (4 variable version).
8. Acute coronary or cerebrovascular event within 90 days before randomisation.
9. Heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified