The Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide Adjunct to Insulin Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes (ADJUNCT TWO™)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02098395 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 28, 2014
Results First Posted : June 3, 2016
Last Update Posted : February 9, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 | Drug: liraglutide Drug: placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 835 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A 26-weeks Randomised, Insulin Capped, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Multinational, Multi-centre Trial |
Study Start Date : | May 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Liraglutide 1.8 mg + insulin |
Drug: liraglutide
Subjects randomised to 1.8 mg liraglutide treatment as an add-on to their pre-trial insulin treatment will receive 0.6 mg liraglutide for 2 weeks followed by 1.2 mg liraglutide for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of treatment subjects will receive 1.8 mg liraglutide for 22 weeks. Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily. |
Experimental: Liraglutide 1.2 mg + insulin |
Drug: liraglutide
Subjects randomised to 1.8 mg liraglutide treatment as an add-on to their pre-trial insulin treatment will receive 0.6 mg liraglutide for 2 weeks followed by 1.2 mg liraglutide for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of treatment subjects will receive 1.8 mg liraglutide for 22 weeks. Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily. |
Experimental: Liraglutide 0.6 mg + insulin |
Drug: liraglutide
Subjects randomised to 1.8 mg liraglutide treatment as an add-on to their pre-trial insulin treatment will receive 0.6 mg liraglutide for 2 weeks followed by 1.2 mg liraglutide for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of treatment subjects will receive 1.8 mg liraglutide for 22 weeks. Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily. |
Placebo Comparator: Liraglutide placebo 0.3 ml + insulin |
Drug: placebo
Subjects randomised to 0.3 mL liraglutide placebo as an add-on to their pre-trial insulin treatment will receive 0.1 mL for 2 weeks followed by 0.2 mL for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of liraglutide placebo, subjects will receive 0.3 mL for 22 weeks. Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily. |
Placebo Comparator: Liraglutide placebo 0.2 ml + insulin |
Drug: placebo
Subjects randomised to 0.3 mL liraglutide placebo as an add-on to their pre-trial insulin treatment will receive 0.1 mL for 2 weeks followed by 0.2 mL for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of liraglutide placebo, subjects will receive 0.3 mL for 22 weeks. Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily. |
Placebo Comparator: Liraglutide placebo 0.1 ml + insulin |
Drug: placebo
Subjects randomised to 0.3 mL liraglutide placebo as an add-on to their pre-trial insulin treatment will receive 0.1 mL for 2 weeks followed by 0.2 mL for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of liraglutide placebo, subjects will receive 0.3 mL for 22 weeks. Administered subcutaneously (s.c., under the skin) once daily. |
- Change From Baseline in Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: Week 0, Week 26 ]Change from baseline in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), after 26 weeks of treatment. Full analysis set (FAS = 831) included all randomised subjects who had received at least one dose and had any post-randomisation data.
- Change From Baseline in Body Weight [ Time Frame: Week 0, Week 26 ]Change from baseline body weight, after 26 weeks of treatment. Full analysis set (FAS = 831) included all randomised subjects who had received at least one dose and had any post-randomisation data.
- Number of Treatment-emergent Symptomatic Hypoglycaemic Episodes [ Time Frame: Weeks 0-26 ]Number of treatment-emergent symptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes during 26 weeks of treatment. Symptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes were defined as episodes that were severe according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) classification or a self-measured plasma glucose (SMPG) value of <3.1 mmol/L (56 mg/dL), with symptoms consistent with hypoglycaemia. Severe hypoglycaemia as per ADA classification is defined as an episode that required assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrate, glucagon or take other corrective actions.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the trial, including activities to determine suitability for the trial
- Male or female, aged equal to or greater than 18 years at the time of signing informed consent
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus (as diagnosed clinically) 12 months or longer prior to Visit 1 (i.e. screening)
- Treatment with basal bolus or CSII (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, insulin pump) treatment 6 months or longer prior to Visit 1 (i.e. screening)
- Stable insulin treatment 3 months or longer prior to Visit 1 (i.e. screening), as judged and documented by the investigator
- HbA1c 7.0-10.0 percent (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)), both inclusive, by central laboratory analysis (Visit 1, screening) corresponding to 53-86 mmol/mol (International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC))
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist or dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) inhibitors
- Use of any medication, which in the investigator's opinion could interfere with the glycaemic control (e.g. systemic corticosteroids, pramlintide (Symlin®)) or affect the subject's safety. Premix insulin is not allowed
- Known proliferative retinopathy or maculopathy requiring acute treatment
- Severe neuropathy, in particular autonomic neuropathy, i.e. gastroparesis, as judged by the investigator
- Uncontrolled/untreated blood pressure at screening (Visit 1) (after resting for 5 minutes) while sitting greater than 160 mmHg for systolic or greater than 100 mmHg for diastolic (repeated measurement at Visit 2 (prior to performing the trial related activities) is allowed to exclude white-coat hypertension)
- History of acute or chronic pancreatitis
- Screening (Visit 1) calcitonin value equal to or greater than 50 ng/L

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02098395

Study Director: | Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452) | Novo Nordisk A/S |
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Responsible Party: | Novo Nordisk A/S |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02098395 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NN9211-4083 2012-005778-74 ( EudraCT Number ) U1111-1138-0619 ( Other Identifier: WHO ) NL47705.060.14 ( Registry Identifier: CCMO ) REec-2014-0884 ( Registry Identifier: Spanish registry ) |
First Posted: | March 28, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 3, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | February 9, 2017 |
Last Verified: | December 2016 |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |
Liraglutide Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Incretins Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |