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A Research Study to See How Semaglutide Helps People With Excess Weight and Type 2 Diabetes Lose Weight

Effect and Safety of Semaglutide 7.2 mg Once-weekly in Participants With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05649137
Enrollment
512
Registered
2022-12-13
Start date
2023-01-04
Completion date
2024-12-13
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity

Brief summary

This study will look at how much weight participants will lose and how much blood sugar control they achieve from the start to the end of the study. The weight loss in participants taking the investigational high dose of semaglutide will be compared to the weight loss in people taking "dummy" medicine and a lower dose of semaglutide. In addition to taking the medicine, participants will have talks with study staff about healthy food choices and how to be more physically active. Participants will either get semaglutide or "dummy" medicine. Which treatment participants get is decided by chance. Participants are more likely (4 out of 5) to get semaglutide than the "dummy" medicine. The study medicine will be injected briefly, under skin, with a thin needle, typically in the stomach, thighs, or upper arms. After receiving first dose, the dose of semaglutide will be gradually increased until reaching the target dose. The study will last for about 1.5 years

Interventions

DRUGSemaglutide

Participants will receive once-weekly s.c. injections of semaglutide in escalating doses (0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1.0 mg, 1.7 mg, 2.4 mg and 7.2 mg) every fourth week. Treatment will be continued on the maintenance dose of 7.2 mg once-weekly for an additional 52 weeks. Injections may be administered in the thigh, abdomen, or upper arm, at any time of day irrespective of meals.

DRUGPlacebo

Participants will receive once-weekly s.c. injection of placebo matched to semaglutide for 72 weeks. Injections may be administered in the thigh, abdomen, or upper arm, at any time of day irrespective of meals.

Sponsors

Novo Nordisk A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female. * Age above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent. * BMI greater than or equal to 30.0 kilograms per square meter (kg/m\^2). * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) greater than or equal to 180 days prior to the day of screening. * History of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight. * HbA1c 7.0-10.0 percent (53-86 millimoles per mole \[mmol/mol\]) (both inclusive) as measured by central laboratory at screening.

