Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of NNC0195-0092 (Somapacitan) With Placebo and Norditropin® FlexPro® (Somatropin) in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency.
REAL 1
A Multicentre, Multinational, Randomised, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled (Double Blind) and Active-controlled (Open) Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Once Weekly Dosing of NNC0195-0092 (Somapacitan) With Once Weekly Dosing of Placebo and Daily Norditropin® FlexPro® in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency for 35 Weeks, Followed by a 53-week Open-label Extension Period
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interventional
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19 countries
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Brief Summary
This study is conducted globally. The purpose is to demonstrate the efficacy of once weekly dosing of NNC0195-0092 (somapacitan) compared to placebo and once-daily dosing of somatropin (human growth hormone, hGH) after 35 weeks of treatment in adults with growth hormone deficiency.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3
Started Oct 2014
Typical duration for phase_3
117 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 26, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 3, 2014
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 31, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 21, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 7, 2018
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
July 7, 2020
CompletedNovember 23, 2020
November 1, 2020
2.5 years
August 26, 2014
April 3, 2020
November 3, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Truncal Fat Percentage (Week 34)
Change in Truncal fat percentage was measured from baseline (week -3) until the end of the main treatment period (week 34).
Week -3, week 34
Secondary Outcomes (119)
Change in Truncal Fat Percentage (Week 87)
week -3, week 87
Change in Truncal Fat Mass (Week 34)
Week -3, week 34
Change in Truncal Fat Mass (Week 87)
week -3, week 87
Change in Truncal Lean Body Mass (Week 34)
Week -3, week 34
Change in Truncal Lean Body Mass (Week 87)
week -3, week 87
- +114 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
NNC0195-0092 (somapacitan)
EXPERIMENTALDaily hGH
ACTIVE COMPARATORPlacebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORSwitch to NNC0195-0092 (somapacitan) treatment in the extension period.
Interventions
Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once weekly for 26 weeks following 8 weeks of titration. Extension of 44 weeks' treatment following 8 weeks of titration.
Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily for 26 weeks following 8 weeks of titration. Re-randomisation to extension of 44 weeks' treatment following 8 weeks of titration.
Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once weekly for 26 weeks following 8 weeks of titration.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Male or female of at least 23 years of age and not more than 79 years of age at the time of signing informed consent
- Human growth hormone (hGH) treatment naïve or no exposure to hGH or growth hormone (GH) secretagogues for at least 180 days prior to randomisation with any registered or investigational hGH or GH secretagogue product (if only used in connection with stimulation tests for diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD), subjects can be included)
- If applicable, hormone replacement therapies for any other hormone deficiencies, adequate and stable for at least 90 days prior to randomisation as judged by the investigator
- FOR ALL COUNTRIES EXCEPT JAPAN:
- Confirmed diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency (Subjects must satisfy one of the following criterion and documentation of test results must be available before randomisation (either from subjects' file or new test):
- Insulin tolerance test (ITT) or glucagon test: a peak GH response of less than 3 ng/mL (3 mcg/L)
- Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) + arginine test according to body mass index (BMI): i) BMI less than 25 kg/m\^2, a peak GH less than 11 ng/mL (11 mcg/L), ii) BMI 25-30 kg/m\^2, a peak GH less than 8 ng/mL (8 mcg/L), iii) BMI greater than 30 kg/m\^2, a peak GH less than 4 ng/mL (4 mcg/L)
- Three or more pituitary hormone deficiencies and insulin like growth factor - I standard deviation score (IGF-I SDS) less than -2.0 - FOR JAPAN ONLY: Confirmed diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency (subjects with adult onset adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) need to satisfy at least one of the following criteria, subjects with a history of childhood GHD need to satisfy at least 2 of the following criteria):
- a. ITT test: a peak GH of less than or equal to 1.8 ng/mL (assay using recombinant GH standard) b. glucagon test: a peak GH of less than or equal to 1.8 ng/mL (assay using recombinant GH standard) c. growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2) tolerance test: a peak GH of less than or equal to 9 ng/mL (assay using recombinant GH standard)
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects with GHD attributed to treatment of intracranial malignant tumours or leukaemia, provided that a recurrence-free survival period of at least 5 years is documented in the subject's file
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Novo Nordisk A/Slead
Study Sites (117)
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Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
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Roswell, Georgia, 30076, United States
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Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-4120, United States
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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89128, United States
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Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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El Paso, Texas, 79935, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Shavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103, United States
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Federal Way, Washington, 98003, United States
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Seattle, Washington, 98122-5789, United States
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Blacktown, New South Wales, 2148, Australia
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Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia
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Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 01228-000, Brazil
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Aachen, 52074, Germany
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Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Berlin, 13352, Germany
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Frankfurt, 60596, Germany
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Oldenburg, 26122, Germany
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500034, India
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Bangalore, Karnataka, 560034, India
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Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400008, India
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New Dehli, New Delhi, 110029, India
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Chandigarh, Punjab, 160012, India
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Hyderabad, Telangana, 500033, India
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Kolkata, West Bengal, 700032, India
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Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
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Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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Tel Litwinsky, 52621, Israel
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Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
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Chiba-shi, Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan
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Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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Kyoto-shi Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan
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Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan
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Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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Sappro-shi, Hokkaido, 060 8648, Japan
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Tokyo, 134-0088, Japan
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Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0036, Japan
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Riga, LV-1002, Latvia
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Kaunas, 50009, Lithuania
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Vilnius, 08661, Lithuania
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Kuching, 93586, Malaysia
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Pulau Pinang, 10990, Malaysia
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Putrajaya, 62250, Malaysia
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Oslo, 0027, Norway
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Bialystok, 15-879, Poland
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Krakow, 31-455, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-507, Poland
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Warsaw, 04-141, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-311, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-367, Poland
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Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400349, Romania
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Târgu Mureş, Mureș County, 540142, Romania
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Bucharest, 011863, Romania
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Iași, 700111, Romania
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Sibiu, 550166, Romania
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Timișoara, 300736, Romania
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Kazan', 420061, Russia
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Krasnoyarsk, 660022, Russia
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Moscow, 117036, Russia
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Moscow, 119435, Russia
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Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia
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Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2013, South Africa
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa
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Pretoria, Gauteng, 0044, South Africa
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Tygerberg, Western Cape, 7505, South Africa
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Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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Stockholm, 171 76, Sweden
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Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden
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Adana, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul, 34390, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kiev, 01021, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 04114, Ukraine
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Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
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Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
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Hull, HU3 2RW, United Kingdom
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Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
Related Publications (3)
Johannsson G, Gordon MB, Hojby Rasmussen M, Hakonsson IH, Karges W, Svaerke C, Tahara S, Takano K, Biller BMK. Once-weekly Somapacitan is Effective and Well Tolerated in Adults with GH Deficiency: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Apr 1;105(4):e1358-76. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa049.
PMID: 32022863RESULTOtsuka F, Rasmussen MH, Endo T, Svaerke C, Tahara S, Johannsson G. Efficacy in Japanese adults with growth hormone deficiency receiving weekly somapacitan or daily growth hormone: results from phase 3 REAL 1 trial. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Feb 7;16:1534891. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1534891. eCollection 2025.
PMID: 39991735DERIVEDTakahashi Y, Biller BMK, Fukuoka H, Ho KKY, Rasmussen MH, Nedjatian N, Svaerke C, Yuen KCJ, Johannsson G. Weekly somapacitan had no adverse effects on glucose metabolism in adults with growth hormone deficiency. Pituitary. 2023 Feb;26(1):57-72. doi: 10.1007/s11102-022-01283-3. Epub 2022 Nov 15.
PMID: 36380045DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Clinical Reporting Anchor and Disclosure (1452)
- Organization
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Reporting Anchor and Disclosure' (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 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 26, 2014
First Posted
September 3, 2014
Study Start
October 31, 2014
Primary Completion
April 21, 2017
Study Completion
May 7, 2018
Last Updated
November 23, 2020
Results First Posted
July 7, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
According to the Novo Nordisk disclosure commitment on novonordisk-trials.com