The Effect of Liraglutide on Body Weight in Obese Subjects Without Diabetes
Effect of Liraglutide on Body Weight in Obese Subjects Without Diabetes: A 20-week Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Six Armed Parallel Group, Multi-centre, Multinational Trial With an Open Label Orlistat Comparator Arm and With an 84-week Extension Period
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8 countries
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Brief Summary
This trial is conducted in Europe. The purpose of the 20-week trial is to investigate the efficacy of liraglutide to induce body weight loss and the purpose of the extension is to evaluate the long term safety and tolerability of liraglutide. Trial has the following trial periods: A 20-week randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, six-armed parallel-group, multi-centre, multinational trial with an open label orlistat comparator arm followed by an 84 week extension period.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Jan 2007
19 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 10, 2007
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 12, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 15, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 13, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 30, 2009
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
October 28, 2010
CompletedNovember 1, 2017
September 1, 2017
8 months
January 12, 2007
April 27, 2010
September 29, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Mean Change From Baseline in Body Weight at Week 20
Calculated as mean body weight at week 20 - baseline
Week 0, week 20
Secondary Outcomes (19)
Mean Change From Baseline in Body Weight at Week 104
Week 0, week 104
Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose at Week 20
Week 0, week 20
Change From Baseline in Fasting Plasma Glucose at Week 104
Week 0, week 104
Change From Baseline in Fasting Insulin at Week 20
Week 0, week 20
Change From Baseline in Fasting Insulin at Week 104
Week 0, week 104
- +14 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (6)
Lira placebo/Lira 2.4 mg/Lira 3.0 mg
PLACEBO COMPARATORLiraglutide placebo once daily, weeks 0-20 (double-blinded), extended to 52 weeks (sponsor was unblinded at 20 weeks). Subjects switched to receive liraglutide 2.4 mg once daily and then liraglutide 3.0 mg once daily in open-label extension period (weeks 52-104)
Lira 1.2 mg/Lira 3.0 mg
EXPERIMENTALLiraglutide 1.2 mg once daily, weeks 0-20 (double-blinded), extended to 52 weeks (sponsor was unblinded at 20 weeks). Subjects switched to receive liraglutide 2.4 mg once daily and then liraglutide 3.0 mg once daily in open-label extension period (weeks 52-104)
Lira 1.8 mg/Lira 3.0 mg
EXPERIMENTALLiraglutide 1.8 mg once daily, weeks 0-20 (double-blinded), extended to 52 weeks (sponsor was unblinded at 20 weeks). Subjects switched to receive liraglutide 2.4 mg once daily and then liraglutide 3.0 mg once daily in open-label extension period (weeks 52-104)
Lira 2.4 mg/Lira 3.0 mg
EXPERIMENTALLiraglutide 2.4 mg once daily, weeks 0-20 (double-blinded), extended to 52 weeks (sponsor was unblinded at 20 weeks). Subjects switched to receive liraglutide 2.4 mg once daily and then liraglutide 3.0 mg once daily in open-label extension period (weeks 52-104)
Liraglutide 3.0 mg
EXPERIMENTALLiraglutide 3.0 mg once daily, weeks 0-20 (double-blinded), extended to 52 weeks (sponsor was unblinded at 20 weeks). Subjects switched to receive liraglutide 2.4 mg once daily and then liraglutide 3.0 mg once daily in open-label extension period (weeks 52-104)
Orlistat
ACTIVE COMPARATOROrlistat capsules 3 times daily (3 x 120 mg) in connection with each main meal, weeks 0-20 (open-label) continued to receive Orlistat capsules 3 times daily (3 x 120 mg) in connection with each main meal in open-label extension period (weeks 20-104)
Interventions
Injected s.c. (under the skin) once daily
Injected s.c. (under the skin) once daily
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.0 or lesser than or equal to 40.0 kg/m2
- Stable body weight (less than 5% selfreported change within the last 3 months)
You may not qualify if:
- Obesity induced by drug treatment
- Use of approved drugs for weight lowering intervention (e.g. orlistat, sibutramin, rimonabant) within the last 3 months prior to entering trial
- Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Novo Nordisk A/Slead
Study Sites (19)
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Prague, 116 94, Czechia
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Prague, 128 08, Czechia
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Århus C, 8000, Denmark
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Frederiksberg C, 1958, Denmark
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Helsinki, 00270, Finland
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Kuopio, 70210, Finland
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Oulu, 90220, Finland
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Almere Stad, 1311RL, Netherlands
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Barcelona, 08022, Spain
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Madrid, 28006, Spain
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Madrid, 28007, Spain
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Malmo, 205 02, Sweden
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Stockholm, 141 86, Sweden
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Glasgow, G322ER, United Kingdom
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Luton, LU4 0DZ, United Kingdom
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
Related Publications (6)
Astrup A, Carraro R, Finer N, Harper A, Kunesova M, Lean ME, Niskanen L, Rasmussen MF, Rissanen A, Rossner S, Savolainen MJ, Van Gaal L; NN8022-1807 Investigators. Safety, tolerability and sustained weight loss over 2 years with the once-daily human GLP-1 analog, liraglutide. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jun;36(6):843-54. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.158. Epub 2011 Aug 16.
PMID: 21844879RESULTAstrup A, Rossner S, Van Gaal L, Rissanen A, Niskanen L, Al Hakim M, Madsen J, Rasmussen MF, Lean ME; NN8022-1807 Study Group. Effects of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Lancet. 2009 Nov 7;374(9701):1606-16. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61375-1. Epub 2009 Oct 23.
PMID: 19853906RESULTLean ME, Carraro R, Finer N, Hartvig H, Lindegaard ML, Rossner S, Van Gaal L, Astrup A; NN8022-1807 Investigators. Tolerability of nausea and vomiting and associations with weight loss in a randomized trial of liraglutide in obese, non-diabetic adults. Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 May;38(5):689-97. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.149. Epub 2013 Aug 14.
PMID: 23942319RESULTSteinberg WM, Rosenstock J, Wadden TA, Donsmark M, Jensen CB, DeVries JH. Impact of Liraglutide on Amylase, Lipase, and Acute Pancreatitis in Participants With Overweight/Obesity and Normoglycemia, Prediabetes, or Type 2 Diabetes: Secondary Analyses of Pooled Data From the SCALE Clinical Development Program. Diabetes Care. 2017 Jul;40(7):839-848. doi: 10.2337/dc16-2684. Epub 2017 May 4.
PMID: 28473337RESULTO'Neil PM, Aroda VR, Astrup A, Kushner R, Lau DCW, Wadden TA, Brett J, Cancino AP, Wilding JPH; Satiety and Clinical Adiposity - Liraglutide Evidence in individuals with and without diabetes (SCALE) study groups. Neuropsychiatric safety with liraglutide 3.0 mg for weight management: Results from randomized controlled phase 2 and 3a trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017 Nov;19(11):1529-1536. doi: 10.1111/dom.12963. Epub 2017 Jul 21.
PMID: 28386912RESULTDavies MJ, Aronne LJ, Caterson ID, Thomsen AB, Jacobsen PB, Marso SP; Satiety and Clinical Adiposity - Liraglutide Evidence in individuals with and without diabetes (SCALE) study groups. Liraglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A post hoc analysis from SCALE randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2018 Mar;20(3):734-739. doi: 10.1111/dom.13125. Epub 2017 Nov 1.
PMID: 28950422RESULT
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Public Access to Clinical Trials
- Organization
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
Novo Nordisk A/S
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 12, 2007
First Posted
January 15, 2007
Study Start
January 10, 2007
Primary Completion
September 13, 2007
Study Completion
April 30, 2009
Last Updated
November 1, 2017
Results First Posted
October 28, 2010
Record last verified: 2017-09