16-week Flexible vs. 8-week Semaglutide Titration
A Randomized Controlled Open Label Pilot Study Examining the Safety of a 16 Week Flexible Titration Regimen vs. Label-recommended 8-week Semaglutide Titration Regimen
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Brief Summary
Semaglutide is a Glucagon Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist recently approved in Israel to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Semaglutide is currently administered as a weekly subcutaneous injection.Treatment with semaglutide is associated with the occurrence of gastrointestinal adverse events (GI-AEs) commonly observed during GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment. The most common adverse reactions, reported in ≥5% of patients treated with semaglutide are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and constipation. In this trial we plan to explore the effect of a slower titration regimen of semaglutide vs. the current label-recommended dose escalation regimen on the occurrence of GI-AEs.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Feb 2020
Typical duration for phase_3
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 23, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 17, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 25, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 10, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 10, 2022
CompletedJune 25, 2020
June 1, 2020
2.2 years
June 17, 2020
June 24, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Gastrointestinal adverse events (GI-AEs)
% occurrence of GI-AEs over time (pooled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and every component alone)
16 weeks - from visit one to visit seven (and in each visit alone)
Study Arms (2)
label recommended titration
ACTIVE COMPARATOReight-week titration regimen as recommended in by the product label (0.25mg/week for 4 weeks, 0.5mg/week for 4 weeks, 1mg/week for the remainder of the therapy)
Slow semaglutide titration
EXPERIMENTALA slower 16-week titration regimen (initiate treatment at 0.0675mg/week and increase the dose by 0.0675mg weekly until a dose of 1mg/week is reached)
Interventions
Slow semaglutide titration group vs. label recommended titration group (16-week flexible vs. 8-week semaglutide titration)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Have personally signed and dated the informed consent form indicating that he/she has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the trial.
- Be willing and able to comply with the scheduled visits and other study procedures.
- Meet one of the following categories:
- The subject is a male.
- The subject is a female who is not of reproductive potential, defined as a female who either: (1) is postmenopausal (defined as at least 12 months with no menses in women ≥45 years of age); (2) has had a hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion at least 6 weeks prior to screening; OR (3) has a congenital or acquired condition that prevents childbearing.
- The subject is a female who is of reproductive potential and agrees to avoid becoming pregnant: while receiving study drug and for 60 days after the last dose of study drug by complying with one of the following: (1) practice abstinence† from heterosexual activity OR (2) use (or have her partner use) acceptable contraception during heterosexual activity. Acceptable methods of contraception are‡:
- Single method (one of the following is acceptable):
- non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD)
- vasectomy of a female subject's male partner
- Combination method (requires use of two of the following):
- diaphragm with spermicide (cannot be used in conjunction with cervical cap/spermicide)
- cervical cap with spermicide (nulliparous women only)
- contraceptive sponge (nulliparous women only)
- male condom or female condom (cannot be used together)
You may not qualify if:
- Has a known contraindication to use of GLP-1 agonists.
- Has been treated with a GLP-1 agonist in the last 30 days.
- Has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Has a medical history of untreated active proliferative retinopathy.
- Has other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or blinded investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this trial.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Tel-Aviv Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Roy Eldor, MD PhD
Tel Aviv Medical Center
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 17, 2020
First Posted
June 25, 2020
Study Start
February 23, 2020
Primary Completion
May 10, 2022
Study Completion
September 10, 2022
Last Updated
June 25, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-06