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A Regulatory Post-marketing Surveillance (rPMS) Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Saxenda®(Liraglutide 3.0 mg) in Obese Patients and Overweight Patients With Obesity-related Comorbidities in Routine Clinical Practice in Korea.

Prospective, Multicentre, Open-label, Single-arm, Non-interventional Regulatory Post-marketing Surveillance(rPMS) Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Saxenda® (Liraglutide 3.0 mg) in Obese Patients and Overweight Patients With Obesity-related Comorbidities in Routine Clinical Practice in Korea

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03560336
Enrollment
758
Registered
2018-06-18
Start date
2018-07-05
Completion date
2020-12-02
Last updated
2021-07-09

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Conditions

Obesity, Overweight

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to collect information about the safety and effectiveness of Saxenda® in obese patients and overweight patients with obesity-related comorbidities. The participant will attend the clinic or hospital according to usual practice and receive medical care, as agreed with the study doctor. The participation is expected to be approximately for 26 weeks.

Interventions

DRUGLiraglutide

Patients will initiate treatment with liraglutide according to the approved label in Korea. Patients will initiate 0.6 mg daily and weekly increase the dose by 0.6 mg until reaching 3.0 mg daily. Patients will then continue to stay on 3.0 mg/day (total treatment duration: 26 weeks).

Sponsors

Novo Nordisk A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

- The decision to initiate treatment with commercially available Saxenda® has been made by the patient/Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR) and the physician before and independently from the decision to include the patient in this study - Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities Study-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability for the study - Male or Female of Native Korean, age greater than or equal to 18 years who is scheduled to start treatment with Saxenda® based on the clinical judgment of physician as specified in the Korean-Prescribing Information (local label)

Exclusion criteria

- Patients who are or have previously been on Saxenda® therapy - Known or suspected hypersensitivity to Saxenda® , the active substance or any of the excipients - Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given informed consent in this study - Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrolment into the study - Female patient who is pregnant, breast-feeding, or intends to become pregnant and is of child-bearing potential and not using adequate contraceptive methods (adequate contraceptive measures as required by Korea regulation or practice) - Mental incapacity, unwillingness, or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of adverse events (AEs) by preferred term (PT)From baseline to week 13 (± 3 weeks)Count of events

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The proportion of patients losing at least 5% of week 0 body weight at week 13Week 0, week 13Proportion of patients
Number of adverse drug reaction (ADRs)From baseline to week 13 (± 3 weeks)Count of events
Body weight loss (%) from week 0 to week 13Week 0, week 13Measured in percentage
Body weight loss (%) from week 0 to week 26Week 0, week 26Measured in percentage
Body weight loss (kg) from week 0 to week 13Week 0, week 13Measured in kg
Number of serious adverse events (SAEs) and serious adverse drug reations (SADRs)From baseline to week 13 (± 3 weeks)Count of events
Body weight loss (kg) from week 0 to week 26Week 0, week 26Measured in kg
Number of unexpected SAEs and unexpected SADRsFrom baseline to week 13 (± 3 weeks)Count of events
Dose of liraglutide after administration initiationweek 13 (± 3 weeks)Measured in mg
The proportion of patients losing at least 5% of week 0 body weight at week 26Week 0, week 26Proportion of patients
The proportion of patients losing more than 10% of week 0 body weight at week 13Week 0, week 13Proportion of patients
The proportion of patients losing more than 10% of week 0 body weight at week 26Week 0, week 26Proportion of patients
Number of unexpected AEs and unexpected ADRsFrom baseline to week 13 (± 3 weeks)Count of events

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026