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A Study Comparing the Dulaglutide Pen and the Semaglutide Pen

Crossover Study Comparing the Dulaglutide (Trulicity) Pen and the Semaglutide (Ozempic) Pen

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03724981
Enrollment
312
Registered
2018-10-30
Start date
2018-10-18
Completion date
2019-04-12
Last updated
2020-04-24

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Brief summary

In this study participants will try out two different types of drug injection pens (dulaglutide and semaglutide) on a practice pad and decide which device they prefer. No study drug will be administered.

Interventions

DRUGDulaglutide Pen

Injected on a practice pad.

Injected on a practice pad.

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes * Self-injection naïve to all injectable treatment (for example, diabetes therapies and other medical conditions) * Injection naïve to performing all injectable treatment (for example, diabetes therapies and other medical conditions) to others

Exclusion criteria

* Currently diagnosed with gestational diabetes and/or type 1 diabetes * Cognitive or physical difficulties that could interfere with ability to understand the training, perform the injection tasks, or complete the study questionnaires as judged by the investigator * Is a health care practitioner who is trained in giving injections

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Participant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemDay 1Preference of injection device was assessed by questionnaire which asks, Overall, which device do you prefer? The Prescott test will be run to examine if a statistically significant difference in preference between the devices exits, while controlling for order effects and taking into account the neutral responses.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Participant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseDay 1Participants responded to the Diabetes Injection Device - Preference Questionnaire (DID-PQ), Item 9 (ease of use) to compare the dulaglutide and semaglutide devices with regard to ease. Response options of strongly prefer and prefer were combined for each device, resulting in 3 categories: prefer dulaglutide, prefer semaglutide, and no preference. The Prescott test will be run to examine if a statistically significant difference in preference between the devices exists while, controlling for order effects.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

Injections with the 2 injection devices were performed on a practice pad.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Overall
Participants were randomized to one of two treatment sequences: dulaglutide injection device to semaglutide injection device or semaglutide injection device to dulaglutide injection device.
310
Total310

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
First DeviceProtocol Violation11

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOverall
Age, Continuous60.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.86
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
39 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
167 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
104 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
105 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
28 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
155 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
310 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
150 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
160 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 3100 / 310
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 00 / 0
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 00 / 0

Outcome results

Primary

Participant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference Item

Preference of injection device was assessed by questionnaire which asks, Overall, which device do you prefer? The Prescott test will be run to examine if a statistically significant difference in preference between the devices exits, while controlling for order effects and taking into account the neutral responses.

Time frame: Day 1

Population: All randomized participants with exposure to both devices and Global Preference data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Dulaglutide to SemaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemDulaglutide Device Preference87.7 percentage of participants
Dulaglutide to SemaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemNo Device Preference2.6 percentage of participants
Dulaglutide to SemaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemSemaglutide Device Preference9.7 percentage of participants
Semaglutide to DulaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemSemaglutide Device Preference14.8 percentage of participants
Semaglutide to DulaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemDulaglutide Device Preference80.6 percentage of participants
Semaglutide to DulaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Global Preference ItemNo Device Preference4.5 percentage of participants
p-value: <0.0001Prescott test
Secondary

Participant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of Use

Participants responded to the Diabetes Injection Device - Preference Questionnaire (DID-PQ), Item 9 (ease of use) to compare the dulaglutide and semaglutide devices with regard to ease. Response options of strongly prefer and prefer were combined for each device, resulting in 3 categories: prefer dulaglutide, prefer semaglutide, and no preference. The Prescott test will be run to examine if a statistically significant difference in preference between the devices exists while, controlling for order effects.

Time frame: Day 1

Population: All randomized participants with exposure to both devices and Ease of Use data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Dulaglutide to SemaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseDulaglutide Device Preference87.1 percentage of participants
Dulaglutide to SemaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseNo Device Preference5.2 percentage of participants
Dulaglutide to SemaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseSemaglutide Device Preference7.7 percentage of participants
Semaglutide to DulaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseDulaglutide Device Preference86.5 percentage of participants
Semaglutide to DulaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseNo Device Preference7.7 percentage of participants
Semaglutide to DulaglutideParticipant Preference Between 2 Injection Devices Based on Ease of UseSemaglutide Device Preference5.8 percentage of participants
p-value: <0.0001Prescott test

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