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A Study Comparing the Injection Site Pain Experience After the Injection of 2 Different Solutions of Semaglutide With 2 Different Injection Pens, a Compound for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

A Trial to Compare the Injection Site Pain Experience of 0.25 mg Semaglutide sc Administered by 2 Different Products

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04007107
Enrollment
103
Registered
2019-07-05
Start date
2019-06-27
Completion date
2019-09-04
Last updated
2020-08-04

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Conditions

Healthy Volunteers Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Healthy Volunteers Obesity, Healthy Volunteers Overweight

Brief summary

This study in healthy men and women compares the injection site experience of the DV3396 pen to that of the PDS290 pens when both pens are used to deliver 0.25 mg semaglutide subcutaneously (sc, under the skin). Participants will receive 2 single doses of semaglutide 0.25 mg on 1 day. The 2 injections will be given at least 30 minutes apart, one in each side of the stomach. Participants will be in the clinic research center for 1 day. A follow-up phone call will take place between 4 and 5 weeks after the injections were given.

Interventions

Subjects will receive 1 single dose of semaglutide 0.25 mg on 1 day

Subjects will receive 1 single dose of semaglutide 0.25 mg on 1 day

Sponsors

Novo Nordisk A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Sponsor staff involved in the clinical trial is masked according to company standard procedures

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 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 subjects, aged 18 to 75 years (both inclusive) at the time of signing informed consent. * BMI equal to or above 25.0 kg/m\^2 * Considered to be generally healthy based on the medical history, physical examination, and the results of vital signs, electrocardiogram, and clinical laboratory tests performed during the screening visit, as judged by the Investigator.

Exclusion criteria

* Known or suspected hypersensitivity to the study product or related products. * Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having received investigational product. * Woman who is pregnant or breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant within 4 weeks after administration of the study drug, or is of childbearing potential and not using highly effective contraceptive methods with her fertile male sexual partner * Participation in a drug study within 60 days prior to drug administration in the current study. Participation in more than 4 other drug studies in the 12 months prior to drug administration in the current study. * Any disorder that in the Investigator's opinion might jeopardize subject's safety, evaluation of results, or compliance with the protocol. * Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) equal to or above 6.5% at screening. * Supine blood pressure at screening (after resting for at least 5 minutes) outside the range of 90 to 160 mmHg for systolic or 45 to 89 mmHg for diastolic. * Supine pulse rate (as part of vital signs) (after resting for at least 5 minutes) outside the range of 40 to 100 beats per minute. * Use of prescription medicinal products or non-prescription drugs or herbal products, except routine vitamins, topical medication, contraceptives, and occasional use of paracetamol (paracetamol not allowed within 24 hours prior to drug administration), within 14 days prior to drug administration. * Diagnostic test results positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 or HIV-2 infection. * Diagnostic test results positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. * Mental incapacity, language barriers, or unwillingness to comply with the requirements of the protocol, which may preclude adequate understanding or cooperation during the study as judged by the Investigator. * Average intake of more than 21 units of alcohol per week for male subjects and more than 14 units per week for female subjects: 1 unit of alcohol equals approximately 250 mL of beer, 100 mL of wine, or 35 mL of spirits. * Positive drug and alcohol screen (opiates, methadone, cocaine, amphetamines \[including ecstasy\], cannabinoids, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, and alcohol) at screening and admission to the clinical research center. * Use of tobacco and nicotine products, defined as any of the below: * Smoking more than 1 cigarette or the equivalent per day on average * Not able or willing to refrain from smoking and the use of nicotine substitute products during the in-house period * Blood donation, plasma donation or blood draw (as declared by the subject or reported in the medical records): * In excess of 400 mL within the past 90 days prior to the day of screening * In excess of 50 mL within the past 30 days prior to the day of screening * Personal or first-degree relative(s) history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma (as declared by the subject or reported in the medical records) * Subjects with a history of malignant neoplasms within the past 5 years prior to screening. * Presence or history of pancreatitis (acute or chronic; as declared by the subject or reported in the medical records). * Subject is not able to understand and read English or Dutch, or subject is not able to understand and comply with the study requirements. * Subject depends on the Sponsor, the Investigator, or the study center, or subject is the Investigator or any sub-investigator, research assistant, pharmacist, study coordinator, other staff, or relative thereof directly involved in the conduct of the study. * Vulnerable subject (eg, person kept in detention) who may have an increased likelihood of being wronged or of incurring additional harm.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intensity of Injection Site PainAfter 1 minute of each injection (Day 1)The intensity of injection site pain was measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS). The VAS consists of a horizontal 100 millimetres (mm) line where 0 mm corresponded to no pain and 100 mm corresponded to unbearable pain. After each injection, the participants rated their pain perception at the VAS by marking a vertical line across the 100 mm line. The distance (mm) between the endpoint no pain and the vertical line on the VAS was recorded and analysed.

Countries

Netherlands

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The trial was conducted at one site in the Netherlands.

Pre-assignment details

Participants were randomised in a 2×2 scheme evenly to 4 sequences (A, B, C and D) of either DV3396 or PDS290 and side of injection (right/left) on abdomen.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Overall Study
Participants were to receive 2 s.c. injections of 0.25 mg semaglutide; 1 each of PDS290 product and DV3396 product from any of the sequences A/B/C/D on Day 1. The 2 products were administered at least 30 minutes apart from each other.
103
Total103

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Treatment Period 2 (Day 1)Withdrawal by Subject0100

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOverall Study
Age, Continuous40.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.1
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
103 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
0 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian + Black or African American
0 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islan
0 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
98 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White + Asian
2 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White + Black or African American
0 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
66 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
37 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 103
other
Total, other adverse events
15 / 103
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 103

Outcome results

Primary

Intensity of Injection Site Pain

The intensity of injection site pain was measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS). The VAS consists of a horizontal 100 millimetres (mm) line where 0 mm corresponded to no pain and 100 mm corresponded to unbearable pain. After each injection, the participants rated their pain perception at the VAS by marking a vertical line across the 100 mm line. The distance (mm) between the endpoint no pain and the vertical line on the VAS was recorded and analysed.

Time frame: After 1 minute of each injection (Day 1)

Population: The per protocol (PP) set included all participants who had received both injections of semaglutide and had completed both intensity of injection site pain assessments.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
DV3396Intensity of Injection Site Pain35.1 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 23.1
PDS290Intensity of Injection Site Pain4.4 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.5
Comparison: The intensity of pain was analysed by a fixed analysis of variance model with VAS score as the dependent variable, and product, injection side (right side, left side), injection number (first injection, second injection), and participant as fixed effects.p-value: <0.000195% CI: [26.6, 34.8]ANOVA

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