A Research Study Looking at How Oral Semaglutide Works in People With Type 2 Diabetes in Canada, as Part of Local Clinical Practice (PIONEER REAL)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04559815 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 23, 2020
Last Update Posted : November 14, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | Drug: Oral Semaglutide |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 194 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | A Multi-centre, Prospective, Non-interventional Single-arm Study Investigating Clinical Parameters Associated With the Use of Once-daily Oral Semaglutide in a Real-world Adult Population With Type 2 Diabetes in Canada |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 21, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 23, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 23, 2021 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Patients with type 2 diabetes
Adult patients with type 2 diabetes and naïve to injectable glucose-lowering treatment.
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Drug: Oral Semaglutide
Patients will be treated with commercially available oral semaglutide according to local label and to routine clinical practice at the discretion of the treating physician. The decision to initiate treatment with commercially available oral semaglutide has been made by the patient/Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR) and the treating physician based on local label before and independently from the decision to include the patient in this study. |
- Change in Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]Percent (%)-points
- Relative change in body weight [ Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]Percent
- Absolute change in body weight [ Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]Kilogram (Kg)
- HbA1c <7% (Yes/No) [ Time Frame: End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]Percentage of patients achieving or not achieving the target value
- HbA1c reduction >=1%-points and body weight reduction of >=5% (Yes/No) [ Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]Percentage of patients achieving or not achieving the reduction
- HbA1c reduction >=1%-points and body weight reduction of >=3% (Yes/No) [ Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]Percentage of patients achieving or not achieving the reduction
- Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, change (DTSQc), relative treatment satisfaction [ Time Frame: End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]The change version (DTSQc) has the same 8 items as the status version but is reworded to direct the patients to rate their change in treatment satisfaction compared to before being treated with oral semaglutide. Each question is scored on a scale of -3 to +3 (-3 = much less satisfied now to +3 = much more satisfied now), with 0 (midpoint), representing no change.
- Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, status (DTSQs), change in absolute treatment satisfaction [ Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to End of Study visit (V3) (week 34-44) ]The status version (DTSQs) provides a measure of how satisfied patients are with their current diabetes treatment. It consists of 8 questions, which are to be answered on a Likert scale from 0 to 6 (0 = very dissatisfied to 6 = very satisfied). Six questions are summed to produce a total Treatment Satisfaction score. The remaining two questions are concerning perceived frequency of hyperglycaemia and perceived frequency of hypoglycaemia, respectively.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signed consent obtained before any study-related activities (study-related activities are any procedure related to recording of data according to the protocol)
- Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- The decision to initiate treatment with commercially available oral semaglutide has been made by the patient/Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR) and the treating physician based on local label before and independently from the decision to include the patient in this study
- Male or female, age above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent
- Available HbA1c value less than or equal to 90 days prior to the 'Informed Consent and Treatment Initiation visit' (V1) or HbA1c measurement taken in relation with the 'Informed Consent and Treatment Initiation visit' (V1) if in line with local clinical practice
- Treatment naïve to injectable glucose-lowering drug(s). An exception is short-term insulin treatment for acute illness for a total of less than or equal to 14 days
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given informed consent in this study
- Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrolment into the study
- Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04559815
Canada, Ontario | |
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site | |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L4W 4XI |
Study Director: | Clinical Transparency (dept. 1452) | Novo Nordisk A/S |
Responsible Party: | Novo Nordisk A/S |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04559815 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NN9924-4543 U1111-1240-3985 ( Other Identifier: World Health Organization (WHO) ) |
First Posted: | September 23, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 14, 2022 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | According to the Novo Nordisk disclosure commitment on novonordisktrials.com |
URL: | http://novonordisk-trials.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |