Clinical trial • Phase IV • Endocrinology

SEMAGLUTIDE for Type 2 diabetes | Diabetic foot ulcer

Phase IV trial of SEMAGLUTIDE for Type 2 diabetes | Diabetic foot ulcer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Endocrinology
Trial Disease
Type 2 diabetes | Diabetic foot ulcer
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
20-03-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
15-06-2025

Trial design

Randomised, placebo (blinded to the test product) and ozempic (semaglutide) 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg solution for injection in pre-filled pen; route subcutaneous injection; specific dosing schedule not specified in provided data.-controlled Phase IV trial across 1 site in Denmark.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo (Blinded to the test product) and Ozempic (semaglutide) 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg solution for injection in pre-filled pen; route subcutaneous injection; specific dosing schedule not specified in provided data.
Target Sample Size
100
Trial Duration For Participant
140

Eligibility

Recruits 100 Vulnerable population not selected. Exclusion criteria include 'Mental incapacity, unwillingness, or language barrier precluding adequate understanding or cooperation' and 'Unable to provide written and signed informed consent.' Participant information and informed consent forms are provided (documents listed in CTIS)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy, breast feeding or planning pregnancy or not using adequate contraceptive methods (adequate contraceptive measures are an intrauterine device or oral contraceptives).
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected. Exclusion criteria include 'Mental incapacity, unwillingness, or language barrier precluding adequate understanding or cooperation' and 'Unable to provide written and signed informed consent.' Participant information and informed consent forms are provided (documents listed in CTIS).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- At the Screening visit: •\tDiagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus for at least 6 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tAge 18–90 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tA foot ulcer below the level of the malleoli. If more than one ulcer, the largest will be selected at screening as the index ulcer."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\t Wound area after sharp debridement of ≥ 5 mm2, but ≤ 3000 mm2."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- At the Screening visit: •\tCurrent use, or recent use (< 3 months), of GLP-1 agonists"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tCurrent use of DPP-IV inhibitors"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPrevious acute pancreatitis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tSigns of infection of the index ulcer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tToe blood pressure < 40 mmHg at the foot with the index ulcer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tCurrent treatment with cytotoxic drugs or with systemically administered glucocorticoids"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tHospitalisation for a major cardiovascular event or procedure or revascularization surgery on a leg in the last 3 months, or scheduled major cardiovascular intervention"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tContraindication/intolerance to study medication"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPre-existing medical condition judged to preclude safe participation in the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tAbuse of alcohol or drugs, or presence of any condition that in the Investigators opinion may lead to poor adherence to study protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tRecent use (< 3 months) of an investigational drug or participation in interventional clinical foot ulcer-healing trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPregnancy, breast feeding or planning pregnancy or not using adequate contraceptive methods (adequate contraceptive measures are an intrauterine device or oral contraceptives)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tLikely inability to comply with the need for weekly visits because of planned activity"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tMental incapacity, unwillingness, or language barrier precluding adequate understanding or cooperation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tUnable to provide written and signed informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tUse of any drug which in the Investigator’s opinion could interfere with the healing of foot ulcers."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tAny clinically significant disease or disorder, except for conditions associated to the type 2 diabetes, which in the Investigator’s opinion could interfere with the results of the trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tActive cancer or a history of cancer in the 3 years prior to signing the informed consent form (history of basal cell carcinoma is allowed)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tLife expectancy of less than 12 months."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tWounds caused primarily by untreated vascular insufficiency, or where patients are primarily eligible for vascular intervention to promote wound healing."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tWounds with an etiology not related to diabetes."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tUnderlying osteomyelitis of the leg with the wound to be treated."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPatients presenting with the clinical characteristics of cellulitis at the wound site (suppurative inflammation involving particularly the subcutaneous tissue, often mild erythema, tenderness, malaise, chills and fever)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tSurgery to lengthen Achilles tendon on the leg with the wound to be treated 3 months prior to signing the informed consent form."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tNecrosis, purulence, or sinus tracts that cannot be removed by debridement on foot to be treated."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of index ulcers completely healed after 20 weeks of intervention","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of index ulcers that are completely healed assessed after 20 weeks of intervention (endpoint text specifies assessment at 20 weeks)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in ulcer area from time of randomization until after 20 weeks of intervention","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in ulcer area measured from time of randomization to after 20 weeks of intervention (area change over the 20-week intervention period)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
100
Recruitment Window Months
60
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required and must be signed by participants; adults (age 18–90) provide consent. Exclusion criteria specify inability to provide written and signed informed consent excludes participation. Participant information and informed consent form documents are listed in CTIS (titles include Danish-language documents).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
100

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
06-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-09-2025
Processing Time Days
115
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
100

Sites

Site Name
Bispebjerg Hospital
Department Name
Department of Endocrinology
Principal Investigator Name
Ole Svendsen
Principal Investigator Email
ole.lander.svendsen@regionh.dk
Contact Person Name
Ole Svendsen
Contact Person Email
ole.lander.svendsen@regionh.dk
Number Of Participants
100

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Bispebjerg Hospital
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Denmark

Third parties

  • {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Frederiksberg Hospital","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties code: 1","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Ozempic 1 mg solution for injection in pre-filled pen
Active Substance
SEMAGLUTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Route
Subcutaneous injection
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present (marketingAuthNumber EU/1/17/1251/005)
Dose Levels
1 mg
Maximum Dose
0.14 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount), maxTotalDoseAmount 12 mg
Investigational Product Name
Ozempic 0.5 mg solution for injection in pre-filled pen
Active Substance
SEMAGLUTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Route
Subcutaneous injection
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present (marketingAuthNumber EU/1/17/1251/003)
Dose Levels
0.5 mg
Maximum Dose
0.07 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount), maxTotalDoseAmount 2 mg
Investigational Product Name
Ozempic 0.25 mg solution for injection in pre-filled pen
Active Substance
SEMAGLUTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Route
Subcutaneous injection
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present (marketingAuthNumber EU/1/17/1251/002)
Dose Levels
0.25 mg
Maximum Dose
0.03 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount), maxTotalDoseAmount 1 mg
Investigational Product Name
Blinded to the test product
Modality
Other

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