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A Research Study to Look at How Semaglutide Compared to Placebo Affects Diabetic Eye Disease in People With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT03811561 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1500

Last updated 2026-04-30

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Summary

This study will look at the long-term effects of semaglutide (active medicine) on diabetic eye disease when compared to placebo (dummy medicine). The study will be performed in people with type 2 diabetes. Participants will either get semaglutide or placebo in addition to their diabetes medicines - which treatment the participant gets is decided by chance. Participants will inject the study medicine using a pen-injector. The medicine must be injected in a skin fold in the stomach, thigh or upper arm once a week. The study will last for 5 years.

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

DRUG

Semaglutide

Participants will get one dose of semaglutide once weekly in addition to their diabetes medicines - which treatment they get is decided by chance. Participants will inject the study medicine using a pre-filled PDS290 pen-injector. The medicine must be injected in a skin fold in the stomach, thigh or upper arm once a week. Participants will start with once-weekly doses of 0.25 mg for 4 weeks, then the dose will be gradually increased to 0.5 mg once weekly for 4 weeks, and finally to 1.0 mg once weekly (maximum dose) up to 260 weeks (5 years).

DRUG

Placebo (semaglutide)

Participants will get one dose of placebo (semaglutide) once weekly in addition to their diabetes medicines - which treatment they get is decided by chance. Participants will inject the study medicine using a pre-filled PDS290 pen-injector. The medicine must be injected in a skin fold in the stomach, thigh or upper arm once a week. Participants will start with once-weekly doses of 0.25 mg for 4 weeks, then the dose will be gradually increased to 0.5 mg once weekly for 4 weeks, and finally to 1.0 mg once weekly (maximum dose) up to 260 weeks (5 years).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Clinical Reporting Anchor and Disclosure (1452) · Novo Nordisk A/S

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-08
Primary Completion
2027-11-07
Completion
2027-11-07
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • India
  • Israel
  • Latvia
  • Mexico
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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