Exclusion criteria

* A self-reported change in body weight greater than 5 kilograms (kg) (11 pounds \[lbs\]) within 90 days before screening irrespective of medical records. * Personal or first-degree relative(s) history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma. * Renal impairment with estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) less than 30 milliliters per minute per 1.73 square meter (30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2) (less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 in participants treated with Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 \[SGLT2i\]) according to Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine equation as defined by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2012 by the central laboratory at screening. * Uncontrolled and potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy. Verified by a fundus examination performed within 90 days before screening or in the period between screening and randomization. Pharmacological pupil-dilation is a requirement unless using a digital fundus photography camera specified for non-dilated examination.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Relative Change in Body WeightBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Relative change in body weight from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Number of Participants Who Achieve Body Weight Reduction Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 5% (Yes/no)At week 72Number of participants who achieve body weight reduction \>=5% is presented. Yes defines participants who achieved body weight reduction \>= 5% and No defines participants who did not achieve body weight reduction \>=5%.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Achieve Body Weight Reduction >= 10% (Yes/no)At week 72Number of participants who achieve body weight reduction \>=10% is presented. Yes defines participants who achieved body weight reduction greater than or equal to 10% and No defines participants who did not achieve body weight reduction greater than or equal to 10%.
Number of Participants Who Achieve Body Weight Reduction >= 15% (Yes/no)At week 72Number of participants who achieve body weight reduction \>=15% is presented. Yes defines participants who achieved body weight reduction greater than or equal to 15% and No defines participants who did not achieve body weight reduction greater than or equal to 15%.
Number of Participants Who Achieve Body Weight Reduction >= 20% (Yes/no)At week 72Number of participants who achieve body weight reduction \>=20% is presented. Yes defines participants who achieved body weight reduction greater than or equal to 20% and No defines participants who did not achieve body weight reduction greater than or equal to 20%.
Change in Waist CircumferenceBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in waist circumference from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)Baseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in HbA1c from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Body WeightBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in body weight from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)Baseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in BMI from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Systolic Blood PressureBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in systolic blood pressure from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Diastolic Blood PressureBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in diastolic blood pressure from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Total Cholesterol (Millimoles Per Liter [mmol/L]) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in total cholesterol in mmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Total Cholesterol (Milligrams Per Deciliter [mg/dL]) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in total cholesterol in mg/dL from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in High-density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol (mmol/L) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in HDL cholesterol in mmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in HDL cholesterol in mg/dL from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol (mmol/L) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in LDL cholesterol in mmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in LDL cholesterol in mg/dL from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Very-low-density Lipoprotein (VLDL) Cholesterol (mmol/L) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in VLDL cholesterol in mmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in VLDL cholesterol in mg/dL from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Triglycerides (mmol/L) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in triglycerides in mmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Triglycerides (mg/dL) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in triglycerides in mg/dL from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Free Fatty Acids (mmol/L) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in free fatty acids in mmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Free Fatty Acids (mg/dL) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in free fatty acids in mg/dL from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in hsCRP in mg/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Fasting Plasma GlucoseBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in fasting plasma glucose from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Change in Fasting Serum Insulin (Picomoles Per Liter [Pmol/L]) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in fasting serum insulin in pmol/L from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Change in Fasting Serum Insulin (Milliinternational Units Per Milliliter [mIU/mL]) - Ratio to BaselineBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in fasting serum insulin in mIU/ml from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) as ratio to baseline is presented.
Number of Participants With HbA1c Less Than 7.0 % (53 Millimoles Per Mole [mmol/Mol])At week 72Number of participants with HbA1c less than 7.0 % (53 mmol/mol) at week 72 is presented.
Number of Participants With HbA1c Less Than or Equal to 6.5% (48 mmol/Mol)At week 72Number of participants with HbA1c less than or equal to 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) at week 72 is presented.
Semaglutide 7.2 mg Versus Placebo: Number of Adverse Events (AEs)At week 81Number of AEs is reported. An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant that is temporally associated with the use of investigational medicinal product (IMP), whether or not considered related to the IMP.
Semaglutide 7.2 mg Versus Placebo: Number of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)At week 81Number of SAEs is reported. A SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that fulfils at least one of the following criteria: results in death, is life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical event.
Change in PulseBaseline (week 0), End of treatment (week 72)Change in pulse from baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 72) is presented.
Semaglutide 7.2 mg Versus Placebo: Number of Treatment Emergent Severe or Blood Glucose Confirmed Symptomatic Hypoglycaemic EpisodesAt week 81Number of treatment emergent severe or blood glucose confirmed symptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes is presented.
Semaglutide 7.2 mg Versus Semaglutide 2.4 mg: Number of AEsAt week 81Number of AEs is reported. An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant that is temporally associated with the use of IMP, whether or not considered related to the IMP.
Semaglutide 7.2 mg Versus Semaglutide 2.4 mg: Number of SAEsAt week 81Number of SAEs is reported. A SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that fulfils at least one of the following criteria: results in death, is life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical event.
Semaglutide 7.2 mg Versus Semaglutide 2.4 mg: Number of Treatment Emergent Severe or Blood Glucose Confirmed Symptomatic Hypoglycaemic EpisodesAt week 81Number of treatment emergent severe or blood glucose confirmed symptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes is presented.

Countries

Bulgaria, Canada, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORClinical Transparency (dept. 2834)

Novo Nordisk A/S

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The trial was conducted at 68 sites in 8 countries.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous58 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
94 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
9 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
428 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
265 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
56 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
4 / 3071 / 1031 / 102
other
Total, other adverse events
187 / 30764 / 10340 / 102
serious
Total, serious adverse events
30 / 30711 / 10310 / 102

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 7, 2026