A Research Study to Compare a New Weekly Insulin, Insulin Icodec Used With DoseGuide App, and Daily Insulins in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Not Used Insulin Before (ONWARDS 5)

May 25, 2026 updated by: Novo Nordisk A/S

Effectiveness and Safety of Once Weekly Insulin Icodec Used With DoseGuide Versus Once Daily Basal Insulin Analogues in an Insulin naïve Type 2 Diabetes Population in a Clinical Practice Setting

This study compares insulin icodec to different daily insulins in people with type 2 diabetes.

The study will look at how well insulin icodec taken once weekly controls blood sugar compared to the insulins taken once daily. Participants will either get insulin icodec, that participants will have to inject once a week on the same day of the week, or a marketed insulin, that participants will have to inject once a day. Which treatment participants get is decided at random.

The insulin is injected with a needle in a skin fold in the thigh, upper arm or stomach.

Participants will measure their blood sugar every day. Participants will get a study phone to record safety data in the electronic diary (eDiary). If participants get a daily insulin they will record their insulin doses in the eDiary. If Participants get weekly insulin icodec, participants study phone will also have the DoseGuide App. The DoseGuide App gives dose recommendations based on their blood sugar and previous doses. Participants will record their insulin doses in the DoseGuide App.

The study will last for about 1 year and 2 months. Participants will have 8 planned clinic visits with the study doctor. More visits will be planned to meet individual needs. At 6 clinic visits participants will have blood samples taken.

Women cannot take part if pregnant, breast-feeding or plan to become pregnant during the study period.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1085

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Burgas, Bulgaria, 8000
        • UMHAT - Burgas AD
      • Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria, 5980
        • Medical Center Cherven bryag EOOD
      • Lom, Bulgaria, 3600
        • Medical Center Zdrave Lom EOOD
      • Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, 4401
        • MHAT - Pazardzhik AD
      • Rousse, Bulgaria, 7000
        • UMHAT Kanev AD
      • Smolyan, Bulgaria, 4700
        • MHAT Dr. Bratan Shukerov
      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1606
        • Medical Institute of Ministry of interior
      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1797
        • UMHAT Sofiamed EAD
      • Varna, Bulgaria, 9010
        • UMHAT Sveta Marina EAD, Clinic of Internal Diseases
      • Varna, Bulgaria
        • Medical center - Varna
      • Yambol, Bulgaria, 8600
        • MHAT Sveti Panteleimon - Yambol AD
      • Québec, Canada, G3K 2P8
        • ALPHA Recherche Clinique
      • Québec, Canada, G1W 4R4
        • Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis
      • Québec, Canada, G1V 4T3
        • Diex Recherche Quebec
      • Québec, Canada, G1G 5X1
        • Recherche Clinique Sigma inc
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2H 2G4
        • LMC Clin Res Inc. Calgary
      • Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, T4N 6V7
        • The Bailey Clinic
    • British Columbia
      • Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3Z 2N6
        • Ocean West Research Clinic
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6
        • Saint Paul's Hospital
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Y 3W2
        • BC Diabetes Canada
      • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8V 4A1
        • Dr. M.B. Jones Inc
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3C 0N2
        • Winnipeg Clinic
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2V 4W3
        • Rivergrove Medical Clinic
    • New Brunswick
      • Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, E1G 1A7
        • G.A. Research Associates Ltd.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1N 1W7
        • Commonwealth Medical Clinic
      • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6
        • Eastern Health Authority
    • Ontario
      • Barrie, Ontario, Canada, L4N 7L3
        • LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology (Barrie)
      • Brampton, Ontario, Canada, L6S 0C6
        • Centricity Research LMC (Toronto)
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N1R 7L6
        • Joanne F. Liutkus Medicine Professional Corporation
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N1R 7R1
        • Saul Vizel Pro. Med. Corp
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N1H 1B1
        • Dawson Clinical Research
      • Concord, Ontario, Canada, L4K 4M2
        • LMC Clinical Res Thornhill
      • Courtice, Ontario, Canada, L1E2J5
        • Medical Trust Clinics, Inc.
      • Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9R 4E1
        • LMC Endo Ctr (Etobicoke) Ltd
      • Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3B 4H5
        • Janik Research
      • Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E 1Y8
        • Four Corners Walk-In Clinic
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8M 1K7
        • Premier Clinical Trial Research Network (PCTRN)
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 5G8
        • Wharton Medical Clinic Clinical Trials (Hamilton)
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2
        • St. Joseph's Hospital
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N5W 6A2
        • Milestone Research
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 2M1
        • Western Univ. Cnt for Studies in Fam Med
      • Markham, Ontario, Canada, L3P 7P2
        • My Endo Diabetes & Endo Cent
      • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L4V1P1
        • Malton Medical Clinic
      • Nepean, Ontario, Canada, K2J 0V2
        • LMC Research Inc. Ottawa
      • Nepean, Ontario, Canada, K2J 4A7
        • Manna Research Ottawa
      • Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, L3Y 5G8
        • SKDS Research Inc.
      • Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6M 1M1
        • LMC Oakville
      • Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, L1J 2K1
        • Dr. James Cha
      • Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, L1J 1T4
        • Enhanced Care Clinic
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H7W9
        • The Ottawa Hospital Riverside Campus
      • Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J 0B2
        • Kawartha Cardiology Clinical Trials
      • Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, N7T 4X3
        • Bluewater Clin Res Group,Inc
      • Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada, K7A 4W8
        • Canadian Centre for Research on Diabetes
      • Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, L8J 0B6
        • Winterberry Family Medicine
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 0K2
        • Canadian Phase Onward Inc.
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4C 5T2
        • Stephen S. Chow Medicine Professional Corporation
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4G 3E8
        • LMC Endo Centres Ltd.(Bayview)
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9V 4B4
        • Dr Anil K Gupta Med Prof Corp
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3M3E5
        • Keele Medical
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 3L9
        • Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes, Mount Sinai Hospital
    • Quebec
      • Brossard, Quebec, Canada, J4Z 2K9
        • ViaCar Recherche Clinique Inc
      • Brossard, Quebec, Canada, J4Y 0E2
        • Clinique Santé Dix30
      • Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada, G7H 7K9
        • Ecogene-21
      • Laval, Quebec, Canada, H7T 2P5
        • Ctr de recherche Clinique de Laval
      • Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, J7J 2K8
        • Manna Research Mirabel
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4N 2W2
        • Centre Medical Acadie
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1R7
        • IRCM
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3T2
        • Applied Med Inf Res
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2K 1H2
        • Clinique de Recherche Medpharmgene Inc.
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1Y 3H5
        • Recherche GCP Research
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 2C6
        • LMC Clinical Research, Inc. (Montreal Glen)
      • Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, H9R 4S5
        • Centricity Res Pointe-Claire
      • Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1V 4W2
        • Clin des Mal Lipid de Quebec
      • Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec, Canada, J6E 2B4
        • Diex Recherche Joliette
      • Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, H4T 1Z9
        • LMC Clin Rsrch Inc. (Montreal)
      • Saint-Marc-des-Carrieres, Quebec, Canada, G0A 4B0
        • Ctr Méd. et pro d l'Ost d port
      • Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1J 2G2
        • Q & T Research Sherbrooke Inc.
      • Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada, G6P 6P6
        • Diex Recherche Victoriaville
      • Bad Mergentheim, Germany, 97980
        • Diabetespraxis Mergentheim
      • Berlin, Germany, 13597
        • Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Am Bahnhof Spandau GbR
      • Essen, Germany, 45136
        • InnoDiab Forschung GmbH
      • Falkensee, Germany, 14612
        • Zentrum für klinische Forschung, Dr. med. Lüdemann
      • Hamburg, Germany, 22607
        • Wendisch - Dahl Hamburg - DZHW
      • Hohenmölsen, Germany, 06679
        • Dr. Milek medikum
      • Münster, Germany, 48145
        • Institut für Diabetesforschung GmbH Münster - Dr. med. Rose
      • Münster, Germany, 48153
        • MedicalCenter am Clemenshospital - Schwerpunktpraxis für Diabetologie und Ernährungsmedizin
      • Oldenburg in Holstein, Germany, 23758
        • RED-Institut für medizinische Forschung und Fortbildung GmbH
      • Rehlingen-Siersburg, Germany, 66780
        • Praxis Dr. med. Wenzl-Bauer
      • Riesa, Germany, 01587
        • Med.Versorgungszentrum Riesa-Dr. Bieler
      • Saint Ingbert-Oberwürzbach, Germany, 66386
        • Zentrum für klinische Studien Alexander Segner
      • Stuttgart, Germany, 70378
        • MZM Praxis Drs. Erlinger
      • Wangen, Germany, 88239
        • Zentrum für klinische Studien Allgäu Oberschwaben
      • Athens, Greece, 11527
        • "Laiko" General Hospital of Athens
      • Athens, Greece, 115 25
        • Iatriko Psychicou Private Clinic
      • Athens, Greece, 17562
        • Iatriko Athinon 'Palaiou Falirou'
      • Athens, Greece, 115 27
        • 'G. Gennimatas' General Hospital of Athens
      • Athens, Greece, GR-11526
        • General Hospital Of Athens Korgialenio Benakio H.R.C. - Department of Endocrinology
      • Athens, Greece, 115 21
        • NIMTS Army Share Fund Hospital
      • Athens, Greece, 11521
        • Group Euroclinic - Athens Euroclinic
      • Athens, Greece, GR-11527
        • Gen Hosp Athens Ippokrateio,B' Uni Clinic Internal Medicine
      • Larissa, Greece, 41110
        • Univ Gen Hospital Larisa
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 54636
        • AHEPA General University Hospital
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, GR-54642
        • "Ippokrateio" General Hosp Thessaloniki, A' Internal Med
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 57001
        • "Thermi" Private Hosital
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 54642
        • "Ippokrateio" G.H. of Thessaloniki
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 54635
        • General Hospital of Thessaloniki 'G. Gennimatas
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 57010
        • General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G.Papanikolaou"
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 54645
        • EUROMEDICA Gen Clinic The/ki, Endocrin,Metabolism,Diabetes
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1032
        • Szent Margit Kórház
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1042
        • Szőcs Depot Egészségügyi Szolgáltató Kft.
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1089
        • ClinDiab Egészségügyi Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Kft.
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1132
        • MED-TIMA Kft.
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1134
        • MH Egészségügyi Központ
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1152
        • Uno Medical Trials Eü. Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Kft.
      • Kaposvár, Hungary, 7400
        • Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház
      • Szombathely, Hungary, 9700
        • Vas Vármegyei Markusovszky Egyetemi Oktatókórház
      • Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 8900
        • Zala Megyei Szent Rafael Korhaz
    • Csongrád-Csanád
      • Szeged, Csongrád-Csanád, Hungary, 6725
        • Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem St Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ
    • Hajdú-Bihar
      • Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary, 4025
        • Belinus Bt.
    • Komárom-Esztergom
      • Komárom, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary, 2900
        • Komaromi Selye Janos Korhaz
    • Pest County
      • Budapest, Pest County, Hungary, 1036
        • Óbudai Egészségügyi Centrum
      • Bialystok, Poland, 15-276
        • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku
      • Bytom, Poland, 41-902
        • Szpital Specjalistyczny Nr 2 Poradnia Diabetologiczna
      • Gdansk, Poland, 80-858
        • NZOZ Gdanska Poradnia Cukrzycowa Sp.z o.o.
      • Katowice, Poland, 40-081
        • Centrum Medyczne Pratia Katowice
      • Krakow, Poland, 31-261
        • Med. Cent. Diabet. Endo. Metabol. DIAB-ENDO-MET
      • Lodz, Poland, 90-132
        • Gabinet Lekarski Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska
      • Lodz, Poland, 91-473
        • Pro Salus Centrum Medyczne
      • Lodz, Poland, 90-553
        • Gabinet Lekarski Katarzyna Cypryk
      • Lodz, Poland, 91-849
        • Qualimed
      • Lublin, Poland, 20-081
        • Katedra i Klinika Chorob Wewnetrznych AM w Lublinie
      • Poznan, Poland, 60-834
        • Oddzial Chorób - Wewn.
      • Puławy, Poland, 24-100
        • Velocity Nova Sp. z o.o.
      • Rzeszów, Poland, 35-073
        • Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej Beta-Med
      • Warsaw, Poland, 00-710
        • NBR Polska Tomasz Klodawski
      • Warsaw, Poland, 02-097
        • SP CSK Klinika Diabetologii i Chorob Wewnetrznych
      • Warsaw, Poland, PL-02-274
        • Master Center for Poland
      • Wroclaw, Poland, 52-416
        • Centrum Medyczne Oporow
      • Zabrze, Poland, 41-800
        • Poradnia dla Chorych na Cukrzycę
      • Świdnik, Poland, 21-040
        • Lubelskie Centrum Diagnostyczne Tomasz Blicharski
    • Lubelski
      • Lublin, Lubelski, Poland, 20-538
        • NZOZ Przychodnia Specjalistyczna Medica
    • Lubusz Voivodeship
      • Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, 66-400
        • Specjalistyczny Gabinet Diabetologiczny Radoslaw Rumianowski
    • Pomeranian Voivodeship
      • Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, 81-338
        • Centrum Medyczne Pratia Gdynia
    • Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
      • Staszów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, 28-200
        • Velocity Nova Sp. z o.o.
      • Bayamón, Puerto Rico, 00961
        • Instituto De Endronilogia Diabetes Y Metabolismo
      • Manati, Puerto Rico, 00674
        • Manati Ctr For Clin Research
      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00921
        • Consultorio Medico
      • Belgrade, Serbia, 11000
        • Military Medical Academy
      • Belgrade, Serbia, 11080
        • Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa
      • Belgrade, Serbia, 11000
        • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Diseases Clinic
      • Belgrade, Serbia, 11000
        • CHC Zvezdara, Clinical department for endocrinology
      • Kragujevac, Serbia, 34000
        • Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Internal Diseases Clinic, Endocrinology department
      • Zaječar, Serbia, 19000
        • Policlinic for diabetes
    • Vojvodina
      • Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, 21000
        • Clin. Centre Vojvodina, Clin. endocr., diab. and met. dis.
      • Adana, Turkey (Türkiye), 01250
        • Başkent Üniversitesi Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi
      • Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06100
        • Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İbni Sina Hastanesi-Endokrinoloji
      • Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye), 26040
        • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sağlık, Uygulama ve Araştırma Hastanesi
      • Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye), 27070
        • Gaziantep Üniversitesi Hastanesi
      • Hatay, Turkey (Türkiye), 31060
        • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Universitesi Saglik Uygulama ve Arastirm
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34303
        • Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34760
        • Umraniye Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34899
        • T.C. S.B. Ist Il SagMud Pendik Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34371
        • Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi- Seyrantepe Yerleşkesi- Endokrinoloji
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34722
        • Göztepe Prof. Dr.Süleyman Yalçın Şehir Hastanesi- Dahiliye
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34390
        • İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi- Endokrinoloji
      • Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34718
        • Haydarpaşa Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
      • Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye), 35340
        • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Araştırma Uygulama Hastanesi-Endokrinoloji
      • Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye), 38039
        • Erciyes Üniversitesi Hastanesi- Endokrinoloji
      • Yüreğir/Adana, Turkey (Türkiye), 1370
        • Adana Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • Univ of Alabama Birmingham
      • Guntersville, Alabama, United States, 35976
        • Lakeview Clinical Research, LLC
    • Arizona
      • Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85296
        • Pri Med Grp dba/Gil Ctr Fam
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72204
        • Lynn Institute of the Ozarks
    • California
      • Anaheim, California, United States, 92801
        • Anaheim Clinical Trials, LLC
      • Banning, California, United States, 92220
        • Advanced Clinical Research/Rancho Paseo Medical Group
      • Buena Park, California, United States, 90620
        • American Clinical Trials
      • Canoga Park, California, United States, 91304
        • San Fernando Valley Hlth Inst, LLC
      • Carmichael, California, United States, 95608
        • Med Center Medical Clinic
      • Escondido, California, United States, 92025
        • Headlands Research California, LLC
      • Fresno, California, United States, 93720
        • Valley Research
      • Hawthorne, California, United States, 90250
        • Advanced Investigative Medicine, Inc.
      • Huntington Beach, California, United States, 92648
        • Diabetes/Lipid Mgmt & Res Ctr
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
        • Scripps Whittier Diabetes Inst
      • La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
        • Altman Clin & Trans Res Inst
      • Lancaster, California, United States, 93534
        • First Valley Medical Group
      • Lincoln, California, United States, 95821
        • Clinical Trials Research_Sacramento
      • Lomita, California, United States, 90717
        • Torrance Clin Res Inst, Inc.
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
        • Adventist Health White Memorial
      • North Hollywood, California, United States, 91606
        • Providence Clinical Research
      • Northridge, California, United States, 91325
        • Valley Clinical Trials, Inc.
      • Palm Springs, California, United States, 92262
        • Desert Oasis Hlthcr Med Group
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92111
        • San Diego Family Care
      • San Ramon, California, United States, 94583
        • NorCal Endocrinology and Internal Medicine
      • Spring Valley, California, United States, 91978
        • Encompass Clinical Research_Spring Valley
      • Tarzana, California, United States, 91356-3551
        • Handelsman Yehuda
      • Tustin, California, United States, 92780
        • Diabetes Research Center
      • Ventura, California, United States, 93003
        • Coastal Metabolic Research Center
    • Colorado
      • Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80113
        • Denver Endocrinology Diabetes and Thyroid Center
    • Connecticut
      • Waterbury, Connecticut, United States, 06708
        • Chase Medical Research LLC
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
        • MedStar Diabetes Institute
    • Florida
      • Clearwater, Florida, United States, 33765
        • Clinical Res Of W Florida Inc
      • Doral, Florida, United States, 33122
        • Revival Research
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32216
        • Jacksonville Ctr for Clin Res
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32216
        • Est Cst Inst for Rsrch,Jksnvil
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami
      • Mt. Dora, Florida, United States, 32757
        • Adult Medicine of Lake County, Inc.
      • New Port Richey, Florida, United States, 34652
        • Suncoast Clin Res Port Richey
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32825
        • Florida Institute for Clinical Research
      • Palm Harbor, Florida, United States, 34684
        • Suncoast Clinical Research, Inc.
      • Palm Harbor, Florida, United States, 34684-3609
        • Palm Harbor Medical Associates
      • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401
        • Metabolic Research Institute Inc
      • Winter Haven, Florida, United States, 33880
        • Clinical Research of Cent FL
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30318
        • Atlanta Diabetes Associates
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303
        • Emory University SOM
      • Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
        • Atlanta VA Medical Center
      • Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States, 30046
        • Physicians Research Assoc. LLC
      • Roswell, Georgia, United States, 30076
        • Endo Res Solutions Inc
      • Roswell, Georgia, United States, 30076
        • Endo Res Solutions, Inc
      • Sugar Hill, Georgia, United States, 30518
        • RNA America Health Sciences
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96814
        • East West Med Res Inst
    • Idaho
      • Blackfoot, Idaho, United States, 83221
        • Elite Clinical Trials
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60607
        • Cedar-Crosse Research Center
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62711
        • Central Illinois Diabetes and Clinical Research
    • Indiana
      • Avon, Indiana, United States, 46123
        • American Health Network of Indiana, LLC_Avon_0
      • Evansville, Indiana, United States, 47714
        • Clinical Research Advantage, Inc.-Evansville
    • Iowa
      • West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50266
        • Iowa Diab & Endo Res Center
    • Kansas
      • Topeka, Kansas, United States, 66606
        • Cotton O'Neil Diab & Endo Ctr
    • Kentucky
      • Covington, Kentucky, United States, 41011
        • St Elizabeth Physicians Heart
      • Paducah, Kentucky, United States, 42001
        • Four Rivers Clinical Research Inc
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
    • Maryland
      • Hyattsville, Maryland, United States, 20782
        • MedStar Community Clin Res Ctr
      • Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20852
        • Endo and Metab Consultants
    • Massachusetts
      • Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, 02453
        • MassResearch, LLC_Waltham
    • Michigan
      • Buckley, Michigan, United States, 49620
        • Northern Pines Hlth Ctr, PC
      • Troy, Michigan, United States, 48098
        • Arcturus Healthcare, PLC.
    • Missouri
      • Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017
        • Diabetes & Endo Specialists Inc
      • Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, 65109
        • Jefferson City Medical Group, PC
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807-7304
        • St Johns Health System
    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59102
        • Rocky Mountain Health Network
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-3020
        • Univ of Nebraska Medical CTR
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Methodist Physicians Clin
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89148
        • Palm Research Center Inc-Vegas
    • New Hampshire
      • Nashua, New Hampshire, United States, 03060
        • Southern New Hampshire Diabetes and Endocrinology
      • Nashua, New Hampshire, United States, 03060
        • Southern New Hampshire Diabete
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102
        • Albuquerque Clin Trials, Inc.
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12203
        • AMC Community Endocrinology
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11215
        • N.Y. Total Medical Care PC
      • Great Neck, New York, United States, 11021
        • Northwell Health Div of Endo
      • New Windsor, New York, United States, 12553
        • Mid Hudson Medical Research, PLLC
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • CTSI Research Center
      • Smithtown, New York, United States, 11787
        • Endocrine Associates of Long Island, PC
      • Staten Island, New York, United States, 10301-3914
        • Staten Island Diabetes
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13131
        • SUNY Upstate Medical University_Syracuse_0
      • West Seneca, New York, United States, 14224
        • Southgate Medical Group, LLP
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
        • University of North Carolina
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28209
        • PMG Research of Charlotte
      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
        • Physicians East Endocrinology
      • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27609
        • Medication Management, LLC
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28401
        • Accellacare
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
        • Wake Forest School of Medicine
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
        • Ardmore Family Practice_Winston Salem
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58104
        • Plains Clinical Research Center, LLC_Fargo
    • Ohio
      • Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718
        • Diab & Endo Assoc of Stark Co
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43203
        • The Ohio State University Medical Center
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45439
        • Providence Health Partners Ctr
      • Franklin, Ohio, United States, 45005
        • Prestige Clinical Research
      • Mentor, Ohio, United States, 44060
        • Your Diabetes Endocrine Nutrition Group, Inc.
      • Perrysburg, Ohio, United States, 43551
        • Clinical Research Source Inc
      • Wadsworth, Ohio, United States, 44281
        • New Venture Medical Research
    • Oklahoma
      • Norman, Oklahoma, United States, 73069
        • Intend Research
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health & Science University_Portland_0
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, 15009
        • Heritage Valley Multispeciality Group Inc
      • Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, 15701
        • Indiana-Armstrong Endocrinology Associates
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19114
        • Tristar Clin Investigations, PC
    • South Carolina
      • Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States, 29576
        • The Diabetes Center, LLC
      • Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States, 29681-1538
        • Hillcrest Clinical Research
    • Tennessee
      • Athens, Tennessee, United States, 37303
        • Athens Medical Group
      • Bartlett, Tennessee, United States, 38133
        • AM Diabetes And Endocrinology Center
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37421
        • WR-Clinsearch, LLC
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37404
        • Chattanooga Medical Research, LLC
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37411
        • Univ Diab & Endo Consultants
      • Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, 37660
        • Holston Medical Group
      • Morristown, Tennessee, United States, 37813
        • HealthStar Physicians PC
    • Texas
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Amarillo Med Spec LLP
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78749
        • Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78731
        • Texas Diab & Endo, P.A.
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231
        • North Texas Endocrine Center
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
        • Velocity Clinical Res-Dallas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-9302
        • UT Southwestern Med Cntr
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77074
        • Juno Research, LLC
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77024
        • PrimeCare Medical Group
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77095
        • Endocrine And Psychiatry Center
      • Hurst, Texas, United States, 76054
        • Protenium Clinical Research
      • Katy, Texas, United States, 77450
        • Medical Colleagues-Texas LLP
      • Lampasas, Texas, United States, 76550
        • Fmc Science, Llc
      • Laredo, Texas, United States, 78041
        • Andres Garcia-Zuniga, MD, P.A
      • Round Rock, Texas, United States, 78681
        • Texas Diab & Endo, P.A.
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Clinical Trials of Texas, LLC
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78233
        • NE Clin Res of San Antonio
      • Sugar Land, Texas, United States, 77478
        • Simcare Medical Research, LLC
      • Sugar Land, Texas, United States, 77479
        • Elite Medical Care
      • The Woodlands, Texas, United States, 77382
        • Javara Inc.
    • Utah
      • Bountiful, Utah, United States, 84010
        • Wade Family Medicine
      • Ogden, Utah, United States, 84405
        • Advanced Research Institute
      • St. George, Utah, United States, 84790
        • Chrysalis Clinical Research
    • Virginia
      • Chatham, Virginia, United States, 24531
        • Chatham Family Medical Center
      • Danville, Virginia, United States, 24541-2834
        • Danville Internal Medicine Inc
      • Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23606
        • TPMG Clinical Research
    • Washington
      • Olympia, Washington, United States, 98502
        • Capital Clin Res Ctr,LLC
      • Renton, Washington, United States, 98057
        • Rainier Clin Res Ctr Inc
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, 53144
        • Clinical Investigation Specialists Inc, Kenosha

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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.
  • Age above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
  • Diagnosed with T2D greater than or equal to 180 days prior to the day of screening.
  • HbA1c above 7.0% (53 mmol/mol) as measured by central lab.
  • Insulin naïve. However, short term insulin treatment for a maximum of 14 days prior to the day of screening is allowed, as is prior insulin treatment for gestational diabetes.
  • Stable daily dose(s) greater than or equal to 90 days prior to the day of screening of any of the following antidiabetic drug(s) or combination regimen(s): a .Any metformin formulations greater than or equal to 1500 mg or maximum tolerated or effective dose. b .Any metformin combination formulations greater than or equal to 1500 mg or maximum tolerated or effective dose. c. Any of the following non-insulin antidiabetic drug classes including combinations (greater than or equal to half of the maximum approved dose according to local label or maximum tolerated or effective dose):i). Sulfonylureas ii). Meglitinides (glinides) iii). DPP-4 inhibitors iv. SGLT2 inhibitors v). Thiazolidinediones vi). Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors vii). Oral combination products (for the allowed individual Oral Antidiabetic Drugs (OADs)) viii). Oral or injectable GLP-1-receptor agonists.
  • Intensification with insulin is indicated to achieve glycaemic target (4.4-7.2 mmol/L, 80-130 mg/dL) at the discretion of the treating investigator.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial product(s) or related products.
  • Previous participation in this trial. Participation is defined as signed informed consent.
  • Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of child-bearing potential and not using an adequate contraceptive method (adequate contraceptive measures as required by local regulation or practice).
  • Participation in any clinical trial of an approved or non-approved investigational medicinal product within 30 days before screening. (Simultaneous participation in a trial with the primary objective of evaluating an approved or non-approved investigational medicinal product for prevention or treatment of COVID-19 disease or postinfectious conditions is allowed if the last dose of the investigational medicinal product has been received more than 30 days before screening)
  • Any disorder which in the investigator's opinion might jeopardise subject's safety.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Insulin icodec with DoseGuide
Participants randomised to insulin icodec will use insulin icodec with the DoseGuide App to guide their titration.
Participants will receive subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of insulin icodec once weekly for 52 weeks.
Active Comparator: Once daily basal insulin analogues
Participants randomised to basal insulin analogue injections once daily
Participants will receive subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of insulin analogues once daily for 52 weeks.
Participants will receive subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of insulin analogues once daily for 52 weeks.
Participants will receive subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of insulin analogues once daily for 52 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)
Time Frame: Baseline (week 0), week 52
Change in HbA1c from baseline (week 0) to week 52 is presented.
Baseline (week 0), week 52

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time From Baseline to Treatment Discontinuation or Intensification
Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to week 52
Time from baseline to treatment discontinuation or intensification from baseline (week 0) to week 52 is presented.
From baseline (week 0) to week 52
Change in Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQs) in Total Treatment Satisfaction
Time Frame: Baseline (week 0), week 52
Change in DTSQs in total treatment satisfaction is presented. The DTSQs questionnaire was used to assess participants treatment satisfaction which contained 8 components (DTSQs Item 1-8 : how satisfied are you with your current treatment, how often have you felt that blood sugars have been unacceptably high, how often have you felt that blood sugars have been unacceptably low, how convenient have you been finding your treatment to be recently, how flexible have you been finding your treatment to be recently, how satisfied are you with your understanding of your diabetes, would you recommend treatment to someone else with your kind of diabetes, how satisfied would you be to continue with present form of treatment). The result presented is the treatment satisfaction summary score, which is the sum of 6 of the 8 items of the DTSQs questionnaire. Total scores for treatment satisfaction range from 0-36 with 0 being the lowest and 36 being the highest score in total treatment satisfaction.
Baseline (week 0), week 52
Treatment Related Impact Measure for Diabetes (TRIM-D) Compliance Domain
Time Frame: At end of treatment (week 52)
Treatment Related Impact Measure for Diabetes (TRIM-D) Compliance domain at week 52 is presented. The TRIM-D questionnaire was developed to capture the impact of diabetes treatment on patients' functioning and well-being. The questionnaire was used to measure the compliance between the treatment groups. The total TRIM-D compliance score is computed by summing across the items and then transforming to a 0-100 scale with higher score indicating better compliance.
At end of treatment (week 52)
Number of Severe Hypoglycaemic Episodes (Level 3)
Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to week 57
Number of severe hypoglycaemic episodes (level 3) is presented. Severe hypoglycaemia (level 3) is defined as hypoglycaemia with severe cognitive impairment requiring external assistance for recovery.
From baseline (week 0) to week 57
Number of Clinically Significant Hypoglycaemic Episodes (Level 2) (Below 3.0 Millimoles Per Liter [mmol/L] (54 Milligrams Per Deciliter [mg/dL]), Confirmed by Blood Glucose (BG) Meter)
Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to week 57
Number of clinically significant hypoglycaemic episodes (level 2) (below 3.0 millimoles per liter [mmol/L] (54 mg/dL), confirmed by BG meter) is presented. Clinically significant hypoglycaemia (level 2) is defined as plasma glucose value of less than (<) 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL) confirmed by BG meter.
From baseline (week 0) to week 57
Number of Clinically Significant Hypoglycaemic Episodes (Level 2) (Below 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL), Confirmed by BG Meter) or Severe Hypoglycaemic Episodes (Level 3)
Time Frame: From baseline (week 0) to week 57
Number of clinically significant hypoglycaemic episodes (level 2) (below 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL), confirmed by BG meter) or severe hypoglycaemic episodes (level 3) is presented. Clinically significant hypoglycaemia (level 2) is defined as plasma glucose value of less than (<) 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL) confirmed by BG meter. Severe hypoglycaemia (level 3) is defined as hypoglycaemia with severe cognitive impairment requiring external assistance for recovery.
From baseline (week 0) to week 57

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Clinical Transparency (dept. 1452), Novo Nordisk A/S

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 12, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

August 29, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 17, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

February 18, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

According to the Novo Nordisk disclosure commitment on novonordisk-trials.com

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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